ILLIT (YUNAH, MINJU, MOKA, WONHEE, IROHA) appeared at the iHeartRadio Music Awards held in Los Angeles, USA on March 17th (local time).
She won the "Best New Artist (K-pop)" category at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025.
The "Idol Music Awards 2025" is a music awards ceremony hosted by American online radio broadcasting company iHeartRadio since 2014.
The awards are given to artists and songs that have been played the most on iHeartRadio stations and apps over the course of a year.
This is the first time that ILLIT has won an award at this awards ceremony, and it is a testament to their status and influence in the mainstream pop market, having been established only one year after their debut.
ILLIT took the global market by storm upon their debut in March last year. Their debut song "Magnetic" reached #1 on the US Billboard main song chart,
It was ranked in the UK's Hot 100 (as of April 20th last year) and the UK's Official Singles Top 100 (as of April 5th), setting a new record for the first and fastest K-pop debut song to be ranked in.
The song was a long-running hit, sweeping the top of various international charts and becoming a global hit.
Both "REAL ME" and the 2nd mini album "I'LL LIKE YOU" are ranked on the Billboard main album chart, the Billboard 200.
Among the K-pop artists who debuted last year, ILLIT is the only one to have two albums ranked on the Billboard 200.
With these achievements, ILLIT has swept major music awards ceremonies around the world.
They have won a total of 13 trophies, including seven Newcomer Awards, at awards ceremonies in Korea, the US, and Japan, including the 2025 MTV Europe
Music Awards (MTV EMA 2024)” and “Billboard Music Awards 2024
(BBMAs) and has been nominated for an overwhelming presence as the "top 5th generation girl group."
Meanwhile, ILLIT is currently releasing their first original Japanese song, "Almond," which is the theme song for the movie "Faces Only Will Not Make You Love Me."
Chocolate" was released on Stream on February 14th and is gaining popularity in both Korea and Japan. The song has been doing well on major charts in Japan and has also had a positive effect on the movie box office.
The Korean version special stage, supported by the cheers of fans, was also well received, and expectations are high for the birth of ILLIT's new signature song.
Japan Official Site: https://illit-official.jp/
By chunchun 2025/03/19 00:20 KST
