MUSIC
AKMU tops Melon chart for 2 weeks in a row
According to YG Entertainment on the 19th, AKMU's fourth single title song 'Love Lee' ranked first on the Melon weekly chart (2023.09.11 ~ 2023.09.17) released the previous day. Continuing from last week, they succeeded in maintaining the throne on this chart for two consecutive weeks.
Even though it has been about a month since it was announced on the 21st of last month, it is still very popular. It achieved first place on the Melon daily chart on the 6th and has been maintaining that position for 14 days.
In addition, 'Love Lee' was aired in the third week of September on MBC's 'Show! Won 2 awards on ‘Music Core’ and SBS ‘Inkigayo’. This achievement was achieved thanks to strong digital music records, and it is a glimpse into AKMU's wide popularity as well as listeners' solid trust in them.
Not only the music but also the choreography is addictive and is gaining popularity. Dance challenges and various types of short-form videos are pouring in on SNS such as Instagram and TikTok, and the number of views of videos with related hashtags (#LoveLee #LoveLeechallenge) on TikTok has exceeded 200 million views.
Meanwhile, AKMU will hold its first solo concert in four years, 'AKMU 2023 CONCERT [AKMUTOPIA]', from November 24th to 26th at the Peace Hall of Kyunghee University in Seoul. The first round of general reservations will open at Interpark Ticket at 8 p.m. on the 21st.
Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
