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Girl group ILLIT proved its presence by winning the prestigious music awards in Japan for two consecutive years.
According to the Hive Music Group label Billifrap on the 12th, ILLIT (Yoona Minju Mocha Wonhee Iroha) was listed as the winner of the 'Best 3 New Artists (Asia)' category at the '40th Japan Gold Disc Awards'.
The Japan Gold Disc Awards, which began in 1987, awards artists and works that have contributed to the development of the record industry by the Japan Records Association. Winners and winners in each category are selected based on sales performance, streaming, and download figures of albums and music videos released over a year. The "Best 3 New Artists (Asia)" category, which was awarded by ILLIT, will be awarded to the top three Asian artists excluding Japan.
They won the trophy at the ceremony last year as well. At that time, he won three categories: "Song of the Year by Download (Asia), "Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia)" and "Best 5 Song by Streaming" with his debut song "Magnetic."
ILLIT said, "I'm really happy to receive an award as an artist following 'Magnetic'. GLLIT, who's always there for us.Fandom name) I sincerely thank the people," he said.
ILLIT performed brilliantly in Japan last year. They established themselves in the local music market with their song "Almond Chocolate" released in February, creating an unusual sensation in the music market. In September, he released his first Japanese single, "Toki Yo Tomare" (original よ止まれ/Toki Yo Tomare), and made his official debut and stood out on the music and music charts.
ILLIT also explored Japan's representative year-end music program. They have appeared on NHK's "Red and White Song Competition," NTV's "Annual Music Awards," Fuji TV's "FNS Song Festival," and TBS' "CDTV Live! Live!" for two consecutive years to confirm their solid local popularity. Especially, "The 67th Shining!" At the Japan Record Grand Prize, he also enjoyed the joy of receiving the "Best Work Award" as the only song by an overseas artist at the time with "Almond Chocolate."
Meanwhile, ILLIT will hold its first tour "ILLIT LIVE 'PRESS START♥︎' and meet with fans in seven cities at home and abroad. The Seoul performance, which opens the tour, will be held at the TicketLink Live Arena (formerly handball stadium) from the 14th to the 15th. ILLIT proved its powerful ticket power by selling out all tickets early on the first day of pre-sale for the Seoul concert.
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