- Big gift for LEE SUHYUN’s birthday on May 4… “Doubly happy”
AKMU
who has come back after two years of absence from the music scene is
dominating top ranks on music charts, marking the grand beginning of
their comeback.
“RE-BYE”
which is the title track of AKMU’s new album “SPRING Vol.1” released on
May 4 at 0 o’clock recorded No.1 rank on eight major music charts:
Melon, Genie, Mnet, NAVER Music, Olleh Music, Bugs, Soribada, and Monkey
3, as of the same day at 8am.
Plus,
not only “RE-BYE” but also the other title track “HOW PEOPLE MOVE”, as
well as the other songs in the new album are staying in top places on
Genie, Mnet, NAVER Music, Olleh Music, Bugs, and Soribada, being ranked
from the first to sixth places. Such record is demonstrating how big
anticipation music fans have had for AKMU’s new songs. AKMU’s big
popularity overseas is also being proven with AKMU’s new album ranked in
the first place on iTunes albums chart of Hong Kong and Thailand.
The
music videos of the double title tracks of AKMU’s new album which were
released with the release of the music are also drawing big attention
with its unique concept. “RE-BYE”s music video that is like a musical
recorded 331,292 views on May 4 at 8am. “HOW PEOPLE MOVE”s music video
that is like an animation film about happening at a secretive toy shop
also recorded 270,616 views. Both music videos are showing rapid
increase in the number of views.
The
No.1 rank of AKMU’s new album on charts bears all the more significant
meaning, as May 4 when the album was released was LEE SUHYUN’s birthday.
YG Entertainment celebrated SUHYUN’s birthday by posting a photo of
cute young SUHYUN on the company’s official blog (www.yg-life.com).
LEE SUHYUN received such a big gift of remarkable success on music
charts upon the release of AKMU’s new album on her birthday. She
expressed her gratitude by saying “I really thank youㅠㅠㅠㅠ” on her social
media channel.
AKMU’s
new album “SPRING” depicts a variety of feelings experienced by anyone
in their daily lives, from AKMU’s unique point of view. “RE-BYE” is a
jazz pop song which expresses a heart that does not want to be hurt by
repeated small and big partings in daily life. The song boasts a
remarkably catchy chorus part. “HOW PEOPLE MOVE” is a song that sings
about curiosity arising in everyday lives of people in a funky sound.
The two title tracks well-reveal AKMU’s multi-faceted appeals.
AKMU
will hold an event titled “SPRING in Seoul Forest”, where fans can
listen to AKMU’s new songs together at the outdoor stage of Seoul Forest
in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on the Children’s Day of May 5 at 3pm. AKMU
will present live performance of their new songs for the first time
after comeback at the event.
Source: www.yg-family.com
