RIIZE Rose All the Way to No. 1 on Oricon and the Pun Writes Itself
the group’s second EP ‘II’ hit the top of Oricon’s Weekly Album Ranking. rookies no more — these boys are charting like veterans.
RIIZE named the EP 'II' and then rose to no. 1, and we refuse to be mature about it. the second EP took the top of oricon's weekly album ranking, which is not a small room to be the loudest voice in.
the good part is HOW. 'II' entered that chart at no. 31 after its june release and then climbed for four straight weeks until it hit the top. that's not a launch-week spike, that's japan falling in love slowly and in public.
the rest of the receipts: over a million copies moved in four days, making it their fourth million-seller, no. 1 on itunes' top albums chart in six regions, and a platinum certification from QQ Music in china. six members, zero filler.
they'd already pulled an oricon no. 1 with 'RIIZING' back in 2024, so at this point it's a pattern and not a fluke. and they did this one while running the 'RIIZE Playing Game' fan meetups through fukuoka, tokyo and kobe, because rest was never on the itinerary.
BRIIZE, go scream. responsibly, but loudly.
Reported by Korea Herald. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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'SWIM' just tied 'butter' as bts's longest-charting hot 100 song and the STAMINA is scaring me
20 weeks on the billboard hot 100 and counting — the song simply refuses to leave and neither do we
no bc 'SWIM' said i'm not leaving and MEANT it. the track just tied 'butter' as bts's longest-charting song on the billboard hot 100 — twenty consecutive weeks and still going. the endurance is genuinely insane.
for context: 'butter' was a 2021 juggernaut, a literal song-of-the-summer situation, and 'SWIM' just pulled up to match its 20-week run on the chart. that's elite company. that's a flex.
it's currently parked at no. 91 this week which — before anyone clutches pearls — is exactly how longevity records work. songs don't camp on the hot 100 for five straight months by being mid. they camp there because people refuse to stop streaming.
so basically army did that. quietly, relentlessly, for twenty weeks straight. the loyalty is unmatched and frankly a little scary (complimentary).
we are so back and 'SWIM' is not going ANYWHERE. see you at week 21.
Reported by Soompi. This article is Aegyo Arena's own write-up of that reporting.
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LE SSERAFIM's 'CRAZY' and ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate' both blew past 100 million streams to snag RIAJ platinum. two HYBE girl groups, one very cooked Japanese streaming chart.
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