By now, just about everyone knows about how successful Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK's collaboration “Ice Cream" has become. The song has reached over 445 million views on YouTube and is continually gathering more views with each passing moment.
People were already obsessed with Selena Gomez before this song and people were already obsessed with BLACKPINK before this song. Now that they have teamed up for such a catchy pop song, it is undoubtedly going to go down in history as one of the biggest songs of this generation! On top of that, the music video for the song ended up being so adorably sweet in all of the right ways.
10 Selena Gomez & BLACKPINK Released A BTS Video With The Music Video
Instead of just releasing a plain music video for the song, Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK released a behind-the-scenes video with footage that isn’t fully caught in the music video itself throughout the behind-the-scenes video, fans get to listen to Selena Gomez as she talks about the making of the video and her relationship with BLACKPINK. It’s interesting to note that real ice cream was used in the making of the music video! There was a lot to learn in the BTS video about the BLACKPINK girls.
9 They Had To Film The Music Video Separately
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Selena Gomez couldn't link up with the girls of BLACKPINK in-person to film the music video. Selena Gomez explained, "I just love them and their energy. We had a lot of fun together but sadly because of the virus we weren’t able to do anything in person." They did not have to meet in person for the song and music video to be a hit.
8 They Took A 70's Approach With Their Promo Shots
When Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK were posing for promo shots to promote their awesome song, they decided to take a 70's approach. A lot of the imagery that they used reminds us of pinup girls from the 70's decade. Bright colors were incorporated, bubbly lettering was incorporated, glittery hearts were incorporated, and eccentric costumes were definitely incorporated! What better way to promote the song? It was a super smart idea. No wonder Selena Gomez and the BLACKPINK girls are so wealthy and successful.
7 Selena Gomez & BLACKPINK Are All Signed To Interscope Records
A lot of people are wondering how Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK ended up collaborating with each other in the first place. Who reached out to who first? Well, the answer is that they are all signed to the same label… Interscope Records. Since they are all under the same label yet under different umbrellas, it wasn’t difficult for them to get pushed together in the right direction. Interscope Records clearly knew exactly what they were doing when they came up with this brilliant idea. Billie Eilish is signed to Interscope as well.
6 BLACKPINK Thinks Selena Gomez Is Humble
Selena Gomez has never come across as the type of person to be full of herself. BLACKPINK confirmed that she is indeed a humble young woman. They said, “All of us are fans of Selena Gomez. Although we couldn’t meet in person to work on the song, we were charmed by her once again while communicating with her multiple times [during the production process]. Seeing how humble she was and how freely she expressed her opinions made us think that she was a really cool person.” This is most likely the reason why all of the girls worked so well together, even though it wasn't in person.
5 "Ice Cream" Is Meant To Be Different From Other Songs By BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez
The girls of BLACKPINK said, “We always enjoy the challenge of trying new things. 'Ice Cream’ is the complete opposite of our single ‘How You Like That,’ which we released last June, and we tried to express a refreshing and lovely charm [through this new song]."
They continued, "We filled the song with a refreshing, unexpected charm that can melt the summer heat like ice cream, so please look forward to it.” (Soompi.) It is much different from their other song but they are obviously just fine with that.
4 It's The First Song By A Korean Girl Group To Reach 10 Million YouTube Views
With the song “Ice Cream,” BLACKPINK broke their own record! They are now the fastest Korean girl group to have a music video that reached 10 million views on YouTube. As we mentioned before, the video has actually now reached well over 455 million views. This is a huge deal for the girl group. Their music is starting to pour over into American culture more and more. They should have been nominated for VMAs.
3 Working With BLACKPINK Is A Dream For Selena Gomez
Working with BLACKPINK was a dream come true for Selena Gomez. She said, “It’s literally a dream. I mean also, plus, a dream for makeup and artists, you know. It’s a whole other world and it’s so special. It’s really exciting. I got to be my version of what I think it would be and they are just the coolest. They’re just cool. They’re so sweet, and the song is so fun.”
It must have been a dream experience on both ends! BLACKPINK's thoughts on working with Selena Gomez are also filled with a lot of admiration. When there is so much beauty and talent in one place there is no way to go wrong.
2 Jennie From BLACKPINK Knew Selena Gomez Would Be The Perfect Fit For The Song
According to Cheat Sheet, Jennie from BLACKPINK said, “We’ve been aware of [Selena Gomez] for a very long time. And luckily when this song came out on song cam we had the idea to have Selena on it because we obviously knew she would fit into it right away. And yeah, it happened very naturally.” She couldn't have been more correct. Selena Gomez fit right in with the girl group and helped make the song so much better.
1 Selena Gomez Wants To Learn More From BLACKPINK
Selena Gomez wants to learn more from BLACKPINK. She explained, “I think I would learn a lot more from them. Their work ethic is something I’ve never seen before, and I’d like to say that I work hard. What I’ve found when I’ve spoken to them and met them is that they’re extremely disciplined and they are so talented that there isn’t anything that they wouldn’t strive to do. They were wonderful, and I miss them.” They most likely all learned a lot from each other through the experience.