NewJeans Debut on Hot 100 With ‘Ditto’ – Billboard

South Korean Okay-pop group NewJeans hits the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Jan. 21) for the primary time, as “Ditto” debuts at No. 96.

The music, launched Dec. 19 through ADOR/Geffen/Interscope Records, enters on the energy of 5.1 million U.S. streams (up 62%) within the Jan. 6-12 monitoring week, based on Luminate. It concurrently ranks at No. 5 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart (after hitting No. 4 per week earlier) and No. 9 on the Billboard Global 200 (after reaching No. 8). The music turned the act’s first of two high 10s on the tallies – “OMG” turns into its second on every chart this week. “Ditto” additionally ranks at No. 7 on World Digital Song Sales (after rising to No. 4 two weeks earlier).

TikTok has been a giant issue within the music’s rising recognition, because the monitor has been utilized in practically 300,000 clips on the platform up to now. (TikTok doesn’t presently contribute on to Billboard’s charts.)

NewJeans should not simply newcomers to Billboard’s charts, however to the music scene solely. The group was based by Min Hee-jin, CEO of ADOR (a newly created subsidiary beneath the HYBE labels umbrella), via BigHit Entertainment. The act launched its first single, “Attention,” on (*100*) 22. The monitor debuted on Global Excl. U.S. (Aug. 13) at No. 174 and surged to a No. 34 excessive two weeks later. Concurrent with the music’s chart arrival, the group’s debut four-track EP NWJNS arrived at No. 22 on Heatseekers Albums, earlier than hitting No. 9 two weeks later. The EP additionally reaches a brand new No. 10 finest on this week’s World Albums chart.

After “Attention,” the group has charted 4 extra songs on Global Excl. U.S., with “Cookie” (No. 198 peak in August) and “Hype Boy” (No. 32, September) previous its two high 10s.

The five-piece group contains Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein and Minji. Minji co-wrote “Ditto” with Hongchul Cho, Yiva Dimberg, Oohyo and 250. 250 (actual identify Hohyung Lee) additionally produced the monitor solo. He’s beforehand produced songs for BTS, E SENS, iTZY and NCT 127.

NewJeans moreover climb 7-4 on the newest Emerging Artists chart, reaching the highest 5 in its ninth week on the survey.