YG’s ONE took No.1 on iTunes charts of five foreign countries + high ranks on charts in Korea… “Very satisfactory outcome”
[OSEN=선미경 기자] Rookie singer ONE is enjoying bigger-than-expected popularity overseas, upon his debut.
ONE’s debut single album that includes double title tracks “Gettin’ by” and “heyahe” that was released on July 11 took No.1 on the iTunes charts of five countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
ONE is also placed in top 50 on iTunes charts of 20 countries including the United States, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Spain.
Such outcome is remarkable, when considering the fact that ONE has not carried out any specific promotion or performance for the past two years, except for his performance as “1PUNCH” and in “Show Me the Money” show.
ONE’s music videos are also enjoying explosive popularity that is exceptional for a rookie singer who has just made debut.
The music video of “Gettin’ by” recorded more than 700,000 views within 12 hours of release, while the video of “heyahe” is soon to surpass one million views. Not only Korean music fans but also foreigners who did not know ONE before are continuing to write replies on ONE’s YouTube channel on which the music videos are unveiled.
Notably, foreigners who came to know ONE for the first time with ONE’s debut songs are giving favorable reviews, saying, “No doubt that ONE is an YG artist”, “ONE is like a package of gifts of music, visual, and fashion”, “I can’t stop watching the music videos”, etc.
ONE is also staying in high ranks on music charts in Korea, even though he has released his first solo album. “Gettin’ by” is ranked in top 10 on the charts of Olleh, Genie, and Bugs and its ranking on other charts is rising rapidly as well, through the words of mouth.
An YG insider said, “The outcome is very satisfactory for a debut song. ONE has written many new songs and they will be released one after another until the end of this year”.
Music fans from in and out of the country are paying keen attention to how big success ONE will achieve form now on, after making a new beginning as a solo artist after two years of hard work with YG.
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