Some songs do not really age out. They just wait for the next wave of listeners. Chen and Punch's "Everytime" has now crossed 300 million views on YouTube, and the milestone feels less like a random number and more like proof that certain drama soundtracks never fully leave the room.
The music video passed the mark at around 1:40 p.m. KST on April 5, 2026. The original release date was February 25, 2016, which means the song took just over 10 years to get there. That timeline matters. This is not a viral spike from nowhere. It is a long, steady life.
Why this one lasted
"Everytime" arrived attached to "Descendants of the Sun," one of those dramas that became bigger than weekly viewing and turned into shared cultural memory. But the song did not survive just because people were sentimental about the series. It lasted because Chen and Punch made it feel warm, immediate, and replayable in a way that a lot of OSTs never quite manage.
The duet has a softness that still sounds clean today. It is romantic without becoming syrupy, dramatic without overselling itself, and catchy enough that even people who have not revisited the drama in years can still find the chorus instantly familiar.
The nostalgia factor is real
There is also something uniquely powerful about second-life streaming success. When a 2016 OST reaches a 2026 milestone, it usually means two audiences are moving at once: the fans returning because the song reminds them of a specific era, and the newer viewers discovering the drama later through streaming platforms and playlists.
That is probably the biggest reason this update feels satisfying. It says the song did not freeze in time with its original broadcast. It kept traveling. It kept getting passed along.
An OST benchmark worth noticing
OST milestones sometimes get treated like small side notes compared to idol comebacks and mainline single releases, but this one deserves more than a quick shrug. K-drama soundtracks often shape how people remember a scene, a couple, or an entire year of watching television. When one of them stays active for a decade, that is its own kind of hit.
For Chen, it is another reminder of how versatile his voice remains across formats. For Punch, it reinforces her place inside the OST landscape. And for listeners, it is one more excuse to revisit a song that clearly still knows how to land.
The bigger takeaway
Not every milestone has to signal something new. Sometimes it just confirms what fans already knew: "Everytime" never stopped being beloved. It simply kept collecting plays, year after year, until the number finally caught up to the memory.
