Music

Fifty Fifty Tops K-Pop Girl Groups on Spotify with 'Cupid'

Apr 23, 2023 | by COLT NAVA

Girl group Fifty Fifty has seized the top spot among K-pop girl groups on the world's largest music streaming platform, Spotify, with their hit song "Cupid." The group's management company, Attract, revealed on the 24th that Fifty Fifty accumulated 23.32 million monthly listeners over the last 28 days.

Following Fifty Fifty in the K-pop girl group monthly listener count are BLACKPINK (22.9 million), NewJeans (19.6 million), TWICE (11.3 million), and IVE (9.3 million). Monthly listeners are calculated as unique listeners regardless of how many times an individual listens to a track.

Since its initial appearance on Spotify charts on the 13th of last month, "Cupid" has maintained its popularity by staying on the charts for over a month.

In related news, girl group aespa's third mini-album "MY WORLD," set to be released on the 8th of next month, has already surpassed 1.52 million pre-orders, according to their management company, SM Entertainment. Aespa previously achieved 1.8 million sales with their second mini-album "Girls" based on the Circle Chart.

Aespa will be unveiling their pre-release single "Welcome To MY World" on the 2nd of next month at 6 pm.

Meanwhile, the group SHINee will be holding their 15th-anniversary fan meeting "Everyday is SHINee DAY: [Piece of SHINE]" on the 27th of next month at the KINTEX Exhibition Hall 7 in Ilsan, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. Their management company, SM Entertainment, announced the event, which will be SHINee's first fan meeting in approximately 4 years and 8 months.

Since their debut in May 2008 with "Replay," SHINee has captured fans' hearts with their solid live performances and eye-catching stage presence, delivering hit songs such as "Ring Ding Dong," "Sherlock," and "Dream Girl."