Jennie's 'Less Than a Lover' Tops iTunes in 27 Countries
no bc she woke up, released a single, and immediately went no. 1 on itunes in 27 countries like it was nothing. the girlies never stood a chance and honestly neither did i.
not to be dramatic at 9am but jennie really said 'watch this' and released 'less than a lover' on july 24 and the charts have not recovered since. mother is once again mothering and i am once again unwell.
within a day the single was sitting at no. 1 on itunes' top songs in more than 27 regions — philippines, indonesia, brazil, you name it. that's the most countries any k-pop soloist has topped with a single song all of 2026. ate. left zero crumbs. swept the floor with the crumbs.
and she didn't stop at itunes — the mv shot to no. 1 on youtube's worldwide trending music list AND grabbed the top trending spot in both korea and the u.s. over in china she casually locked no. 1 on qq music, netease cloud, and kugou, then landed at no. 2 on melon's hot 100 for good measure.
her label OA Entertainment put it plainly, calling it "the highest number of regions topped by any K-pop solo song" released in 2026. bestie. the way they said that with their whole chest.
anyway solo jennie remains undefeated and the rest of us remain on the floor. we are so back.
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Stray Kids' 'THIS & THAT' Spends Third Week in Billboard Top 10
three weeks in and the album is sitting at no. 8 — a new personal best for skz's staying power. the chart is theirs now, apparently.
not STAY having to renew the group's lease on the billboard 200 top 10.
on august 30 local time, billboard revealed that Stray Kids' latest mini album "THIS & THAT" is spending its THIRD straight week in the top 10, holding at No. 8. that makes it their third album to camp out in the top 10 for three whole weeks — a new record for their US longevity.
and remember: this thing DEBUTED at No. 1 two weeks ago, tying Stray Kids with the Rolling Stones for one of the most No. 1 albums of any group in history. like… of ALL history. the rolling stones. i need to lie down.
debut No. 1 was the flex. still being in the top 10 three weeks later is the receipts. we are so back and honestly we never left. ⚡
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'THE SIN : BLISS' debuted at the very top of america's biggest albums chart on august 30 — the boys are the headline now, not the rookies.
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