Despite ongoing legal disputes, NewJeans' track 'Ditto' continues to showcase its streaming power.
According to global audio and music streaming platform Spotify, as of November 1st, the song 'Ditto' from NewJeans' single album 'OMG' has been streamed 901,684,500 times. This marks the group's second track to surpass 900 million streams, following the album's title track 'OMG'.
Released on December 19, 2022, 'Ditto' is a reinterpretation of the Baltimore club dance music genre infused with NewJeans' unique style. The track is characterized by its dreamy humming, warm sound, and the members' soothing vocals. At the time of its release, NewJeans made history by entering the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Official Singles Top 100 charts just six months after their debut. In South Korea, 'Ditto' topped the Melon annual chart in 2023.
'Ditto' continues to be a beloved track. It won the 'Best K-Pop Song in Japan' award at the 'Music Award Japan 2025' in May last year and became the first K-pop girl group song to receive a 'Triple Platinum' certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan in the streaming category, with over 300 million streams, in October.
To date, NewJeans has produced a total of 15 Spotify tracks with over 100 million streams. 'Ditto' and 'OMG' have over 900 million streams, 'Super Shy' over 800 million, 'Hype Boy' over 700 million, 'New Jeans' and 'Attention' over 500 million, 'ETA' over 400 million, 'Cookie' over 300 million, 'Hurt', 'Cool With You', 'How Sweet', and 'Supernatural' over 200 million, and 'ASAP', 'Get Up', and 'Bubble Gum' each over 100 million streams. The cumulative Spotify streams of all NewJeans' songs exceed 7.4 billion.
Reported by Kim Ji-won, TenAsia one@tenasia.co.kr