IU's "Lilac" rules the Billboard K-Pop 100 chart (dated April 10), becoming the K-pop queen's fifth leader on the list.
Upon the track's rise to the top, IU dominates the chart with seven top 10s this week, breaking the last year's record of five hits by BTS on the chart dated Feb. 29 and setting the new record high for the most simultaneous top 10s.
Pre-released on Jan. 27, "Celebrity" manages to hold its spot at No. 2 after staying atop for seven weeks. Other tracks including "Coin," "Hi Spring Bye" and "Flu" are ranked at No. 4, 5 and 6 respectively, while "Troll" and "My Sea" are nested at No. 9 and 10.
The rest of the top 10 spots are filled by Brave Girls, BTS and Rose. Brave Girls' "Rollin'" falls to No. 3 after leading the chart for the past two weeks, while BTS's "Dynamite" takes No. 7 followed by Rose's "On The Ground" at No. 8.
As IU adds six new top 10s this week, she has reached her career record of 14, surpassing BTS' Suga's record of ten for the most top 10 hits.
Her triumph does not stop here; "Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms" re-enters the chart, making it her 19th track on the list this week and breaking the record of the most simultaneous entries, which she held with 18 total tracks in the previous week.
The Billboard K-Pop 100 measures multi-metric consumption including streaming, digital sales, radio and television data to present the most popular K-Pop songs in South Korea every week.
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K-pop Songstress IU Dominates Music Charts with New, Old Songs | Be Korea-savvy
This file photo, provided by Kakao M Corp. on Dec. 31, 2019, shows K-pop songstress IU during her Asia tour.
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop songstress IU has swept major music charts here with her latest album and past releases, landing more than 15 songs in the top 100 simultaneously.
The 28-year-old soloist placed 16 songs in the top 100 on the latest daily music charts by streaming services Melon and Genie Music, refreshed Saturday, including all 10 tracks of her new album “Lilac.”
“Lilac,” the main track of her new studio album also titled “Lilac,” topped both charts, followed by the pre-released “Celebrity” at No. 3. “Coin,” “Hi Spring Bye” and “Flu,” all from her fifth studio album, claimed top 10 spots on both charts as well.
“Hold My Hand,” the singer’s first self-written song released in 2011 , came in at No. 7 and No. 11 on the Melon and Genie Music charts, respectively.
The high-profile 2020 collaboration between the K-pop queen and BTS’ Suga, “Eight,” ranked No. 20 on the charts, almost one year after its release.
On the Melon chart, even her 2014 spring number “Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms” ranked at 89th place.
This photo, provided by EDAM Entertainment, shows a promotional image for the singer IU’s album “Lilac” released on March 25, 2021.
Pop culture experts say the dominance of a single musician’s past and present hits on music charts is notable, even compared to popular K-pop boy and girl groups’ success on music charts.
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'LILAC' Review: A Whimsical Farewell to IU's Roaring 20s | Arts | The Harvard Crimson
"LILAC" is well worth the four-year wait, as it speaks to the true breadth of IU's musical ability. The album's blend of sounds stems from the fact that IU created "LILAC" from the perspective of a producer, as opposed to that of a songwriter. As a surprising, yet welcome addition to her discography, IU worked with a variety of different producers — including WOOGIE, Sumin, Junny, and AMKU's Lee Chan-hyuk — and swapped her usual light and airy style for an upbeat and retro-influenced one. The album creates a feeling of both weightlessness and playfulness and, while stylistically varied, stays true to IU's typical sound.
With a perfect blend of rhythm, guitar, strings, and bright synth accents, the album's disco- and city pop-inspired title track, "LILAC," will surely evoke a sense of both nostalgia and optimism among listeners. Its groovy instrumentals and frolicsome chorus make the song feel almost like a spring breeze. City pop can often sound monotonous, but IU's melodic vocals inject the track with energy and positivity. With lyrics such as "Take good care of our last moment in the page / Could this last goodbye be any more perfect?" and "Love me only 'till this spring," the singer bids farewell to the joyful memories of her youthful 20s that shine through the track's pleasant and refreshing sound.
