aespa's Karina Tops the Melon Chart With Solo Song "Up"

aespa's Karina has surprised everyone with charting her song "Up".

"UP (KARINA Solo), a track on the "aespa Special Digital Single" (SYNK: PARALLEL LINE) released on the 9th, topped the Melon daily chart released on the 12th, proving once again its powerful music power by recapturing the top in about 40 days after "Supernova."

As the Karina solo song was well received by word of mouth with dance covers and challenges on various short-forms after performing on stage at the group's second solo concert held in June, it topped the real-time Bugs chart and Melon TOP100 and HOT100 as soon as it was released, and Giselle's "Dopamine", Ningning's "Bored!" and Winter's "Spark" are also gaining popularity, successfully entering the chart.

KARINA’s “UP” (1,435,004) now holds the biggest first full tracking day of streaming for a 4th Gen soloist song, surpassing YEONJUN’s “GGUM” (1,323,730). pic.twitter.com/EfqTnQXq9Q

— aespa charts (@aespaoncharts) October 11, 2024

The single "aespa Special Digital Single "SYNK: PARALLEL LINE" not only topped the iTunes Top Album Chart in 16 regions around the world, but also ranked second after Coldplay on the Worldwide Album Chart, and was also well received on global platforms, with China QQ Music Trend Peak Chart, Surging Chart, and Japan's AWA Real-time Surging Chart all lined up from 1st to 4th.

"UP" is a hip-hop dance song featuring an addictive chorus and minimal tracks, and Karina's solo lyrics contain a confident message that she will capture everyone.

Meanwhile, aespa will release its fifth mini album Whiplash on October 21st.

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