”TWS” debuts at No. 1 on Korean music stream site MelOn's annual chart! ... First K-POP record in 14 years
The group TWS topped the 2024 Melon annual chart with their debut song.
According to the "2024 MelOn Annual Chart" released by MelOn on the 9th, "TWS"
The title track "Plot Twist" from their debut album "Sparkling Blue" reached number one.
The debut song that topped the Melon annual chart was Miss A's "Bad Girl Good" in 2010.
It's been 14 years since "Love Girl" and the last time a boy group topped this chart was in 2018 with iKON's "LOVE
This marks the first time in about six years since "SCENARIO." This reignited the boy band boom and shows the overwhelming momentum that has shaken up the K-POP world.
"TWS" is a band that creates a unique genre of "boyhood pop" that evokes beautiful emotions in everyday life with "plot twist (first encounters don't go as planned)".
The song, which ranked first in both the digital and streaming categories on the Circle Chart for the first half of 2024, is still going strong one year after its release.
"Plot Twist" is also highly addictive and has gained a lot of popularity on social media.
The song was ranked 6th in the "Top Songs" in the Korean region in TikTok's year-end financial results, and was also featured on the video platform YouTube.
It was ranked 4th in Korea's "Shorts Most Popular Songs" and 6th in the "Most Popular Songs" on YouTube. It was also ranked high in TikTok's "Top Songs" and YouTube's "Most Popular Songs".
TWS is the only K-pop boy group to have done so. In particular, "plot twist" was chosen as one of the "Best K-pop Songs of 2024" by the US Billboard and the UK NME.
With such success, TWS has won a total of 13 trophies at major music awards ceremonies, making them the most decorated debut artists in 2024.
Meanwhile, TWS will hold their first exclusive fan meeting since their debut, "2025 TWS 1ST FANMEETING" in Seoul and Tokyo in February and March, respectively.
They will be holding the event "42:CLUB" and will continue to be active in the new year.
