Hwang Ga-ram's "Naneun Banditbul" crosses 100M streams on YouTube Music, 1 year 10 months after release
Hwang Ga-ram's October 2024 track hit 100M plays on YouTube Music, nearly two years after release. It crossed the same mark on Melon in January and hasn't left the charts since.
Hwang Ga-ram's Naneun Banditbul (나는 반딧불) just surpassed 100 million cumulative streams on YouTube Music. The song came out in October 2024.
It had already hit that number on Melon back in January. There it ranked first on the Melon TOP100 and the 2025 annual chart. The track also topped the FLO 24-hour chart and the VIBE daily chart. Internationally it landed on Billboard's South Korea Songs chart. On the Circle Chart 2025 cumulative data digital comprehensive category, it came in fourth. TJ Karaoke's "2025 Most Sung Song of the Year" list had it at number two.
Live performance videos on YouTube racked up tens of millions of views. As of August 2026, Naneun Banditbul still holds a position on domestic music charts. Nearly two years in.
HNS HQ CEO Kim Gyo-sik commented on the YouTube Music milestone: "I am happy and grateful that many people empathized with the authenticity of the artist and production team." The label plans to "make more efforts to create music and content that will be loved for a long time."
Hwang Ga-ram didn't stop after Naneun Banditbul. She released Michige Geuriweoseo (미치게 그리워서) next. Most recently she put out the remake single Chingu (친구).
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