MelOn, South Korea’s largest online music sales and streaming service, has been a pioneer in the industry since its establishment in 2004. One of the most important variables that allows us to measure trends in Korea is the search statistics on MelOn…
When we look at the search statistics for girl groups on MelOn in May 2021, we see OH MY GIRL in the first place. We understand that their comeback album in May made a splash in Korea! BLACKPINK is in second place. Although they do not have any activity as a group (except for Rose’s solo album), they are always at the top… Aespa is in the third place, although they chose a different comeback song, I think it is an important success…
He also took fourth place while playing mafia at ITZY. We found this piece strange at first, but then we loved it a lot… She broke up with the GFRIEND agency, but in the meantime, it managed to become the agenda. Davichi is one of the old bands formed in 2008; They released the single “Just Hug Me” on April 12, 2021. The old days are in high demand in Korea, and they are also sought after during the month of May… Eighth place is a bit interesting for TWICE. However, the “Kura Kura” they released for the Japanese market was a very, very good song. Unfortunately, Koreans are very isolated in these matters, they are not interested in what is going on outside of Korea! In the meantime, we see that the flash comeback of the past months, Brave Girls, is starting to lose its influence; they are now in tenth place based on the last month in searches…
#1 OH MY GIRL – 445k
#2 BLACKPINK- 396k
#3 aespa – 276 thousand
#4 ITZY – 273 thousand
#5 GFRIEND – 211k
#6 Davichi – 207k
#7 TWICE – 203k
#8 Girls’ Generation – 173k
#9 Red Velvet – 150K
#10 Brave Girls – 149k
