BIGBANG prove their 20-year staying power as ‘BiiiG’ tops Melon and total streams surge 333%
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- BIGBANG’s digital single “BiiiG” topped both Melon’s Top 100 and daily charts after its release on Aug. 19.
- Streaming for the group’s older hits also surged after its 20th-anniversary world-tour concerts in Goyang.
- BIGBANG’s combined streams rose 333% month on month, and the group led the Global K Chart for two consecutive weeks.
BIGBANG’s 20th-anniversary comeback has sent the group back to the top of South Korea’s music charts, with its new single “BiiiG” taking first place on both Melon’s Top 100 and daily charts.
The track, released on Aug. 19, marked the first new full-group song in four years and four months from G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung.
The group’s anniversary concerts in Goyang also revived interest in its earlier catalogue. Streams of “Haru Haru,” released in 2008, jumped 298% from the previous month and returned to No. 67 on Melon’s Top 100. “Still Life” reached No. 86, while “Lies,” from 2007, re-entered at No. 90.
BIGBANG’s combined streams for all songs increased 333% month on month. The group also held the No. 1 position on the Global K Chart, compiled by Melon, Tencent Music and Line Music, for two straight weeks in the third and fourth weeks of August.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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