NewJeans member Hanni has shown her huge influence on Spotify with a recent cover performance at Tokyo Dome.

On July 22, Spotify revealed that streams for Matsuda Seiko's ‘Aoi San-Show’ (Blue Coral Reef) soared by about 530% after Hanni’s cover at Tokyo Dome.

NewJeans held their ‘Bunnies Camp 2024 Tokyo Dome’ fan meeting on June 26 and 27. During the event, Hani’s cover of Matsuda Seiko’s ‘Blue Coral Reef’ caught a lot of attention, causing a major spike in streams of the original song on Spotify.

The 1980 hit by Japanese artist Matsuda Seiko saw a remarkable 530% increase in streams in the week following Hanni's performance.

Currently, NewJeans has around 17.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify and has racked up billions of streams. Over the past month, Tokyo, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Taipei had the most streams of NewJeans’ music, while the top countries were the United States, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Brazil.

Spotify is also celebrating NewJeans' second anniversary with a global campaign. They’ve added special audio messages from the members to the ‘This is NewJeans’ playlist and are offering share card images for fans who have streamed their music the most, so they can show off their achievements on social media.

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Jo Jung Suk is officially back—and fans of Hospital Playlist couldn’t be more excited.

In the preview for episode 10 of Resident Playbook, aired by tvN on May 10, Jo Jung Suk’s character Lee Ik Jun is shown walking through a dimly lit hospital, saying, “It’s been so long since I came here.”

The short scene sparked immediate buzz online, especially when he’s seen holding hands with a woman—whose face is hidden. Many viewers are now asking: Is it Chae Song Hwa?

Although her identity isn’t revealed, fans are hopeful that the woman is Jeon Mi Do, who played Chae Song Hwa in Hospital Playlist.

Earlier announcements confirmed that both Jo Jung Suk and Jeon Mi Do would make appearances in Resident Playbook, fueling speculation that the beloved duo is finally reuniting on screen.

The teaser quickly became a hot topic, helping the drama maintain its upward momentum. Resident Playbook—a spin-off of the hit series Hospital Playlist—has been gaining strong viewership, with its latest episode setting new personal ratings records.

The show has consistently ranked No. 1 in its time slot across all channels, showing that fans are deeply invested in the lives and growth of the young doctors at the center of the story.

As the series continues to mix heartwarming guest appearances with its own emotional stories, viewers are now eagerly waiting for episode 10, airing May 11 at 9:20 PM KST, to see what’s next.

Will the “99s” finally reunite? Tune in to find out!

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