YG Entertainment's new girl group, BABYMONSTER, has proven their extraordinary global presence by entering the US Billboard main charts immediately after their debut.
According to the latest charts released by Billboard on December 5th (local time), BABYMONSTER's debut digital single 'BATTER UP' entered the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global (Billboard Global Excl. U.S) charts at 101st and 49th places, respectively.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global charts rank songs based on streaming and music sales (downloads) collected from around 200 regions worldwide. As these charts reflect the latest trends in the mainstream music market, they are considered key indicators of global popularity.
This achievement comes just 8 days after their debut, solidly proving their unique musicality and overwhelming performance capabilities, which have already earned them strong trust from music fans worldwide. Especially noteworthy is their immediate placement in the top 50 of the Billboard Global (Billboard Global Excl. U.S) chart, fueling expectations for their future record-breaking journey.
In addition to their Billboard success, BABYMONSTER has also made an impact on various other charts with 'BATTER UP'. They reached 5th place on the 'World Digital Song Sales Chart' and 1st on the 'LyricFind Global' chart, charting in a total of 4 categories and demonstrating their wide-ranging global influence.
Not limited to Billboard, BABYMONSTER is also making its mark on various other charts. Immediately after its release at midnight on the 27th of last month, 'BATTER UP' conquered the iTunes Song Charts in 21 countries. Additionally, it swept the top spots on China's QQ Music 'Music Index Chart', 'Rising Daily Chart', and 'KPOP Weekly Chart'.
Particularly explosive is the response on YouTube. The music video for 'BATTER UP' received rave reviews and topped the 'Most Viewed Videos in 24 Hours', recording a new record for a K-pop group debut with 22.59 million views in a single day. It continued to dominate the global YouTube Daily Popular Chart for five consecutive days and topped the weekly chart, now surpassing 70 million views and rapidly approaching the 100 million view milestone.