An IU album is incomplete without a tear-inducing ballad, and "My sea" fully embraces that role for a whopping five minutes and 16 seconds: a choice composer Jehwi made to represent IU's birthday, May 16th. Once again, IU demonstrates incredible vocal ability by not only sustaining a technically demanding F5 note but also vocally painting an emotional journey of finding oneself in the midst of chaos like in the endless sea.
However, the album has its shortcomings. The pre-release track, "Celebrity," is unfortunately oversaturated with basic Western electro-pop synths and awkward dance breaks that distract from IU's unique musicality. "Ah puh," however, achieves what "Celebrity" failed to do; the playful track incorporates dainty rhythms with an addictive melody as an adult take on her old style, providing listeners with a delightful and fresh departure from IU's typical sound.
IU, BTS V, and More: K-Pop Idols Who are Most Named as Role Models for Junior Artists | KpopStarz
Respected for their skills, work ethic, and character, these senior idols are often named as role models for their hoobaes, according to Indonesian media outlet IDN Times. Keep on reading to see who they are!
Topping the list is soloist IU , who is known for her melodious voice and amazing acting. Numerous idols have selected IU as their role model, such as Oh My Girl's Seunghee, Kim Sejepong, Chungha, and more. BTS member Jungkook has openly expressed how fond he is of IU!
Suzy, who is known for her talent and charming visuals, has become a role model for many young talents. Some idols who have openly admitted that Suzy is their role model include Oh My Girl's Arin, WJSN's Bona, CLC's Yeeun, and LOONA's Jinsoul and Yves.
Debuting with Girls' Generation in 2007 and rocking the charts now as a soloist, Taeyeon is often considered a shining role model for her hoobaes. Blessed with a charming singing voice, many vocalists consider Taeyeon as a role model. Some idols who have stated they look up to Taeyeon include LOONA's Heejin, IZ*ONE's Chaewon, (G)I-DLE's Yuqi, and Lovelyz's Jiae.
The final female idol to be mentioned is Lee Hyori , who debuted as the leader of Fin.K.L twenty years ago! Now active as a soloist and television personality, Lee Hyori is known as the idol of K-pop idols. Some idols who proudly stated Lee Hyori was their role model include Chungha, Lovelyz's Mijoo, ex-Pristin's Rena, and LABOUM's Solbin.
The first male idol that is mentioned is an idol who is praised for his singing, dancing, and visuals worldwide — BTS V ! With his international popularity and skills, it is no surprise V is often looked at as a role model. Some idols who openly look up to V include TXT's Beomgyu, TREASURE's Haruto, THE BOYZ's Younghoon, VICTON's Byungchan, and Park Jihoon.
Praised for his professional dance skills and unique vocal time, SHINee's Taemin , who debuted back in 2008, is often hailed as a role model for junior idols. Some hoobaes who consider Taemin their role model include SEVENTEEN's Hoshi, NCT's Jisung, ASTRO's Rocky, WEI's Donghan, and SF9's Chani.
G-Dragon , known as BIGBANG's legendary rapper, is definitely well-known with both seniors and juniors. It is no shocker that G-Dragon has become a role model for rappers in K-pop groups. Examples of idols who look up to G-Dragon include ATEEZ's Hongjoong, BTS's J-Hope and Jungkook, DinDin, Block B's Zico, and GOT7's Bambam.
Hailed as EXO's dancing machine, Kai is definitely a familiar name among K-pop idols. Many junior idols look up to Kai as their role model, especially if they are dancers. Idols who look up to Kai include ATEEZ's Yunho, SF9's Taeyang, Kang Daniel, Ong Seongwoo, and more.
K-drama Actors Who Started As K-pop Idols And Where To Watch Them
The Korean band culture has immensely influenced us, to an extent that the fans have overcome the language barrier. As much as we love devouring the seasons of these binge-worthy drama series, witnessing one of your favourite k-pop idols showing their acting skills fires the enthusiasm in a k-drama lover.
The Korean idols, who ace at singing and dancing on stage, have often surprised us with their acting talent. Although these artists are widely popular, there might be some k-drama actors you aren’t aware of actually debuted as idols.
The Korean actor, who is an equally brilliant singer, has time and again exhibited her acting prowess on the screen. Reportedly, IU is roped in as a star in Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Korean language directorial debut, tentatively titled Broker .
