In the eternally evolving panorama of the music industry, clinching that coveted #1 position on the music charts remains an aspirational milestone for every artist.

This highly-desired top position is an indicator of success and a testament to the appeal of an artist's work to the general public. However, what unfolds when even the most promising artists, filled with undeniable talent and an impressive following, don't manage to grasp the top-tier position on a platform as influential as Melon?

It's an interesting conversation, especially when considering renowned artists like NewJeans. NewJeans, a popular name in the K-pop industry that has consistently released number-one charting singles, recently found themselves in an intriguing situation.

Recently, K-pop enthusiasts and Korean netizens gathered in a popular online community to talk about certain NewJeans singles that failed to reach the number 1 spot. While NewJeans had successfully reached the top of the music charts, there are a few tracks that always landed at number 2.

The intriguing twist was the discovery of an interesting reason – another NewJeans track was holding ground at the number 1 spot!

The netizen who created the post introduced the NewJeans tracks that placed number 1 on Melon and also the tracks that were unable to rise to the top, remaining at number 2.

Number 1 tracks:

"Attention" - The first girl group debut song at #1 since BLACKPINK did it 6 years prior.

"Ditto" - number 1 for 99 days.

"Super Shy" - number 1 for 46 days, peaked at 66 on Billboard HOT 100.

Rank 2 tracks:

"Hype Boy"

"OMG" - Remained on Billboard HOT100 for 6 weeks but always at number 2 on Melon because of "Ditto."

"ETA" - At number 2 on Melon because of "Super Shy."

Korean netizens commented, "I like the rank 2 tracks better," "I love 'Hype Boy' 'OMG' and 'ETA.' "I think NewJeans are just really amazing," "This is pretty impressive. They can't have the number 1 spot for certain songs because they have another song at number 1, lol," "I can't believe they achieved this in just a year," "I don't think the Melon chart matters too much," "I personally like all the tracks at number 2," and "All their songs are good, they all deserve to be at number 1."