Rumi from huntr/x and alex warn from tiktok’s hype house.
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We’re not just just talking about the jaw-dumpping soprano section of the song we are Say “GoldenIs going up, up, up. The track by the fictional k-pop Girl Group Huntr/x Has Hit No. 1 on the Billboard HOT 100, Bumping “Ordinary” Singer Alex Warren to Second Place in the Latest Extraordinary Achievement to Come Out of Netflix’s Hit Animated Musical Kpop demon hunters. In the film, the song’s power allows rumi, zoey, and good to keep demons from entering the human world; In Real Life, The Trio’s Tune Kept Warren from Enjoying Another Week At No. 1 after nine nonconsecutive ones atop the chart this summer.
“Golden”-Performed by Real-Life Artists, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami-Debut at No. 81 on the July 5 Chart, Two Weeks after the Movie Dropped on Netflix. for BillboardThe Track Got 31.7 Million Streams, 8.4 Million Radio-Airplay Impressions, and 7,000 US Sales During the Week of August 1 to 7. Huntr/X’s Demonic Boy-Band Rivals, The Her Boys, Are Also Risen to No. 8 with “your idol” this week. “Golden” is the first k-pop song by female vocals to hit no. 1 on the hot 100. Its also the first not to have a member of bTs on it: Jimein’s solo “like crazy,” jung kook’s solo “seven,” and six of ther songs are the only other k-pops to have topped the chart. Army May Have a Paint Wey Say bts Has No Living Competition.
Correction: A Previous Version of this Story Misstained How Many K-Pop Songs Have Topped The Hot 100.
