▲This photo, provided by YG Entertainment shows, BLACKPINK. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 

 

▲This photo, provided by JYP Entertainment shows, photo of TWICE. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo, provided by ADOR shows, New Jeans. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL September 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super stars such as BLACKPINK and TWICE are continuing with their success on the Billboard chart, also known as K-pop star’s dream chart.

According to the data released on September 20 (US time), early released track of BLACKPINK’s second full length album “Pink Venom” successfully guarded its place on the main single chart “Hot 100” by placing 74th on the list.

“Pink Venom” penetrated the chart as 22nd on the list and later on placed 53rd, 67th, 67th, and 74th on the list continuing on with its long tern success.

Early released track “Pink Venom” is a hip hop based track with puts emphasis on the charismatic characteristic of BLACKPINK. With the sound of Korean traditional instrument Geomungo, at the beginning of the track, sharp and impressive rap and addictive vocal from all four members are well deliverer throughout ‘Pink Venom.”

South Korean girl group TWICE guarded its place one Billboard’s main album chart “Billboard 200” for three consecutive weeks with their 11th mini album “Between 1&2.”

“Between 1&2” entered the chart as ninth on the list, and later on placed 38th, then placed 47th on the chart.

Within and outside of Billboard main chart, K-pop artists have continued on with their success.

TWICE, topped “World Album chart,” ranked 33rd on “Artist 100,” 5th on “Top Album Sales” and “Top Current Album Sales” and appeared in total of 15 different charts. Moreover, TWICE topped “World Album Chart” for three consecutive weeks.

Rookie girl group New Jeans’s debut tracks “Hype Boy” and “Attention” was ranked 35th and 52nd on the “Global chart” which excludes American released tracks guarding its place on the chart for 7 consecutive weeks.

Both of the tracks also ranked 57th and 74th on “Global 200” chart.

Girl group, New Jean’s debut album “New Jeans” ranked 11thh on both “Hidden seekers album” and “World Album” also the group New Jeans ranked 42ndd on “Emerging Artist.”

New Jeans recently exceeded over 10 million monthly listeners accumulated listeners within 28 days on the biggest music streaming platform, Spotify. According to the group’s agency ADOR, within the artist who have debuted within 6 years New Jeans is the first K-pop group to have exceeded 10 million monthly listeners.

 

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)

 

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