Netflix Animation “KPop Demon Hunters” OST “Golden” Ranks Second on UK Chart, In Tight Competition with Taylor Swift

The OST for Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” is competing fiercely in the UK chart rankings against a U.S. pop superstar. According to the Official Charts on the 14th (local time), the track “Golden” by girl group HUNTR/X reached second place on the latest Top 100 chart (covering the period from the 14th to the 20th). This song, which held first place last week, lost its top position to Taylor Swift’s title track “The Fate of Olivia” from her 12th studio album “The Life of a Showgirl.” “Golden” has already topped the chart for a total of 10 non-consecutive weeks, including seven consecutive weeks at number one and two additional weeks at number one, and has remained on the chart for 21 weeks in total. It is expected to continue appearing high on the charts due to the special attention surrounding its Grammy nominations. “Golden” was nominated in four categories at the 68th Grammy Awards announced by the Recording Academy: “Song of the Year,” one of the main awards, along with “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance,” “Best Song Written for Visual Media,” and “Best Remixed Recording” for the remix created by French DJ and producer David Guetta. Composer Lee Jae is once again gaining attention because of this. Other songs by HUNTR/X are also performing strongly. “How It’s Done” rose one place from last week to land at number 10, marking its eighth week on the chart, while “What It Sounds Like” stayed at number 14 for the fourth consecutive week. As a result, all three tracks from “KPop Demon Hunters” have entered the Official Singles Chart Top 100. The global success of K-pop artists is also evident. BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s collaboration with Bruno Mars, titled “Apartment,” reached number 86 and has remained on the chart for 56 consecutive weeks even one year after its release. It was nominated in three categories at the Grammys, including “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year.” LE SSERAFIM’s “Spaghetti (feat. J-Hope of BTS)” entered the chart at number 95 for the third consecutive week.