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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Blackpink May Be About To Beat Its Own Radio Record
A month ago, Blackpink kicked off a new era with a hugely anticipated and high-energy single. The South Korean girl group dropped 'Jump' in July, and the hard electronic cut quickly became a global sensation, as is the case with everything the four women release. 'Jump' is on the decline on several Billboard charts in America, but the song is picking up steam at pop radio. As it advances significantly, Blackpink cements its status as one of the most successful K-pop girl groups of all time – again. Blackpink's Ascent on the Pop Airplay Chart 'Jump' leaps from No. 30 to No. 23 on the Pop Airplay chart, the most competitive of the three pop radio rankings published by Billboard every frame. In its fourth turn on the tally, 'Jump' coincidentally becomes the fourth-highest-rising hit of all time by a K-pop girl group, and it could easily increase its standing again. Fifty Fifty Still Leads So far, just one tune credited to a girl group known primarily for creating K-pop has reached the top 10 on the Pop Airplay chart. 'Cupid' became a breakout smash for Fifty Fifty, flying all the way to No. 7. 'Golden,' which is credited to fake girl group Huntr/X as well as Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the actual human singers from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, currently appears at No. 20, and just like Blackpink's 'Jump,' it is quickly ascending. 'Jump' sits just two spaces behind another Blackpink track, 'Ice Cream,' the group's collaboration with Selena Gomez. That composition still stands as the outfit's highest-rising win, as it stalled at No. 21 several years back. 'Jump' Could Soon Leap to a Historic New High At the rate that 'Jump' has been surging, it could tie, or perhaps even pass, 'Ice Cream' in a few days, or maybe another week or two. Last frame, when 'Jump' counted No. 30 as its high point, the tune ranked as the fifth-highest-peaking hit by any K-pop girl group on the Pop Airplay chart. In fourth place was 'I Do' by (G)I-dle, which only made it to No. 26 before turning around and then quickly disappearing. Blackpink's New Single Remains a Top 10 Win While 'Jump' is on the downswing, the Blackpink cut still lives inside the top 10 on almost every Billboard tally on which it appears. The tune holds inside the highest tier on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S., as well as a trio of genre-specific rosters in America: the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Dance Streaming Songs, and Dance Digital Song Sales charts, where it currently appears at Nos. 3, 5, and 7, respectively.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
KPop Demon Hunters Singer Drops A Blunt Response To Claims That The Movie's Songs Are AI-Made
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ever since the 2025 Netflix release KPop Demon Hunters hit the streaming schedule in June, the Sony Pictures Animation movie has been getting the world talking and singing. With the animated movie being about a girl group whose songs are used as weapons against demons, you can't help but feel empowered while listening to the soundtrack and trying to hit those high notes. However, a social media user claimed that the movie's songs are AI-made, and that led to one of the film's singers dropping a blunt reply. The internet is obsessed with KPop Demon Hunters' music, with plenty of fans singing covers on social media and copying the choreography. And that popularity is abundantly clear when you look at Billboard and see "Golden" in the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 and Global 200. Even Stitch felt the need to dance to 'Soda Pop' at Disney World! Truly, there's no denying that Huntr/x and the Saja Boys were the fictional music groups we didn't know we needed. However, it appears one social media user felt the music from the 2025 movie release was too good to be true. While re-posting about 'Golden' being the first female K-pop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, @TheTitanBaddie claimed: Y'all realize this is one step towards AI completely taking over the music industry as well right? This is truly an outrageous assumption. There's no evidence to suggest that AI was used for KPop Demon Hunters' music. That's proven too by the impressive stellar talent brought on to provide Huntr/x's singing voices. Fortunately, the reactions underneath the post aren't fooled by the claim and know that three talented singers brought their A-game in the animated flick. Just like Huntr/x didn't let threats stand in their way, neither did one of Huntr/x's singers. REI AMI, who played the singing voice of Huntr/x rapper Zoey. She dropped a blunt response to the claim, stating: EJAE, AUDREY, NUNA AND I ARE NOT AI — ARE U BITCHES DUMB?! Ejae Kim, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami are certainly not AI. They are chart-topping Korean-American singers and songwriters. Even Ejae, who's the singing voice of Rumi, helped write the songs for KPop's 'Golden,' 'How It's Done,' and 'Your Idol,' which deserve a round of applause and all of the records they broke. That's not all Rei Ami had to say on the matter. The South Korean native also had a funny response to the accusations that she's AI: Y'all, I just found out I've been AI for 30 years. OMG, help. I'm just a code. Oopsie, oh noooooooooo, me so sad. Rei Ami doesn't have to prove anything to anyone that she's a real person. But if you're going to, you might as well deliver a tongue-in-cheek tweet that makes light of the absurdity of the situation. With KPop Demon Hunters already drawing attention with its wild Netflix records, there's been a lot of chatter about it, and sadly, that also includes bad rumors. Superb musical talent should never be questioned, and Rei Ami's cheeky comeback turns that baseless criticism into a moment of humor and power, just like Huntr/x would handle it. If you'd like to relive the chart-topping musical tunes from the animated fantasy flick, you can watch KPop Demon Hunters with a Netflix subscription. Solve the daily Crossword
