Lisa's "SaWaDiKa" MV Hits 200 Million Views, First K-Pop MV of 2026 to Do It

Lisa’s music video for “SaWaDiKa” has crossed 200 million views on YouTube. It hit the mark on October 8, around 8 a.m. KST, which makes it the first 2026 music video by a K-pop artist to reach that number.

The clip got there about 34 days after the pre-release single came out on September 4 at 9 a.m. KST. For a hobbyist, the useful part is the pace. A 200 million milestone takes a lot of repeat plays, and it doesn’t happen in a month unless fans and casual viewers keep the video running in the background of their day. In my experience, pre-release singles don’t always get the full promo push a proper comeback gets, so a number like this says the audience showed up on its own.

The source is a short notice, though, so don’t read more into it than it says. It doesn’t give a daily view curve, doesn’t compare the clip to Lisa’s earlier videos, and doesn’t say how close other 2026 MVs are to the same count. The record is also narrow. It’s the first of this year, not an all-time mark, and it’s a YouTube count only.

What to watch next is the normal stuff: whether the single leads into a full release, and whether the video keeps climbing at a steady rate or slows down fast. Those two answers will tell you more about the MV than the milestone alone.