Kathmandu. Nepali music market seems to be expanding in Australia. Not only films, the number of listeners and viewers listening to Nepali music has started to increase there. Now, Nepali songs are trending on YouTube’s Australia charts on a daily basis.
On Sunday (December 29), four Nepali songs are trending on the YouTube chart. This must be the first time that so many Nepali songs are trending on the YouTube charts of Australia on the same day.
YouTube prepares a list based on the trend of how many popular songs of the platform have been viewed daily within the respective territory. Sujan Chapagai’s song ‘Makhmali’ included in the Nepali film ‘Oonko Sweeter’ is ranked seventh in Australia.
Sushant KC’s ‘Bardli’ is at the 22nd position. Ekdev Limbu’s ‘Shining Eyes’ is at the 28th position. SD Yogi and Shantisree Pariyar’s song ‘Rukum Makot’ included in the film ‘Khusma’ is at the 74th position. What is interesting is that ‘Rukum Makot’ is back in trending again.
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The song ‘Makhmali’ of the film ‘Oonko Sweeter’, which is being screened on 26th Baisakh, is at the top of YouTube trending in some countries. This song is at the top in Nepal.
It is said that it is in first place in Malta, second in Qatar, fourth in Australia and UAE, and 19th in Kuwait. This song, which was released on Thursday evening, has been viewed more than 1 million times on YouTube. Millions of users have made videos on TikTok and Facebook Reels.
The audience’s interest increased when the teaser of the song was released a few days ago. ‘Trending means that the audience is anxiously waiting to watch the film,’ said director Naveen Chauhan.
The song covers Chudka and Kauda Bhaka, famous in Gandaki region. In the song of this film, the hidden love between Bipin Karki and Miruna Magar is presented in an artistic style. The songs of this film are based on the cultural environment of Panchthar and Phalelung on the Nepal-India border.
