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Korean Children's Song 'Baby Shark' Ranks 32nd on Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Written: 2019-01-11 15:13:50Updated: 2019-01-11 15:20:41

Korean Children's Song 'Baby Shark' Ranks 32nd on Billboard Hot 100 Chart

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The Korean megahit children's song, "Baby Shark," has ranked on a Billboard chart. 

[Sound bite: Baby Shark - Pinkfong] 

The two-minute song released in 2015 by South Korean educational brand Pinkfong placed 32nd on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated January 12th.

K-pop singer Psy's "Gangnam Style" ranked second on the same chart for seven consecutive weeks in 2012 and K-Pop band BTS placed eleventh with "IDOL" last year, but it's the first time for a South Korean children's song to appear on the chart.  

The "Baby Shark" video has attracted more than two billion YouTube views to date, ranking it among the 30 most-viewed videos in the platform's history.

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