BLACKPINK's "SHUT DOWN" Hit Goes Viral Amid Twitter Shutdown Rumors and taking over worldwide trends

Recently, news broke that many Twitter employees decided to leave the company because they found it difficult to adapt to the new leadership of billionaire Elon Musk and the platform was apparently in danger of "shutting down."

Thousands of users quickly trended #RIPTwitter, while leaving farewell messages on the platform, and others took the opportunity to comment on the best of Twitter according to themselves.

🚨 Twitter could break as soon as tonight.

According to an inside source, the internal version of the Twitter app used by employees is already slowing down. pic.twitter.com/dIp2EODyQV

— Pop Base (@PopBase) November 18, 2022

Faced with such a situation, many netizens chose a short clip of BLACKPINK's "Shut Down" to react to the situation and even create funny memes.

The song quickly went viral as it gradually took over global trends.

"Shut Down" By BLACKPINK Goes Viral Amid Twitter Shut Down Rumors#shutdown #blackpink #pinkvenom #bornpink #jennie #lisa #jisoo #rosé https://t.co/ZNpZQzh4NU

— Clout News (@CloutNewsMedia) November 19, 2022

TWITTER MIGHT WHAT???pic.twitter.com/fct54XvFMF

— BEST THING THAT HAPPENED IN KPOP (@kpophappenings_) November 18, 2022

Not shut down going viral again and increasing views so fast, now everybody is using this clip 😭pic.twitter.com/lqL3CtNQ4t

— blackpink rapture (@starlisas) November 18, 2022

twitter is WHAT pic.twitter.com/elFAxv4UJQ

— Nicolas is in renaissance (@niggaolas) November 18, 2022

twitter is about to... pic.twitter.com/Z3YciCFyMG

— ٰ (@blckpinkpic) November 18, 2022

shut down soty? pic.twitter.com/iBjWjCZQlI

— js1シ (@PRODJlSOO) November 18, 2022

Additionally, "Shut Down" was once again the most-streamed song by a Korean act on Spotify's global chart yesterday.

.@BLACKPINK’s ‘Shut Down’ was the Most-Streamed song by a Korean Act on Spotify Global Chart yesterday. pic.twitter.com/fdEkYpAo4R

— BLACKPINK STATS (@BLACKPINKSTATS5) November 19, 2022

.BLACKPINK’s ‘Shut Down’ was the Most-Streamed song by a Korean Act on Spotify Global Chart yesterday. pic.twitter.com/f7hPl8ELHN

— Angga (@gomenne666) November 19, 2022

As the future of Twitter remains uncertain, BLACKPINK fans are making the most of the platform to share photos and videos from the hit BORN PINK WORLD TOUR, as well as comment on their most memorable moments.