Hot 100 First-Timer: ILLIT Attracts With Debut Single ‘Magnetic’

South Korean group ILLIT has released only one official single so far, and that song is now officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting hit.

The act’s “Magnetic” debuts at No. 91 on the April 20-dated Hot 100 with 6.2 million official U.S. streams (up 1%) and 428,000 radio audience impressions (up 43%) April 5-11, according to Luminate.

The song is also a hit internationally. It ranks at No. 3 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, a week after reaching No. 2, and rises 8-6 on the Billboard Global 200. It has additionally hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hong Kong Songs, Singapore Songs, South Korean Songs and Taiwan Songs charts.

“Magnetic” appears on ILLIT’s debut four-track EP Super Real Me, released March 25 on BELIFT LAB (a sublabel of HYBE Corporation). The set stands at No. 6 on the World Albums chart after reaching No. 5 a week earlier. It became the group’s first overall chart entry upon its debut earlier this month.

TikTok has been a significant factor in the song’s growth, as a portion of its audio has soundtracked more than 375,000 clips on the platform. The group itself boasts more than 2 million TikTok followers.

ILLIT was formed through the Korean JTBC reality show R U Next?, and is comprised of members Iroha, Minju, Moka, Wonhee and Yunah.

ILLIT is the second K-pop group to chart on the Hot 100 in 2024, after LE SSERAFIM with “Easy” in March. Overall, ILLIT is the ninth K-pop group to reach the Hot 100, after (in order of first appearance) Wonder Girls, BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NewJeans, FIFTY FIFTY, Stray Kids and LE SSERAFIM.

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