Ailit wins two crowns with ‘Borrowed Cat’…Steadily taking over the charts
Ailrit has emerged as a ‘popular cat’ with three things: performance, music charts, and challenge craze, winning two music show crowns with ‘Borrowed Cat(Do the Dance)’.Photo courtesy of Belift Lab
ILLIT emerged as a surprise star of the summer music scene by winning two music show crowns with ‘Borrowed Cat’ (Do the Dance).
On SBS ‘Inkigayo’ broadcast on the 29th, Ailit took first place with the title song ‘Borrowed Cat’ from their third mini album ‘Bomb’.They also took first place on KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’ on the 27th, taking home two trophies right after their comeback.The members said, “We sincerely thank our fandom GLLIT for sending us support and love,” and “We ask for your continued interest.”
On stage, Ailitt once again renewed her ‘legendary performance’ with her unique dreamy yet refreshing atmosphere.The graceful choreography and lovely facial expressions under the magical girl concept, combined with her refreshing vocal tone, captivated those who watched the stage.
The music charts are also rising rapidly.’Borrowed Cat’ entered the Melon Top 100 at 76th place on the day of its release, and has continued to rise steadily, reaching 34th place as of 11 PM on the 29th.It is also gradually climbing toward the upper ranks of major daily charts such as Melon and Bugs.
Album sales are also remarkable.The third mini album, Bomb, recorded initial sales of over 400,000 copies(first week of release), taking first place on the Hanteo Chart and Circle Chart.In Japan, it surpassed the previous album’s sales for a week on its first day of release, and also ranked second on Oricon’s “Weekly Album Ranking” and “Combined Album Ranking”, as well as Billboard Japan’s “Top Album Sales” chart.
Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com
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