SBS 'The Ballad of Us' contestants' popularity is remarkable.
The competition songs from SBS 'The Ballad of Us', which are loved across generations, attract attention whenever they are released each week, proving the program's and the audition participants' newsworthiness.
While SBS 'The Ballad of Us' songs are showing a noticeable presence on various music charts such as Melon and Vibe, many of the competition songs have succeeded in entering Melon, considered the barometer of domestic music charts, drawing attention.
On Melon HOT100 (released within 30 days), among the SBS 'The Ballad of Us' competition songs are Choi Eun-bin "How Can Love Do That", Lee Ye-ji "Nocturn (Nocturn)", Lim Ji-seong "Why", Choi Eun-bin "Never Ending Story", Min Su-hyeon "A Glass of Soju", Kim Yun-i "From January to June", Lee Ye-ji "For You", Lee Min-ji "I Want and Resent", Lee Ji-hoon "If You Were Like Me", Park Seo-jung "Rain and You" and about 10 other competition tracks charted. (As of Oct. 30).
In particular, Choi Eun-bin "How Can Love Do That" latest release week 1 No. 6/HOT100 No. 17, Choi Eun-bin "Never Ending Story" latest release week 1 No. 7/HOT100 No. 28, Min Su-hyeon "A Glass of Soju" latest release week 1 No. 9/HOT100 No. 19, Lee Ye-ji "Nocturn (Nocturn)" latest release week 1 No. 11/HOT100 No. 29 and many other songs have dominated the top of the charts immediately after release and have continued to be loved and maintain chart positions over time.
This is evaluated as a positive intergenerational empathy synergy created when the pure and sincere voices of the audition participants, whose average age is 18.2, combine with classic songs from that era that evoke nostalgia in older generations.
SBS 'The Ballad of Us' has been writing a new history for audition programs, recording first place in its time slot for six consecutive weeks since its first broadcast. Fresh and diverse contestants are receiving great love and attention with just their audition competition songs before official debut, so every Tuesday is eagerly anticipated to see what other songs will deliver emotion.
Meanwhile, SBS 'The Ballad of Us' airs every Tuesday at 9 p.m.
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