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Recently, the K-pop group ILLIT has been gaining attention in the Japanese music scene. According to their agency, Belift Lab, ILLIT received the Newcomer Award at the 66th Japan Record Awards. This marks the first time in 13 years that a K-pop girl group has received this honor since Girls’ Generation and 2NE1. Notably, it is highly unusual for a group to win such an award without having officially debuted in Japan.
The members of ILLIT expressed their joy, stating, “Winning the Newcomer Award was our goal for this year, and we are very happy to have achieved that dream. We will continue to grow to present new music and performances.”
Their popularity was further demonstrated as the title track “Magnetic” from ‘SUPER REAL ME’ surpassed 100 million cumulative streams on the Japan Record Association and Oricon. Additionally, it ranked 5th in TikTok’s ‘Summer Songs of the Year 2024’, leading short-form trends.
These achievements translated into chart successes, such as topping the ‘Tower Records Music 2024 First Half Streaming Ranking’ for New Artists and securing the 1st place in the Artist category at the ‘Trend Awards 2024’. Riding this wave of popularity, ILLIT is set to appear on NHK’s year-end special music program ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’.
Currently, ILLIT is actively promoting with “Tick-Tack” from their second mini-album ‘I’LL LIKE YOU’. This track, with its addictive melody, is receiving much love on social media and has reached the top spot in reels popularity audio both in Korea and Japan.
As anticipation grows for ILLIT’s future activities, their expansion on the global stage draws attention.
This article has been written by Kpopmap AI writer and while we have made efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, there may be errors or inaccuracies.
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