The group Ailit will make a comeback with a new album next month.Their agency Belift Lab announced on the 19th through the global superfan platform Weverse, “Ailit will be releasing their third mini album ‘bomb’ on June 16th.”

This album ‘bomb’ contains a story about expanding the world with Aillit’s unique attitude through interaction with ‘you’.Aillit begins to depict her relationship with ‘you’ in earnest, following ‘SUPERREAL ME’, which sings of the real ‘me’, and’ I LL LIKE YOU ‘, which is true to her feelings for’ you ‘.Expectations are high for what new side of Aillit, who is forging their own path with their quirky and bold charm, will show.

Ailitt took the global market by storm as soon as they debuted last year.Their debut song “Magnetic” swept various global charts, including being the first and fastest K -pop debut song to enter Billboard’s main song chart “Hot 100” and the UK’s Official “Singles Top 100.” Along with the song’s long-running popularity, their second mini-album’s title song “Cherish(My Love)” also received much love, and Ailitt won a total of 13 awards, including 7 rookie awards, at major music award ceremonies in Korea, the US, and Japan.

Their activities are continuing this year.Last February, ‘Almond Chocolate’, released as a theme song for a Japanese movie, caused a reverse run on local music charts through word of mouth.’Almond Chocolate’ ranked 10th on the ‘Weekly Streaming Ranking’ of the Japanese Oricon Chart(March 31 - April 6), which is the highest ranking among K -pop girl group songs released this year.

Their first fan concert is also coming up.Illit will meet their fans at the ‘2025 ILLIT GLITTER DAY IN SEOUL’ held at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul on June 7-8.They proved their hot popularity by selling out all tickets for the second time through advance sales alone.

Meanwhile, pre-orders for ‘bomb’ begin today(the 19th)at 11 AM.


Reporter Yang Ju- juyeon@donga.com

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