Roy Kim's J-POP remake 'Sparkle' hits 1 million views in 5 days

Singer Roy Kim's J-POP remake 'Sparkle' is amassing views at a rapid pace following its recent release.

Surpassing 1 million views in just 5 days

The music video '[MV] Roy Kim_ Sparkle : J-POP REMAKE Vol.4', uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Neighborhood Friend Kang Nami [Kangnami]', surpassed 1 million views only five days after its debut. According to the video description, the video—released on September 11, 2026—has currently reached 1,002,038 views. This marks an increase of 975,447 views from the 26,591 views recorded five days prior, averaging approximately 200,407 views per day.

The channel recently saw similar success when LEE SUHYUN's cover of 'Blue Coral Reef (Blue Lago)' also crossed the 1 million view milestone. To celebrate the achievement, the channel posted a message inviting fans to join the journey toward 10 million views. The Neighborhood Friend Kang Nami videos, ideal for binge-watching, are released every Thursday at 7:00.

Reinterpreting Yojiro Noda's original with Roy Kim's signature style

The video was produced as part of the 'J-POP REMAKE Vol.4' project. 'Sparkle,' performed by Roy Kim, is a remake of the song originally written and composed by Yojiro Noda. The lyrics for this version were a collaboration between Lee Seu-ran and Roy Kim. Choi Hyo-young (Handsome People) handled music production, arrangement, string arrangement, piano, and MIDI work. Kim Hyun-sung provided the chorus, with string performances by Yung Strings and guitar by Jang Jae-won. Recording was conducted by Nam Seung-won at Starry_Sound, with mixing by Gu Jong-pil at KLANG Studio and mastering by Choi Hyo-young at SUONO Mastering.

DOT PRODUCTION handled the video production under the direction of JUNG KOOK LIM. YOUNG MIN LEE and MYEONG JIN JEON served as PDs, while JAE WOOK JANG acted as the Director of Photography (DOP). The project was produced by Kangnam and DGL, and is provided by SHGOLD NETWORKS. Project marketing was managed by Euna, SEOIN, and PearlL, while project management was led by Hwang Yeon-jun, Kim Ji-hyang, Ito Minami, and Asami.