China didn’t just notice. China went all in.
Choi Yena’s title track ‘Catch Catch’ from her 5th mini album ‘LOVE CATCHER’ has surpassed 5.17 million views on Bilibili — China’s leading video platform — making it the first K-pop song released in 2026 to cross the 5 million view mark on the platform. It currently sits at #1 among all K-pop releases this year on Bilibili.
And that’s just the beginning of the China story.
The numbers across every Chinese platform:
A Chinese-language performance filmed at her Macau concert last month topped 1 million views on its own. On QQ Music, the Chinese version of ‘Catch Catch’ ranked #3 on the weekly Korean chart (April 30–May 7), while the original Korean version held steady at #6 — and has remained inside the top 10 since release. The Chinese version is also charting simultaneously on the Peak Trend Chart, New Song Real-Time Chart, and Popular Song Chart.
Then there’s Douyin. The ‘Catch Catch’ challenge has accumulated 900 million views and is closing in fast on the 1 billion mark.
Why this matters
Breaking the 5 million view barrier on Bilibili is no small feat — it’s a platform notoriously difficult for non-Chinese artists to crack at scale. For a K-pop solo act to not only reach that milestone but do it faster than any other 2026 release signals a level of genuine cultural traction in the Chinese market that goes beyond algorithm luck.
YENA is currently in the middle of her 2026 Live Tour ‘Almost Caught, 2nd World!’ — having already wrapped Seoul, Macau, and Taipei, with Hong Kong and Tokyo still ahead.
The tour isn’t over. Neither is the momentum.
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