Group H1-KEY performed on the first festival stage since debut.
Hi-Key (Seoi, Riina, Hwiseo, Yell) appeared on the stage of the music festival 'Beautiful Mint Life 2023' (hereinafter 'View Min Ra 2023') held at Seoul Olympic Park on the afternoon of the 14th.
On this day, Hi-Key created unforgettable memories with the audience by singing the title song 'RUN' and the b-side song 'Heart Light' of their first maxi single album, and the title song 'Rose Blossom' of their first mini album. Additionally, DAY6's Young K, who wrote the lyrics for 'The Rose That Bloomed Between the Buildings', also appeared on 'View Min Ra 2023' on the same day as Hi-Key, and Young K sang 'The Rose That Bloomed Between the Buildings' passionately. It gave listeners a sense of warmth.
After completing the 'View Min Ra 2023' stage, Hi-Key said through his agency GLG, "It was my first festival since my debut, and it was a happy time because the audience responded well and had fun together." He added, "It was my first time performing with a band, and the sound of the instruments was great." “It made my heart pound. I felt good because Hi-Key seemed to have enjoyed the start of ‘View Min Ra 2023’ well with the audience,” he said.
Highkey then said, "It was a really happy time making good memories with our Mikey (fandom name) who came to support me," and "I am grateful that I achieved one goal I wanted to achieve after my debut. Next time, I will show you an even better stage." It made me look forward to his performance.
Highkey, who released their first mini album 'Rose Blossom' on January 5th, took the domestic and international music charts by storm and was called a 'small miracle'. Upon its release, 'Rose Blossom' ranked first on the iTunes Top Album Charts in Turkey and Bahrain, and then ranked high on iTunes and Apple Music Top Albums in 7 countries, including Singapore, Mexico, Australia, and Thailand. The title song 'A Rose Blooming Between Buildings' ranked 1st on the Bugs real-time chart, 19th on the Melon chart, 7th on the Genie chart, 10th on the Flow chart, and 3rd on China's QQ Music K-pop chart.
In addition, Hi-Key ranked 3rd for two consecutive months in the girl group brand reputation announced by the Korea Business Research Institute, and was selected as the 'Most Popular Korean Album' at the 2023 Q1 awards ceremony selected by China's large music streaming platform 'Wangi Music'. Their name was included in and garnered attention, establishing themselves as an 'emerging powerhouse of the 4th generation girl group'.
Meanwhile, Hi-Key's Riina and Hwiseo will appear on Mnet's 'Queendom Puzzle', which will premiere on June 13th.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr