On April 23 KST, YG Entertainment announced that their latest girl group BABYMONSTER has been shaking up the music industry.

The group’s track “SHEESH” has shot up to 9th place on the HOT 100 chart of ‘Melon,’ Korea’s top music platform.

Impressively, it climbed to the 14th spot on the Melon Top 100 chart, known for its tough ranking criteria, marking a rare feat for a newbie group. Music buffs have been singing praises of BABYMONSTER for their standout live performances, which have played a part in their growing fame.

Besides Melon, “SHEESH” has also caught a lot of attention on other major domestic music charts. The track topped Naver real-time rankings and bagged a high spot on Bugs. Plus, Genie and Flo saw a big spike in BABYMONSTER’s record-breaking popularity.

The group’s success stretches to the global stage as well. Their presence on Spotify, the world’s biggest music streaming platform, has stayed steady for 21 days.

What’s more, BABYMONSTER hit new milestones by reaching the 23rd and 49th spots on the Billboard Global Excl. US and Billboard Global 200 charts, respectively.

BABYMONSTER made a splash with their debut mini-album ‘BABYMONS7ER’. The album saw amazing sales, crossing 401,287 copies in just one week, setting a new record for debut albums by K-pop girl groups.

On top of that, the music video for the title track “SHEESH” racked up over 100 million views on YouTube within 10 days, setting a new standard for debut songs by K-pop girl groups. 

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BTS member Jin is proving his solo power! His first solo album, Happy, debuted at an incredible No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, showing his massive global impact.

On November 25, Billboard announced the chart rankings for the week ending November 30. Jin’s album, released on November 15, secured a spot in the Top 5, marking a huge milestone for his solo debut.

According to Billboard, Happy sold 66,000 physical copies, alongside 8,000 SEA units (streaming-equivalent albums) and 3,000 TEA units (track-equivalent albums).

With this achievement, BTS becomes the only K-pop group where both the group and individual members have reached the Top 5 on the Billboard 200. As a group, BTS has hit No. 1 six times with albums like LOVE YOURSELF: Tear, BE, and Proof.

Jin now joins his fellow BTS members in charting high on Billboard, including RM (Indigo, No. 3), Suga (D-DAY, No. 2), J-Hope (Jack In The Box, No. 6), Jimin (FACE, No. 2), V (Layover, No. 2), and Jungkook (GOLDEN, No. 2).

The album's title track, "Running Wild," is also breaking records. It debuted at No. 8 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart and No. 10 on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart. In the UK, it reached No. 25 on the Official Singles Chart, marking a new personal best for Jin.

Jin’s Happy is taking his career to new heights, and fans are excited to see what’s next from him!

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