“Cat Dance Addicted” … Ailrit, Japan’s Oricon also captivated by ‘Do the Dance’ craze

MUSIC Jun 19, 2025

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With their third mini album ‘bomb’, Illit swept domestic and international charts, establishing themselves as a ‘complete 5th generation idol’ with the three elements of performance, visuals, and music.They proved their global presence with notable achievements such as the ‘cat dance’ that heated up SNS and entering the upper ranks of the Japanese Oricon chart.Photo courtesy of YouTube channel ‘Studio Dance’ capture
With their third mini album ‘bomb’, Illit swept domestic and international charts, establishing themselves as a ‘complete 5th generation idol’ with the three elements of performance, visuals, and music.They proved their global presence with notable achievements such as the ‘cat dance’ that heated up SNS and entering the upper ranks of the Japanese Oricon chart.Photo courtesy of YouTube channel ‘Studio Dance’ capture

The group Ailit is achieving remarkable results with their new album, both domestically and in Japan.

According to the latest chart released by Japan’s Oricon on the 18th, Ailitt’s third mini album ‘bomb’ ranked 2nd on the ‘Daily Album Ranking’ immediately after its local release.The album also ranked high on iTunes Japan and Apple Music Japan’s ‘Top Albums’ charts, proving its hot popularity locally.

Ailrit previously topped the Hanteo Chart’s daily album chart on the first day of the release of “bomb” in Korea.Ailrit’s steady rise can be seen in both Korea and Japan, where each album breaks the previous first-day sales record.

Ailrit’s upgraded skills and visuals are also a hot topic.Ailrit appeared on SBS PowerFM’s ‘Wendy’s Young Street ‘on the 17th and performed’ Borrowed Cat ‘live.They received a hot response from listeners by performing harmony with their clear tone and stable vocal skills.

In the title song performance video uploaded on the YouTube channel’ Studio Dance ‘on the 18th, the choreography that is as nimble as a cat’s movements and the fantastic group dance of the five members made it impossible to take your eyes off.In addition, Ailitt added a trendy charm with kitschy items such as nail tips reminiscent of cat paws and a headband shaped like cat ears.

Meanwhile, the title song ‘Borrowed Cat’ is gaining popularity thanks to Ailitt’s addictive melody and dreamy emotions.The song entered Melon’s ‘Top 100’ as soon as it was released, and the music video for the song ranked 2nd on YouTube’s trending videos.The unique point choreography, including the so-called ‘cat stretching dance’ where the arms are stretched out, is also gathering attention on various short-form platforms.Ailitt will present the new song stage on Mnet ‘M Countdown’ on the 19th.


Reporter Yang Ju- juyeon@donga.com

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