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'Love Scenario,' the practice video, chalks up 100 million views

Boy band IKON's dance practice video of "Love Scenario" surpassed 100 million views on YouTube over the weekend. [YG ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band iKON’s second stab at a “Love Scenario” video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube over the weekend. The group’s agency, YG Entertainment, said Sunday it was a record for a dance practice video, although many official music videos have hit 100 million.

The official “Love Scenario” music video from 2018 is nearing 400 million hits on YouTube.

The song was the first track of their second EP “Return,” which was released on Jan. 25, 2018. Following its release, the song was a megahit among fans around the world.

The song topped iTunes album charts in 17 different countries and was selected as Apple Music’s Best of the Week in the United States, while dominating real-time and daily charts of QQ Music, China’s biggest music streaming platform.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [sharon@joongang.co.kr]