Historic Debut: ILLIT Makes History as First K-pop Group to Enter Billboard Hot 100 with Debut Release

Historic Debut: ILLIT Makes History as First K-pop Group to Enter Billboard Hot 100 with Debut Release

ILLIT has achieved an incredible accomplishment on the Billboard Hot 100 charts with their first single “Magnetic.”

ILLIT: First K-pop Group to Enter Billboard Hot 100 with Debut Song

Currently causing a stir in the music industry, ILLIT’s debut single “Magnetic”off their first mini album “SUPER REAL ME”has been climbing the charts.

ILLITE
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Based on Billboard’s rankings, ILLIT successfully landed a spot on the Hot 100 chart, coming in at No. 91 for the week ending on April 20. This accomplishment is noteworthy as it is their first time appearing on the Hot 100, a significant achievement considering the chart’s recognition of the most popular songs in the United States.

Additionally, this accomplishment made ILLIT the first-ever K-pop group to debut on the Hot 100 with their debut song. It also solidified their position as the quickest K-pop group to enter the Hot 100, surpassing FIFTY FIFTY’s previous record of four months within just three weeks.

ILLITE
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ILLIT has joined the ranks of other successful K-pop girl groups such as Wonder Girls, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NewJeans, FIFTY FIFTY, and LE SSERAFIM as the seventh group to enter the charts. Additionally, ILLIT has become the ninth overall K-pop group to achieve this feat, alongside popular boy groups BTS and Stray Kids.

Fans on the social media platform X (Twitter) took to congratulating the group.

ILLIT made their debut on March 25 after being formed through the collaborative survival show “R U Next?”between HYBE’s subsidiary label BELIFT LAB and station JTBC. The group’s current lineup consists of members Iroha, Wonhee, Minju, Moka, and Yunah.

ILLIT, Magnetic
(Photo: Instagram: @illit_official)

Before their official debut, ILLIT was originally formed as a six-member group, which included “R U Next?”finalist Youngseo. However, on January 5, BELIFT LAB revealed that Youngseo had left both the group and agency.

The song “Magnetic”by ILLIT gained viral popularity on social media, as numerous dance challenges using the track quickly spread and became widely known.

The complete music video for “Magnetic”can be viewed here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk5-c_v4gMU

According to the fans, this is how they reacted to the music video.

  • “This sounds so dreamy. It feels like having a crush on someone.”
  • “The song was released as soon as I arrived in Korea. I hear it everywhere and it’s stuck in my head now.”
  • “The cinematography, the choreography, the visual, the song? Devoured so much.”
  • “Moka’s vocal flavor is for the books. It’s so beautiful and distinct.”
  • “Wonhee’s expressions and Minju’s vocals are so nice to see and feel. ILLIT is majestic”
  • “I love this group I’m so glad they were in my feed.”

Kudos to ILLIT for their outstanding accomplishment!

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