I am a big fan of both 2NE1 and Blackpink but to me this is the best debut song from a kpop girl group since ... (wait for it) Girls' Generation's 2007 debut song "Into the New World".
Fan following does NOT mean a group is better than the other. Some groups don't start off in a large company and are very amazing and talented but do not get enough recognition. Take pristin for example. Those girls are hella talented and make high quality content yet they don't get great recognition as they started out from scratch. Not every group can start out with a massive fanbase like Blackpink, Twice or Red velvet. But it doesn't make those groups any better.
P.S if views we're so important then why are bigbang the most iconic, loved, famous, richest group in all of K-pop? Even though other boy groups have more views then them🤔🤔