Girl group Aespa topped Melon's weekly chart with their new song 'Savage'.

Melon confirmed on the 19th that Aespa topped the weekly chart for the 3rd week of October (October 11 to October 17) with the title song 'Savage' of the first mini-album 'Savege' released on the 5th.

In the first week of their comeback, Aespa , who succeeded in entering the charts at No. 4, received the full support of users and climbed 3 steps compared to the previous week to take the first place.

'Savage', a trap genre song centered on strong drum and bass sounds, is loved by the public for its unique rap and powerful ad-libs expressed by the members, giving it a strong addiction. In particular, Aespa drew attention by actively promoting promotions using Melon's short form and text message functions ahead of this comeback. In line with the comeback date, he appeared on SMing, a program dedicated to SM within Melon Station, and drew attention with the release of artist notes and the release of short-form videos through the artist channel.

In addition, thanks to the popularity of 'Savage', Aespa previous active song 'Next Level' also rose by one step and climbed to 5th place on the chart. On the other hand, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's 'STAY', which remained at the top for 7 weeks in a row, fell one place to 2nd place after being beaten by Aespa. 'STAY', which has been in power for 7 weeks, after ranking first on the weekly chart, which is unusual for a foreign song

Meanwhile, 'Love Always Runs', sung by singer Lim Young-woong as an OST for the KBS 2TV weekend drama 'Gentleman and Lady', first appeared on the weekly chart at #22. Released on the 11th, this song was sung by Lee Mun-se and released in 2011, and it was re-arranged and released in a version that maximized Lim Young-woong's emotions. In addition, Lim Young-woong's songs 'Now I Only Trust', 'The Luxury of You' and 'HERO', which had previously entered the weekly chart, also rose slightly and performed well on the charts.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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