YG Entertainment’s new girl group, BabyMonster, is hitting big milestones with their first full album.

As of November 8, just one week after its release, BabyMonster's DRIP has already surpassed 820,000 pre-orders, nearly double the sales of their debut album BABYMONS7ER from April. This impressive growth signals that DRIP could soon become a million-seller.

The success is largely due to the high anticipation for the album, boosted by BabyMonster's growing global fanbase from their first fan meeting tour. With the group just beginning their full album promotions, the final sales numbers are expected to rise even more.

BabyMonster's first-week sales have also been outstanding. According to Hanteo Chart, DRIP sold 677,961 copies from November 1 to November 7, nearly 1.7 times more than their mini-album's first-week sales of 401,287 copies.

The group is actively promoting DRIP through appearances on SBS’s Inkigayo, variety shows like Running Man, radio programs, and YouTube. They are also preparing for their first world tour in 2025.

Since its release on November 1, DRIP has been dominating global charts. It topped iTunes album charts in 14 countries and reached No. 1 on Japan's largest streaming platform, LINE Music’s Top 100 real-time album chart.

On YouTube, BabyMonster's DRIP music video quickly became the No. 1 most-viewed video in 24 hours, while their pre-released video for CLIK CLAK remained in the Global YouTube Daily Top 10 for four straight days. Both videos have now surpassed 60 million and 50 million views, respectively.

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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