The title song 'Girl in the Mirror' from the album commemorating the 15th anniversary of their debut, released in December last year, stood out on Amazon Music and Billboard, and showed off their popularity by ranking first on the US Genius Chart in the first week of the new year.
On the 3rd (2nd local time), Hong Jin-young's 'Girl in the Mirror' ranked first on the weekly chart published by Genius, an American digital music media outlet, and is expanding its popularity.
Genius is the most influential pop music media in the United States and is a media platform that delivers information on pop music in general, including lyrics and music news. Hong Jin-young, who ranked first on the weekly charts of all genres, is gaining popularity, showing interest as an expected K-pop artist in 2023.
Regarding the fact that Hong Jin-young's 'Girl in the Mirror' entered the top of various charts, local music officials said that along with the expansion of K-pop's global popularity, it means that Hong Jin-young started out as a trot singer who was unfamiliar in the global market and took on the power pop genre. is leaving.
In addition, there is an analysis that Frawley, who has quickly emerged as a star in the United States, participated as a featured singer and led Hong Jin-young's steps toward targeting the global market.
Hong Jin-young, who set a record of entering 55 charts on Apple Music and iTunes in 28 countries, including not only the United States but also European regions such as France, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, is receiving invitations from various countries one after another.
Park Joon-il, CEO of global agency JP Forest, said, “Currently, we are receiving inquiries about Hong Jin-young’s overseas performances through various routes.” He added, “We are proceeding with the contract work, giving top priority to the US performances, which were initially approached with the greatest interest. “There is,” he said.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr