BTS’ J-Hope and Blackpink’s Rosé are creating a ‘Billboard legend’ as solo singers.

According to the latest chart released by Billboard, an American music media outlet, on the 24th, J-Hope is the K -pop solo artist with the most entries on the ‘Hot 100’, and Rosé is the K-pop singer with the longest stay on the chart, proving once again their global power as solo artists.

J-Hope entered Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ at No.40 with his new song ‘Killin’ It Girl ‘.This is his highest ranking solo song and his eighth entry on the’ Hot 100 ‘chart, breaking the record for most entries by a K-pop solo artist.

In particular, J-Hope is showing his ability as a’ chart predator ‘by entering all three songs from his solo projects released this year into the’ Hot 100 ‘.’ Sweet Dreams ‘, which was released previously, reached 66th place,’ Mona Lisa ‘reached 65th place, and’ Killin ‘It Girl’, which recorded the highest ranking, also stood out on global sub-charts by reaching 2nd place on ‘Global(excluding US)’ and 3rd place on ‘Global 200’.


Meanwhile, Rosé is making history with a longer breath.”Apartment” (APT.), a collaboration with American R&B singer Bruno Mars, ranked 25th on the “Hot 100” chart in the same week, maintaining the ranking for 35 consecutive weeks and breaking the record for the longest entry by a K-pop artist.”Apartment” is also the first song by a female K-pop artist to enter the “Hot 100” top 10(3rd place)immediately after its release.

Regarding this, an insider in the music industry explained, “It’s been a long time since K-pop became a universal musical language for people all over the world, rather than a regional genre,” and “Now, the Billboard rankings are becoming a representative indicator of the global fan base and musical influence of K-pop artists, rather than a one-off hit.”

Meanwhile, Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ is a chart that ranks popular singles by combining streaming and music sales in the United States, while ‘Global 200’ ranks weekly singles by combining streaming and digital download sales data from over 200 countries and regions around the world.


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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