[Today’s K-pop] Twice tops Billboard world album chart

Twice rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s world albums chart with “Taste of Love,” according to the publication’s latest tally that became available Friday.
 
The band’s tenth EP came out on June 11 and stayed on three major Billboard charts for three consecutive weeks, ranking No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 67 on the Artist 100 for the week of July 10. It has entered 11 charts in total, and is showing no signs of waning.
 
“Taste of Love” notched No. 6 on June 26, landing at the highest rung of the Billboard 200 by any K-pop girl group. It peaked at No. 9 on Artist 100, another record for itself.
 
Meanwhile, its prereleased “Perfect World,” from the upcoming third Japanese studio album of the same title, landed atop the real-time chart upon its release at the end of last month and was No. 1 on Line Music’s weekly top 100 chart last week.

BTS’ Jin tops iTunes chart in 110 regions with self-written song

Jin of BTS set a record with his solo song “Moon,” according to iTunes on Friday.
 
The song from the band’s fourth full-length album “Map of the Soul: 7” climbed to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Nepal chart recently, having topped iTunes song charts in 110 regions in total. It is the fifth song to achieve the feat in the history of the global music chart.
 
Jin wrote both the lyrics and melody of the song that compares fans to the Earth and himself to the orbiting moon, expressing his lasting love for them.
 
The song was picked for No. 5 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 75 greatest boy band songs of all time in July 2020, ranking in the highest spot for an act from Asia.

Seventeen’s 8th EP certified platinum in Japan 

Seventeen’s eighth EP “Your Choice” earned a platinum certificate from the Japan Record Association, agency Pledis Entertainment announced Friday. 
  
The EP was released on June 18 and had recorded over 250,000 shipments as of last month, qualifying it for the certificate. This is the first time the band has reached the milestone for a Korean album.
 
“This album contains the message that your choice is more important than mine and it was endorsed platinum thanks to your choice, Carat,” the bandmates said, addressing their official fandom and vowing to continue to do their best to make them proud.
 
The 13-member band was the only K-pop act to make the top 10 in Billboard Japan’s yearly single sales chart, with its second Japanese single “Fallin’ Flower.” Its second Japanese EP, “24H” stayed in Oricon’s weekly album rankings for four weeks, a first for an international act.

The Boyz’ Kevin drops 1st self-composed song

Kevin of the Boyz surprised fans by dropping a song he wrote himself.
 
He put out “Rubber Boots,” his first self-written song, via SoundCloud late Thursday at midnight, according to his agency Cre.Ker Entertainment.
 
He invites listeners to dance together in the rain, adding the actual sound of rain dropping recorded while in Vancouver, British Columbia, to the house-R&B tune.
 
“The rat-a-tat rhythm from the rain and the raindrops sliding down the window expressed free spirits with music,” explained Kevin.
 
He also created the artwork for the cover of the song, in which a person wearing a pair of rubber boots and holding a folded umbrella seems ready to hop into puddles and strike a contrast with the yellow background.

By Hwang You-mee (glamazon@heraldcorp.com)