[Music Talk Talk] SECHSKIES’s Fandom Surprises Everyone
[OSEN=김은애 기자] “Our fans are amazing. Incredible! I’m sure they will show much support this time too.”
We knew they had many fans, but not that many. SECHSKIES’s new album is becoming a great hit.
SECHSKIES was reunited last year, and they regained the popularity they enjoyed back in their prime time. They released a new song titled “THREE WORDS” for the first time in 16 years, and their remake album swept the charts. All the tickets to their concerts were sold out too.
On April 28, SECHSKIES released “‘THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY” to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut. The title tracks, “BE WELL” and “SAD SONG”, are taking the charts by storm, demonstrating SECHSKIES’s popularity.
SECHSKIES is also going viral outside of Korea. Their newly-released album took the No.1 spot on the iTunes charts of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines.
SECHSKIES’s new song also became No.1 on Kugou Music’s K-pop new songs chart. Kugou Music is one of China’s top three music streaming platforms along with QQ Music and boasts 400 million monthly users.
This is remarkable considering that SECHSKIES did not carry out any promotions abroad since its debut. It seems that YG Entertainment’s media infrastructure and all-out support were the secret behind all this.
SECHSKIES’s good chart results made the group receive much spotlight. SECHSKIES first put on its comeback stage on MBC’s Music Core on April 29, and the viewers were mesmerized by the members’ gorgeous looks and fantastic stage manners.
SECHSKIES’s first comeback stage received favorable responses and became the most searched word online. This proves once again that SECHSKIES is not just an idol group in the past but a very current one.
Although SECHSKIES faced fierce competition from fellow hit singers and there has recently been a change in the chart system, the group achieved a great success once again. No wonder expectations are running high for SECHSKIES’s stage on SBS’s Inkigayo today. SECHSKIES is no longer just an idol group from the past, and it is writing new history.
2017. 4. 30.
