• LE SSERAFIM’s ‘CRAZY’ refuses to fade, dominates Japan, and takes over Billboard

    LE SSERAFIM is proving their unstoppable power once again! Their hit song CRAZY from their fourth mini-album is showing impressive longevity on the UK Official Physical Singles Chart.

    According to the latest update on February 28 (local time), CRAZY ranked No. 13 on the UK chart for the second week in a row. What’s even more impressive?

    The song has been holding its spot on the chart for three straight weeks—despite being released nearly six months ago! This proves just how much fans are still loving it.

    LE SSERAFIM’s impact isn’t just in the UK. The song has been a major hit in Japan too! In January, CRAZY surpassed 50 million streams, earning a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

    It also remains strong on Spotify Japan’s Daily Top Songs chart, appearing there a total of 182 times so far!

    But that’s not all—CRAZY made a big return to Billboard charts earlier this year! The song re-entered the Global 200 and Global (Excluding U.S.) rankings, as well as Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global and Daily Top Songs Global charts, proving its worldwide popularity.

    The group is not slowing down anytime soon! LE SSERAFIM will release their highly anticipated fifth mini-album HOT on March 14 at 1 PM (KST).

    Fans are even more excited because members of the famous UK band Jungle, Josh Lloyd and Lydia Kitto, helped produce one of the songs!

    And there’s more—LE SSERAFIM is gearing up for their first-ever world tour, 2025 LE SSERAFIM TOUR ‘EASY CRAZY HOT’, which kicks off in April.

    With their global success skyrocketing, fans can’t wait to see what they’ll do next.

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  • BTS’s V breaks records again as ‘Winter Ahead’ hits 210 million Spotify streams

    BTS’s V is proving once again why he’s a global music powerhouse! His song “Winter Ahead (with Park Hyo Shin)” has officially surpassed 210 million streams on Spotify, showing its long-lasting popularity.

    On February 26, Winter Ahead crossed the 210 million stream mark on the world’s biggest music platform, Spotify. Since its release, the song has been charting for 91 consecutive days on both the Global Spotify Chart and Europe’s Apple Music Daily Song Chart, proving its strong presence.

    Originally released on November 29, 2023, Winter Ahead made a huge impact on year-end charts for 2024. It debuted at No. 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, topped Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart at No.1, and ranked No. 62 on Billboard’s Holiday Top 100.

    Over in the UK, the song entered the Official Singles Chart at No. 86, while securing No.1 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart and No.2 on the Singles Sales Chart, proving its incredible digital sales power.

    The music video for Winter Ahead also became a hot topic! V transformed into a sculptor, delivering a deep and emotional performance with his expressive acting, pulling fans into the song’s atmosphere.

    Despite being 6 minutes and 22 seconds long, the video went viral, ranking No.1 on the "Music Video Trending Worldwide" chart.

    On TIDAL, a global high-quality streaming platform, Winter Ahead made history as the longest-running K-pop song at No.1 on the Global Top Video chart.

    It also topped Top Video charts in several countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Spain, Australia, and Singapore.

    Even Billboard couldn’t resist the charm of Winter Ahead! The song was featured in "The 27 Best Winter Songs for the Season," with Billboard praising it as "evoking the feeling of the first day of winter, with harmonies as fresh as a snowflake."

    They also noted that "its impact will last far beyond December 25."

    Additionally, Winter Ahead was voted No.1 on Billboard’s ‘2024 Fan-Favorite Songs’ list, proving that fans can’t get enough of V’s music.

    With this, V has now charted three songs on Billboard’s Holiday Hot 100, following Christmas Tree (2021) and his cover of White Christmas. He is officially the only K-pop artist to achieve this!

    Even more impressively, he holds the record as the only K-pop artist to have three songs reach No.1 on Billboard’s Holiday Digital Song Sales chart, solidifying his dominance in the holiday music scene.

    With Winter Ahead continuing to shine worldwide, V once again proves why he’s the ultimate ‘Winter King’ of K-pop.

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