Rosé's "APT"."Kedeheon caught up with the record, 'Golden'..."K-pop's new history writing is ongoing [K-EYES]

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The song "Golden" from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" has written another K-pop history. It caught up with the longest record of K-pop on the Billboard digital song sales chart set by ROSé and Bruno Mars' collaboration song "APT."

On the 2nd (local time), "Golden" was listed on the Billboard Digital Song Sales Chart for the 39th consecutive week, matching the record of "APT." The digital song sales chart is a chart that aggregates weekly digital music sales in the U.S. on platforms such as iTunes and Amazon, and this is the first time a K-pop song has survived 39 weeks on the chart. Billboard predicted, "It is likely to surpass the record of 'APT.' within a few days, and enter the 40th week for the first time in K-pop history."

"Golden" was pushed from No. 1 to No. 17 last week due to the entry of a large number of songs from BTS' comeback album "ARIRANG", but tied for No. 1 with "APT" for 39 weeks of chart survival. Sales of "Golden" this week were about 2,600 copies, down from 5,750 last week.

The two songs recorded the same 39 weeks, but the journey was different. "Golden" stayed at the top of the chart for a total of six weeks, marking the third-longest-ever No. 1 period among K-pop songs, while "APT." topped the chart for just one week. BTS' "Dynamite" and "Butter," which recorded 18 weeks each, jointly held the record for the most No. 1 spot on the K-pop digital song sales chart.

"Golden" was listed on nine U.S. Billboard charts at the same time this week. In particular, it jumped from No. 8 to No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart, breaking the all-time high, and this is the first time a K-pop song has entered the top 5 of the chart. It has also been on the Adult Pop Airplay chart for 33 weeks, marking the longest K-pop record on the chart. This record was also previously held by 'APT.' at 32 weeks.

"Golden" is a song by the fictional girl group Huntrix in the movie, and the actual vocals were performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and REI AMI. Released in June last year, "K-pop Demon Hunters" is a Netflix animation about a K-pop girl group fighting demons with the power of music, and has created a global syndrome by setting a record for most-watched Netflix movies ever.

Golden surprised the world of music by winning the Grammy Trophy (Video Music Award) for the first K-pop song at the Grammy Awards in February, and the first K-pop Oscar at the Academy Awards on the 15th of last month. In her acceptance speech, Eze said, "When I was young, I was teased that I liked K-pop, but now everyone is singing along to Korean lyrics. This award is not about success, it's about resilience," he said, shedding tears. Netflix and Sony Pictures also officially confirmed the production of the sequel last month.

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