Where to watch: Hotel del Luna , Persona , My Mister , Dream High and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
The member of a leading South Korean girl group Red Velvet, Park Soo-young, is well-known for her mononym Joy. She made her first solo appearance on television with the variety show We Got Married . After a few years, Joy made her debut as an actor with the TvN's series The Liar and His Lover , which earned her praises for her performance.
The k-pop idol was last seen in her 2018 drama series titled Tempted alongside Woo Do-hwan. The Korean series was inspired by the French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
The k-pop idol joined the girl group, Hello Venus, she was one of the founding members, with her stage name Nara. She rose to prominence as an actor after featuring in SBS’s romantic comedy-drama Suspicious Partner , which was her debut lead role. Nara has made it to the list of prominent k-drama actors over the years.
Recently, she came into the limelight for the recent drama that released on Netflix, The Itaewon Class , based on the webtoon of the same title.
Where to watch: Itaewon Class , The Immortal , Secret Royal Inspector , and Doctor Prisoner
IU Occupies 16 Spots on MelOn's Top 100 as Her Previous Songs Re-Enter and Rise on the Chart
On April 3, IU proved once again her "soloist power" as she remarkably secured a total of 16 positions on MelOn's Top 100 daily chart with her previous songs, alongside her new tracks from her latest album "LILAC," appeared on today's rankings.
On April 3, Korean media outlets revealed that all 10 songs from IU's new album " LILAC " have entered the MelOn Top 100 Daily Chart.
In particular, the album's title tracks "LILAC" and "Coin" took the Nos. 1 and 4, respectively. The pre-release song "Celebrity" also appeared on the chart, claiming the No. 3 spot.
Some of the other songs from IU's album to rank on this day's MelOn Top 100 are "Hi Spring Bye" (No. 8), "Flu" (No. 9), "Troll" featuring DEAN (No. 9), and "My Sea" (No. 14).
Apart from IU's new songs, her singles released in the past years also continue to appear on the Korean music chart. Her 2019 tracks "Blueming" and "Love Poem" claimed the Nos. 20 and 68, respectively.
IU's 2020 songs "Eight" and "Give You My Heart," her OST for the Korean drama "Crash Landing on You," are currently at Nos. 21 and 55, respectively.
Moreover, one of her previous songs rose to the top 10 of MelOn's Top 100. IU's "Hold My Hand," which was launched back in 2011 as an original soundtrack for the K-drama "The Greatest Love," has secured the tenth position on the chart.
On top of that, the song entitled "Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms" by HIGH4 and IU has re-entered MelOn's Top 100. This track was released back in 2014 and helped the boy band gain fame at that time.
"Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms" is currently at No. 99. This single has been rising to the chart since February. Not to mention, it re-appeared on MelOn's Top 200 on Feb. 22, jumping 65 spots from 260th place to 195th place.
EXO's Baekhyun And IU Make History By Debuting On 'Global YouTube Music Video' : K-WAVE :
YouTube's " Global YouTube Music Video " chart lists the most viewed music videos within a specified week. With this chart, netizens and viewers can now find out which music videos have the highest views and most famous ones around the globe.
To add to that, the music videos can be specified within a specific country, people can search the top music videos in 57 total individual countries.
Recently, YouTube has released the rankings of the "Global YouTube Music Video" chart for the most recent week, ending on the 1st of April. A handful of releases made their first appearance on the latest chart, and among them are music videos from two K-pop songs by solo artists; IU's "LILAC" and EXO Baekhyun's "Bambi."
To be specifically pointed out, EXO Baekhyun 's "Bambi" MV was ranked at number 91. The MV had reached a total of 6.66 million views in the previous week.
The music video of "Bambi" is also one of the highest trending music videos in general on YouTube. Currently, the music video is at number 23 in the ranking of "YouTube Music Videos Trending Worldwide."
Furthermore, at present, the music video of "Bambi" is trending at the 28th spot in Indonesia, 8th spot in the Philippines, and fifth spot in Malaysia,
On the other end of the spectrum, IU's music video for her latest comeback title track, "LILAC," entered the top 40 list of the "Global YouTube Music Video" chart. It made its debut at the 33rd spot. It garnered 14 million hits in the past week.
Currently, as of writing this article, "LILAC" is the top-ranked music video of a K-pop female soloist on the most recent chart. The only other music video under a K-pop female idol is BLACKPINK Rosé's "On The Ground."
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