iKON Proves Global Power Through ‘Dive’… Tops iTunes Charts in 24 Countries
[엑스포츠뉴스=이덕행 기자] iKON proved their global power by receiving heated responses by the global fans, after making comeback as a 6-member group.
On February 6, iKON released their third mini album ‘i DECIDE’ and its title song ‘Dive’. The album gathered a lot of attention before its release since iKON will be starting fresh as a 6-member group with the release of the album.
After its release, ‘i DECIDE’ topped iTunes Album Charts in 24 countries. The album was ranked at no. 2 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart, proving the group’s global influence. Furthermore, ‘i DECIDE’ topped the Japan iTunes Comprehensive Album chart and the K-Pop Album Chart, while the song ‘Dive’ was ranked at no. 9 on the K-Pop Song Chart.
In addition to their amazing achievements, the fans also showed support towards iKON. The hashtag ‘#DIVEwithiKON’, made to support the release if iKON’s ‘Dive’, was ranked at no. 2 on Twitter’s Worldwide Trend rankings and no. 1 on the Trend rankings of 6 different countries.
The title song ‘Dive’ is also doing well on Korean music platforms. The song topped Soribada’s real-time music chart and was ranked high on multiple real-time charts of major platforms, proving iKON’s influence.
The MV for ‘Dive’ metaphorically contains the message that ‘You can do anything for the one you love’, while iKON’s point moves of expressing a flam with their entire bodies grabbed the people’s attention.
US Billboard also showed interest on iKON’s ‘Dive’ and analyzed their song and MV. Regarding ‘Dive’, Billboard wrote, “The song is a reflective party track laden with country-feeling instrumentals that recalls Pitbull and Kesha’s 2013 hit ‘Timber’”. They also explained, “the music video released for ‘Dive’ shows the members of iKON performing the song as they face various dangerous situations, ranging from being target practice for arrows to performing choreography in the middle of flames.”
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