Group H1-KEY took first place on the domestic music chart just one year and two months after its debut.
Hikey (Seoi, Riina, Whiseo, Yell), who released their first mini album 'Rose Blossom' on January 5th, ranked first on the Bugs real-time chart with their title song 'Rose Blossoming Between Buildings' as of 3pm on the 10th. occupied.
In addition, Hi-Key is blooming in the global K-pop market, ranking 20th on the Melon chart, 7th on the Genie chart, and 10th on the Flow chart.
Hi-Key is breaking its own record for the first time since debut with ‘Rose Blooming Between Buildings’. Hi-Key, which entered the Melon TOP 100 daily chart at number 98 on the 24th and announced the beginning of its upward trend on the music charts, rose to number 54 three days later, signaling the start of a strong performance.
In particular, High Key achieved significant results not only on domestic charts, but also on various overseas charts such as Apple Music, YouTube Music, Spotify, and Shazam, spurring the achievement of a 'career high'.
The strong interest in Hi-Key is not limited to the charts. Hi-Key also ranked high in rankings measured by various media. First of all, Hi-Key ranked third following New Jeans and Blackpink in the February girl group brand reputation announced by the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute on the 12th of last month.
High-Key, which has officially established itself as a '4th generation emerging girl group powerhouse', won the Initial Chodong (Physical Album Chart) category of the 'Real-time Hanteo Chart' provided by Hanteo Chart. Unusually, it ranked first in the 6th week of release, rather than (album sales for a week based on the release date).
Regarding this, Hikey said through his agency GLG, "We are feeling grateful as we can see with our own eyes that the rankings are higher than expected, and we can feel that many people are listening to our songs. We hope that our songs will continue to bring comfort and hope to many people." “It would be nice if there was one,” he said, expressing his thoughts about taking first place on Bugs’ real-time chart.
Meanwhile, Hi-Key continues to communicate with K-pop fans through various broadcasts, performances, and online and offline content with the title song 'A Rose Blooming Between Buildings' from its first mini album 'Rose Blossom'.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr