Good start with lead single "365" (Girl of the Month)
リードシングル「３６５」で快調な滑り出し（今月の少女）
Following BTS's achievement! "Girl of the Month" is the first Korean girl group to achieve this feat...Korean media is paying close attention to the 12-member rookie girl group that suddenly appeared on the world stage.
★"Girl of the Month" has reached No. 1 on both the single and album charts on the US iTunes. This is the only record achieved by a Korean girl group, and the second K-pop group to do so after BTS."
I know "Butterfly," which was released in February this year.
It's safe to say that this is the hit song that represents "Girl of the Month."
In fact, this is the only song I know.
However, "Butterfly" did not lead to a big breakthrough.
While IZ*ONE and ITZY were getting off to a flashy start as new girl groups, they only put on a memorable stage.
However, if the music video for this song has achieved 30 million views in 10 months, it seems that they have maintained a decent level of success and interest as a new girl group.
I also thought the music video for this song was good.
I used to watch it a lot.
However, there are many members and I didn't have many opportunities to see them on Korean music stages.
I couldn't even remember the names of the members.
Perhaps they gained enough power to dominate the iTunes charts as a result of their persistent activities in America, not in Asia, the home of K-POP?
LOONA has never thrilled fans on the Asian stages, which are abuzz with K-POP.
However, it seems that they have suddenly become popular in America.
The lead single "365", which was just released on December 13th, has reached number one on both the US iTunes Singles and Albums charts.
This song topped the charts not only in America but also in 22 countries around the world, and as this is said to be the first such achievement since BTS, it doesn't seem like a mere fluke.
That said, it is still too early to say how much penetration the lead single "365" will have in Asia, the home of K-pop.
Even though "LOONA"'s lead single "365" got off to a good start on iTunes, mainly in America, when it comes to Asia, they are just new girls.
BTS sold well in Asia, and then went on to sell well in America.
In other words, they sold in a straightforward style.
LOONA will likely take on the opposite challenge.
How much popularity and reputation will "365," which sold well in America, gain in Asia?
The hurdles seem high, but if this is the first such achievement by a K-pop girl group, it's worth keeping an eye on.
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