FIFTY FIFTY Holds 1st Place for 24 Consecutive Weeks; LE SSERAFIM’s “Hot” Creates Global Sensation as K-pop Dominates Charts

K-pop idols are dominating both global and domestic charts with their musical achievements. FIFTY FIFTY has maintained 1st place for 24 consecutive weeks in Stardom’s “Favorite Idol” female category weekly ranking. It also topped the ranking in the second week of March (data collection period from March 10 to March 16) with 2,670 votes, holding that position for six months since its first appearance at the top in the first week of October. Meanwhile, LE SSERAFIM’s new album’s Title Track “Hot” has swept through the global music market right after its release. On Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, the track reached 1,431,762 plays on March 14, the day it was released, allowing it to immediately enter the “Daily Top Song Global” chart. It is the only K-pop new song released this year to make it onto that chart straight away. The music video also enjoyed high popularity. As of 3 p.m. on March 16, just two days after its release, the Title Track’s music video had accumulated over 18.9 million views, a speed comparable to that of LE SSERAFIM’s previous mega-hit song “CRAZY.” Physical album sales were equally impressive. According to Hanteo Chart, a website that tracks album sales, 567,735 copies of the new album “Hot” were sold on its first day. This is roughly 100,000 copies more than the initial sales volume of their previous album “CRAZY,” suggesting a positive sign for achieving “million-seller” status from day one. LE SSERAFIM’s “Hot” serves as the concluding piece of the “Adjective Series” that began last year. Following the previously released “EASY” and “CRAZY,” it is the third installment and is considered the “easy listening” track with the most accessible melody among the three-part series. LE SSERAFIM plans to hold a world tour titled “EASY CRAZY HOT” featuring all songs from this completed “Adjective Series.” Jennie’s solo songs have also stood out on global charts. Jennie’s first solo song “Ruby” reached 3rd place on Spotify’s Single Chart “Top 100,” setting the highest ranking ever for a K-pop female idol solo song. This surpasses Rosé’s previous highest ranking of 4th place with “rosie.” Additionally, HYBE’s song “Like JENNIE” entered the chart at 36th place, while the international collaboration track “Handlebars” reached 41st place. BTS is also maintaining its presence on global charts. Jimin’s new song “Who” has stayed at the top of that chart for 28 weeks, setting a record for the longest duration among K-pop idols. Furthermore, “Who” has remained in the upper ranks of Spotify’s Single Chart for multiple weeks.