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[Today’s K-pop] NewJeans tops 400m Spotify streams with ‘Super Shy’

By Hwang You-mee

Published : Jan. 5, 2024 - 18:35

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(Credit: Ador) (Credit: Ador)

NewJeans garnered 400 plays on Spotify with “Super Shy,” according to agency Ador on Friday.

It is the group’s fourth song to achieve the feat after “OMG,” “Ditto” and “Hype Boy.”

“Super Shy” is one of the three title tracks from its second EP “Get Up” that came out in July last year. It enjoyed eight weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 and nine weeks in the top 10 among Spotify’s global top songs chart.

The rookie sensation has amassed 1 billion streams on the platform with the mini album, as did its namesake debut album and single “OMG.”

Meanwhile, the EP “Get Up” ranked No. 103 on Billboard 200 dated Jan. 6, extending its stay on the chart to 23rd week.

 

Hybe’s newly-launching group loses a member

(Credit: Belift Lab) (Credit: Belift Lab)

A member of the soon-to-debut group from Hybe decided to leave, said management firm Belift Lab on Friday.

Youngseo and the company have come to an agreement to terminate their contract after a long discussion, said the agency asking the public to refrain from speculations.

A group named I’ll-It was formed in September 2023 with six members who made it through the audition show “R U Next?” but will debut as a quintet within the first quarter of this year. Youngseo was the runner-up in the program, after Wonhee who earned the most votes.

In the meantime, a reality show following the six members as they travel around Jeju Island has been airing since October last year.

 

H1-Key to drop digital single: report

(Credit: GLG Entertainment) (Credit: GLG Entertainment)

Girl group H1-Key will bring out a digital single on Jan. 19, according to a local media report on Friday.

It has been about five months since its second EP “Seoul Dreaming” fronted by “Seoul, Such a Beautiful City” and “Time to Shine.” The former earned the four-member act its first trophy from a television music chart show.

The group debuted in January last year with the EP “Rose Blossom” that ranked No. 1 on iTunes top albums chart in 2 regions. The title track was one of the most-streamed songs in 2023, according to two leading charts at home.

 

Just B to tour America in March

(Credit: Blue Dot Entertainment) (Credit: Blue Dot Entertainment)

Boy band Just B will host an international tour in March, said agency Blue Dot Entertainment Friday.

It will visit fans in North and South Americas for the tour dubbed “Just Be With You,” returning to the region in about 14 months. The event is named after its single that was released in February last year as the first installment of its global project.

Before embarking on the tour, the six members will greet fans in Seoul on Jan. 28 for their first standalone fan meetup. It is the first fan meet they are hosting since their debut three years ago.