BLACKPINK's sugary sweet song, "Ice Cream," was used in a commercial for Discovery+!
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BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream" Used as a Commercial Song for Discovery+
BLACKPINK's hit 2020 summer song, which features American singer-songwriter Selena Gomez, continues to prove its popularity by being featured as a commercial song for Discovery+.
Discovery+ is a video streaming service platform, and in a recent 30-second TV commercial to advertise the platform titled "The Streaming Home of Food," they made use of BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream"! The TV commercial features clips from Food Network shows that can be streamed on the platform itself. The use of "Ice Cream" is quite befitting as the commercial showed delectable desserts of different kinds, but mouthwatering food as well!
Check out the Discovery+ commercial here:
BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream" is Their 8th Music Video to Surpass 500 Million Views on Youtube
BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream" music video, which features Selena Gomez, was released on August 28, 2020. It didn't take long for BLACKPINK, which is known to break numerous records as one of the top girl groups in South Korea and the world, surpassing the 500 million mark just a few months after the song's release.
On February 15, 2021, at approximately 10:56 am KST, and after 171 days, the music video for "Ice Cream" had surpassed 500 million views on Youtube, making it the group's 8th music video to do so following "DDU-DU DDU-DU," "As If It's Your Last," "BOOMBAYAH," "Kill This Love," "Playing With Fire," "Whistle," and "How You Like That."
Before their 500 million marks, it only took 52 days for the music video to reach 350 million views, 80 days for 400 million views, and 120 days for 450 million views.
As of this writing, the "Ice Cream" music video currently has 576,324,861 views with 16 million likes. It surpassed 550 million views on April 28, 2021, after 243 days since its release.
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BLACKPINK On Working With Selena Gomez
In an interview in the past, the four BLACKPINK members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa talked about what it was like working with the "Baila Conmigo" singer for "Ice Cream."
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The members shared how all of them are fans of Selena Gomez, that's why "Ice Cream" is a particularly special song for them. Although the BLACKPINK members and Selena Gomez couldn't meet in person to work on the song, they were still able to communicate with her on multiple occasions during the production process, where they were charmed by the singer for her humbleness and how freely she was able to express her opinions. Because of that, they found Selena Gomez to be a really cool person.
BLACKPINK's happiness multiplied when they also found out that Selena Gomez was a fan of theirs too! Overall, they were really pleased with the musical synergy they had created.
Chill with BLACKPINK's "Ice Cream" here:
