aespa has achieved another milestone with their latest release, Whiplash. The group set a new record on Spotify's "Daily Top Songs Global" chart, reaching the highest spot for a K-pop girl group in 2024.

On October 21, aespa's fifth mini-album title track, Whiplash, debuted at No. 53 with over 2.1 million streams on its first day. This is aespa's highest entry on the chart and marks the top debut for a K-pop girl group song this year.

What's even more impressive is that the track was released at 6 PM KST, meaning only 15 hours of streams were counted, showing how quickly fans worldwide responded to the song.

The group's global popularity continues to soar, and many are excited to see what other records Whiplash will break.

The album also took the No. 1 spot on iTunes' Top Albums chart in 24 regions, including newly added Colombia and Spain.

In China, it dominated Tencent Music’s K-pop charts and secured a double platinum certification. In Japan, it topped AWA’s real-time rising chart and Mora’s foreign song daily charts, proving aespa's "global hitmaker" status.

Fans can catch aespa’s comeback performance on Mnet’s M Countdown on October 24. Expectations are high for their stage!

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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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