The girl band QWER has officially started its climb on major domestic music charts.
On August 23rd, QWER released their second mini-album 'Algorithm's Blossom,' with the title track 'My Name is Malguem' reaching 4th place on Melon’s TOP 100 as of October 1st, 12:00 AM KST. The song initially debuted at 95th place an hour after its release and steadily climbed into the TOP 5.
'My Name is Clear' also ranked 2nd on the YouTube Music Weekly Chart (from September 20th to 26th) and 2nd on Korea’s YouTube Popular Songs TOP 100. The music video quickly rose to 1st place in YouTube’s trending videos, surpassing 10 million views.
QWER has truly flourished with their comeback, riding the wave of algorithm-driven success. The web variety show 'Kim Jong Kook’s GYM JONG KOOK,' where QWER made an appearance as part of their promotional activities, quickly topped the trending video list. Additionally, their behind-the-scenes content, including clips from 1theK Live’s 'Outdoor Recording Studio' and footage showing (G)I-DLE's Soyeon directing the making of 'My Name is Malguem,' also entered YouTube’s trending videos TOP 10.
The 'My Name is Malguem' challenge has also garnered massive interest from fans both domestically and internationally. Videos of artists like (G)I-DLE's Soyeon & Yuqi, Jay Park, Lee Young Ji, and Lee Chaeyeon participating in the challenge have gone viral across social media platforms.
'Algorithm's Blossom' tells the story of QWER carving out their destiny as a team. The album contains eight tracks that illustrate their journey of blooming into new flowers, nourished by love and scars.
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