MUSIC
Le Seraphim ranks first in Japan's Oricon weekly combined album rankings
According to the latest ranking (as of May 15) announced by Japan's Oricon today (12th), Le Seraphim's (Kim Chae-won, Sakura, Heo Yun-jin, Kazuha, Hong Eun-chae)'s 1st full-length album 'UNFORGIVEN' has a weekly total of 97,383 points. It ranked first in the album rankings. As a result, Le Seraphim has topped the rankings with three consecutive works, following his debut album 'FEARLESS' and his second mini album 'ANTIFRAGILE'.
Previously, Le Seraphim announced that 'UNFORGIVEN' ranked first in the weekly album rankings and weekly digital album rankings as of the 15th. They confirmed their first place in the combined weekly album rankings and showed off their spirit by dominating three categories of the Oricon weekly rankings with their first full-length album.
Local media focused on this, saying, “Le Seraphim is the first foreign female artist to win three Oricon weekly rankings this year.” Le Seraphim showed off its status as a ‘K-pop top player’ by achieving remarkable results overseas just one year after its debut.
In addition, Le Seraphim won the first place trophy with the new song 'UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)' on Mnet's 'M Countdown', which aired on the 11th. SBS M ‘The Show’, MBC M ‘Show! The members who achieved three music broadcast wins following ‘Champion’ said, “This is Le Seraphim’s first ‘M Countdown’ first place. I worked hard to prepare for this activity, and I am grateful for all the love. He shared his thoughts on receiving the award, saying, “Please look forward to our future activities.”
Meanwhile, Le Seraphim's Spotify 'monthly listeners' (number of listeners over the past 28 days) surpassed 10 million as of the 9th, breaking its own record. The new song 'UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)' boasted popularity all over the world, entering the global 'Daily Top Songs' list for 10 consecutive days (May 1-10) since its release.
Reporter Junho Yoon, Ten Asia delo410@tenasia.co.kr
