FIFTY FIFTY is fastest K-pop group to enter Billboard Hot 100: report

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="South Korean girl group FIFTY FIFTY. Photo: Twitter/@we_fiftyfifty" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/03/28/k-pop.jpg"/><figcaption>South Korean girl group FIFTY FIFTY. Photo: Twitter/@we_fiftyfifty</figcaption></figure></div><p>South Korean girl group FIFTY FIFTY has entered the Billboard Hot 100, the music magazine announced early Tuesday, reportedly making the band the fastest K-pop act to enter the chart.</p><p>Billboard said the four-member rookie group debuted at No. 100 on the Hot 100 with its latest single &quot;Cupid.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s their (FIFTY FIFTY) first career entry on the chart,&quot; Billboard said on Twitter.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/we_fiftyfifty?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@we_fiftyfifty</a>&#x27;s &quot;Cupid&quot; debuts at No. 100 on this week&#x27;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hot100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hot100</a>.<br/><br/>It&#x27;s their first career entry on the chart.</p>— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) <a href="https://twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1640444096295608328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Hot 100 chart is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs in the United States, based on streaming activity, radio play and album sales.</p><p>With the entry, FIFTY FIFTY overtakes fellow rookie act NewJeans as the fastest K-pop group to enter the Hot 100 charts, having debuted just 4 months ago, according to a report by Korean entertainment news website Soompi.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qc7_zRjH808?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>FIFTY FIFTY joins K-pop heavyweights Wonder Girls, BTS, Blackpink, TWICE and NewJeans as the only Korean groups to chart in the Hot 100, Soompi noted.</p><p>Formed and managed by Attrakt, FIFTY FIFTY — composed of Aran, Keena, Saena, and Sio — debuted last November 18, 2022 with the extended play &quot;THE FIFTY,&quot; fronted by the single &quot;Higher.&quot;</p><p>In February, the quartet dropped the mellow yet funky track &quot;Cupid,&quot; which became a viral hit on TikTok.</p><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2513811" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

FIFTY FIFTY debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Cupid,' reportedly becoming the fastest K-group to enter the song chart.

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FIFTY FIFTY is fastest K-pop group to enter Billboard Hot 100: report

FIFTY FIFTY is fastest K-pop group to enter Billboard Hot 100: report

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Published Mar 28, 2023 11:56 AM PHT

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