IU's 'From This Star (Unknown Planet)' MV hits 5 million views in 1.9 days

The music video for singer IU's new song 'From This Star (Unknown Planet)' is seeing a massive surge in viewership, reaching record-breaking numbers immediately following its release.

5 million views achieved in just 1.9 days

The video, titled 'IU 'From This Star (Unknown Planet)' MV', was posted to IU's official YouTube channel 'Lee Ji-geum [IU Official]'. Since its release on September 15, 2026, it has surpassed 5 million views in just 1.9 days. The view count currently stands at 5,111,043, representing an average of approximately 2,690,022 views per day. According to the video's analytics, the count has increased by 5,111,010 since it was at 33 views two days ago.

Rapidly hitting 1 million and 3 million view milestones

The music video demonstrated rapid incremental growth even before reaching the 5 million mark. It surpassed 1 million views just 0.4 days after release, followed by hitting 1 million views on September 16 and 3 million views on September 17. Notably, the 3 million view milestone was reached just 1.1 days after release, at which time the view count recorded 3,034,048 (an average of 2,758,225 views per day).

Continuous growth on IU's official channel

In addition to 'From This Star (Unknown Planet)', other content on IU's official YouTube channel 'Lee Ji-geum [IU Official]' has also been breaking records recently. The 'IU 'Dear my crazy soulmate' MV' uploaded to the channel has recently surpassed both 10 million and 5 million views, reflecting high levels of engagement.

IU wrote the lyrics for the digital single 'From This Star (Unknown Planet)', while Cloud koh and SUMIN participated in the composition, with Cloud koh handling the arrangement.