Circle Chart has revealed its weekly rankings for October 18 to 24, and rookie girl group A2O LITE stole the show with a rare triple crown. Their hit debut single “NEON” topped three separate Circle charts in the same week, cementing their status as the breakout rookies of the season.
A2O LITE (Credits: Soompi)
A2O LITE’s “NEON” Rules Circle’s Weekly Digital, Streaming and Global K-pop Charts
“NEON” held No. 1 on the overall digital chart for the second straight week. Right behind it, i-dle’s Soyeon climbed to No. 2 with “I’m gonna TOESA”, while the AI project MEOMURU rose to No. 3 with “The Adult I Dreamed Of”.
RESCENE swept the next two spots with “LOVE ATTACK” and “Deja Vu” at No. 4 and No. 5. The streaming chart told nearly the same story, with only RESCENE and MEOMURU swapping places at No. 3 and No. 4.
IVE, SEVENTEEN’s JxJ and NMIXX Score Big Debuts
IVE topped the digital download chart with their new song “Looks Can Kill”, which debuted straight at No. 1. SEVENTEEN’s new unit JxJ — Jeonghan and Joshua — entered at No. 2 with their debut track “12 o’clock”, while NMIXX’s “Birthday Wish” landed at No. 3.
On the physical album chart, SEVENTEEN’s JxJ claimed the top spot with their debut mini album “DREAMSCAPE”. NMIXX’s new EP “Strange Muse” entered at No. 2, PLAVE’s “HYPERDRIVE” held strong at No. 3, and the Nemo version of IVE’s “Looks Can Kill” EP debuted at No. 4.
Globally, “NEON” stayed No. 1 on the global K-pop chart for a second week, followed by League of Legends’ virtual group K/DA’s “FIRESTARTER” at No. 2 and HUNTR/X’s “Golden” from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack at No. 3. BTS’s “SWIM” took No. 4, and BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” rounded out the top five.
Finally, BTS topped the social chart, trailed by ILLIT, A2O LITE, PSY and TWICE. Congratulations to all the artists who made this week’s charts!
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