'Golden' by HUNTR/X Becomes First K-Pop Girl Group Song to Top Billboard Hot 100

"Golden," included in the soundtrack for Netflix’s highly successful animated film *KPop Demon Hunters*, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, creating history. This marks the first time a K-pop girl group has achieved this position, and it is the ninth time a Korean-language song has topped the chart. Performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, "Golden" recorded 31.7 million official streams, 8.4 million radio impressions, and 7,000 sales in the United States during the tracking period from August 1 to 7. This track is the first number-one hit for the fictional music group HUNTR/X. "Golden" is also the first number one achieved by a fictional music group since Disney’s 2022 film *Encanto* featured "We Don’t Talk About Bruno," and it represents the first number one for a female group in 22 years, following Destiny Child’s "Bootylicious" in 2001. Previous K-pop-related songs to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 include BTS’s "Dynamite," "Life Goes On," "Butter," "Permission to Dance," Jung Kook’s "Seven" (featuring Latto), Jimin’s "Like Crazy" and "Savage Love" (collaborations with Jawsh 685 and Jason DeRulo), and "My Universe" (collaboration with Coldplay). Meanwhile, "Your Idol" by the film’s rival group, the Saja Boys, also made it onto the Hot 100 chart. Sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, and Samuil Lee, this song represents another successful outcome. Since its release on Netflix on June 20, *KPop Demon Hunters* has accumulated approximately 132.4 million views, surpassing Adam Sandler’s 2023 film *Leo* to become the most-watched original animated film on Netflix.