Forbes
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Twice Hits Several Major Milestones On The Hot 100
Everything connected to Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters has become hugely popular in the past few months. That includes the tunes penned specifically for the animated flick, as well as a cut originally made famous by Twice. The girl group was involved in the globally-successful project, and the K-pop favorites are benefiting immensely from the popularity of KPop Demon Hunters, which brings the singers to a new high point on the most important songs chart in America. Twice's 'Strategy' Hits a New Peak on the Hot 100 Twice's 'Strategy' rises from No. 74 to No. 69 on the Hot 100 this week. That's a new high point not only for the track itself, but for the act. The group has collected a trio of placements on the Hot 100 throughout the years. The K-pop stars first reached the list with 'The Feels' in October 2021, followed by 'Moonlight Sunrise' in 2023. Those cuts peaked at Nos. 83 and 84, respectively. Twice's Longest-Charting Smash 'Strategy' isn't only Twice's highest-reaching win, it's also the girl group's longest-charting title on the Hot 100. This frame is the tune's third on the ranking. Both 'The Feels' and 'Moonlight Sunrise' only spent one frame on the competitive roster of the most consumed songs in the United States before slipping off. Now, 'Strategy' has outpaced both of those cuts combined. Originally a Duet with Megan Thee Stallion 'Strategy' was originally released in December 2024 as a collaboration between Twice and Megan Thee Stallion. It fronted the K-pop stars' EP of the same name and became a minor hit on some global rankings. It wasn't until K-Pop Demon Hunters came around that 'Strategy' truly exploded in popularity, though Stallion is not credited on the track at the moment. Two tracks by Twice appear on the K-Pop Demon Hunters soundtrack. 'Strategy' is credited to the group as a whole, while a reworking of 'Take Down' credits only Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung, three singers in the band.
CBC
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Blackpink opens limited edition pop-up shop ahead of Toronto concerts
Toronto is hosting one of the biggest K-pop acts in the world this week. Girl group Blackpink is set to take Rogers Stadium for two nights. In the days ahead of the shows, fans have had a special opportunity to prepare themselves with a special pop-up shop at Yorkdale Mall.
BBC News
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Bradford Mela returns but with a commercial twist
Fatima Patel has very fond memories of the original two-day Bradford Mela, which ended back in occasion, which reportedly attracted crowds of up to 100,000, meant so much to her that she has now brought back the famous event albeit as a commercial, rather than council, Park is the setting for the Bradford Food and Lifestyle Mela on Saturday and Sunday, with thousands expected to take part in the celebration of South Asian free-to-enter event will feature a mix of music, food, fashion and other events. Ms Patel, 49, said: "We started off doing what was called the Curry Mela. We were trying to showcase the best of South Asian cuisine. "And it was at those events that people said, 'the mela, that word means a lot us. Can you not bring that back?'"I was like 'we'd love to' because even I remember it and I used to love it. "But it used to be on a huge scale, huge budgets used to go into it."We didn't have those kind of budgets but we thought we'll attempt it, but in our version." Bradford's first major mela took place in 1988 and is widely regarded as being the first of its type in on fields near Bradford University, the two-day celebration moved to Lister Park before going to Peel Park - but was cancelled in 2012 due to bad weather. From 2013 the event was reduced to a single day and moved to Bradford City Park, where it was absorbed into the Bradford Festival. This weekend's mela includes performances by Apache Indian, girl group Girls Like You as well as Bhangra stalwarts will also be cookery demonstrations and a fun fair plus a host of ward councillor Mohammed Amran, who also chairs the Bradford West Area Committee, helped get approval for the event to take place in the council-run green said: "It brings communities together and it puts the park on the map. The park itself is one of the best in Europe."It's so good that we can bring communities from different faiths, different religions, different organisations and different cultures together to celebrate on a weekend."This ensures that the park is well used but also recognises that mela brings people together." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
