Girl group ILLIT continues to shine as leaders in the 5th generation of K-pop, maintaining a strong presence on major Billboard charts.

According to the latest Billboard charts released on July 20th (Korea time), ILLIT (Yuna, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, Loha) secured the 20th spot on the 'Global (excluding US)' chart and the 35th position on the 'Global 200' with their mini 1st album title track 'Magnetic'.

'Magnetic' has impressively maintained popularity for 16 consecutive weeks since its debut on these charts on April 6th. The song even climbed one spot on the 'Global (excluding US)' chart compared to the previous week, demonstrating sustained popularity without extensive overseas promotions.

ILLIT made a significant impact globally since their March debut. 'Magnetic' debuted on the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 just 21 days after its release, marking a historic achievement for a debut song by a K-pop group (April 20th chart). Their mini album 'SUPER REAL ME', featuring 'Magnetic', also entered the Billboard 200 at 93rd place (May 11th chart), making ILLIT the first group to achieve this with both their debut song and album.

In Japan, 'Magnetic' set records by reaching 100 million streams at the fastest rate among female artists on the Oricon weekly streaming ranking. They also topped Tower Records' '2024 First Half Streaming Ranking' in the rookie artist category.

Back home, ILLIT's 'Magnetic' topped Circle Chart's global K-pop category for the first half of the year and achieved top 10 rankings in digital and streaming categories.

Next, ILLIT is set to meet fans from Greater China for the first time since their debut at the '2024 TMEA 5th Tencent Music Entertainment Awards' held at Galaxy Arena in Macau on the 19th.

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BTS member Jin is taking the world by storm with his hit song Running Wild.

Released on November 15, Running Wild is the title track from Jin's first solo album, Happy. The song blends a fresh new wave sound with British rock influences and pop rock elements, catching the attention of fans worldwide.

On November 21, Running Wild reached the top spot on Spotify Japan's Daily Top Songs chart, showing its massive popularity.

It also ranked No. 2 on the Spotify Top Songs chart in Korea and No. 6 globally, proving its broad appeal.

Jin’s solo album Happy has also been a huge success. It sold over 219,000 copies on its first day, making it the third-highest album sales for a K-pop solo artist in Oricon Weekly Album Chart history.

In just three days, Happy reached No. 1 on the Hanteo Country-by-Country Chart in Japan for the third week of November, solidifying Jin's status as a top global artist.

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