BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Makes Solo Chart Debut, All Members Now Have Billboard Hot 100 Entries; TWICE’s 10th Anniversary Album Reaches 11th Place on Billboard 200

BLACKPINK member Jisoo made her first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, enabling BLACKPINK to become the first K-pop girl group in history whose entire lineup has individually entered the chart. According to the chart released by Billboard on the 21st for the date of October 25th, Jisoo’s new song “Eyes Closed” (featuring Jane) debuted at position 72. Jane is a British singer-songwriter who was part of One Direction. Each of BLACKPINK’s members’ solo entries achieved notable results. Jennie reached position 51 on the Hot 100 with “One of the Girls” (featuring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp), Lisa reached position 68 with “Born Again” (featuring Doja Cat and Lay), and Rosé climbed to position 3 with “APT.”” (featuring Bruno Mars). Now all four members have entered Billboard’s most prestigious chart with their solo songs. The boy group BTS had already set this record, but BLACKPINK is the first K-pop girl group to do so. BLACKPINK is preparing for a group Comeback at the end of this year, which will mark their first album release since “Born Pink” in 2022. TWICE successfully entered the upper ranks of the Billboard 200 with a special album celebrating their 10th anniversary. “TEN: The Story Goes On” debuted at position 11 on the chart for the date of October 25th, while “This Is For” reentered the chart at position 117. This makes it TWICE’s tenth album to appear on the Billboard 200, earning them the title of the first K-pop girl group to achieve this milestone. Additionally, TWICE’s songs also entered the Hot 100 chart simultaneously. “Strategy” (2024) reached position 63, and “Takedown” from Netflix’s animated series KPop Demon Hunters, featuring Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung, reached position 67. This is considered the longest-charting performance since the English hit song “The Feels.” TWICE also entered the Billboard Artist 100 chart at position 8, continuing their record as the female K-pop idol group with the longest chart presence (a total of 64 weeks). Other major K-pop groups also succeeded in entering the charts. Stray Kids’ fourth studio album “Karma” reached position 51 on the Billboard 200, while SEVENTEEN’s sub-unit CxM (featuring S.Coups and Mingyu) entered at position 71 with their first EP “Hype Vibes.” CxM’s performance was the best debut result for a K-pop unit album, with first-week sales exceeding 887,000 copies. CxM also reached position 2 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and position 1 on the Emerging Artists chart. Projects created under K-pop influence also achieved chart success. Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack reached position 2 on the Billboard 200, and the second EP “Beautiful Chaos” by HYBE’s girl group CATSAY entered at position 29. CATSAY’s song “Gabriela” reached position 41 on the Hot 100, “Gnarly” reached position 98, and “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters OST is currently at position 3 on the Hot 100. These achievements demonstrate that K-pop has evolved beyond being a phenomenon limited to Asia to become a major force in the global music market. As individual idols and groups enter international charts separately, they also occupy top positions on the charts thanks to the diversity and quality of their music.