Singer and actor Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.) is showing a literal "popcorn"-like reverse-climbing syndrome on music charts with "Popcorn," which he released two years ago. Beyond a simple buzz, it appears poised to begin a "long-term reign" in the upper ranks of the charts.
On the 28th, according to major music platforms, the track "Popcorn" from Doh Kyung Soo's third mini album Growth, released in 2024, is making a stunning climb back up the charts riding the recent spring season and wedding demand. Despite being a song from two years ago, it reached a peak of No. 12 on Melon's daily TOP100 chart and surpassed 35 million cumulative plays, proving its unrivaled popular reach. On global platform Spotify it logged 30 million streams, demonstrating popularity at home and abroad. In addition, it has entered the top ranks of major charts, including Genie real-time chart at No. 8 and Bugs at No. 2, showing it has fully entered a "long-term hit" trajectory rather than being a temporary phenomenon.
Behind this reverse climb is the song's unique sense of "season." Listeners say the sensuous lyrics that compare the thrills of love to the moment popcorn pops, the upbeat whistle sound, and Doh Kyung Soo's characteristic soft and sweet timbre align exquisitely with the gentle spring breeze. Among listeners, praise poured out such as, "a song that plays automatically whenever I see spring flowers," "Doh Kyung Soo's voice is spring itself," and "you can feel the popping excitement like popcorn," heralding the birth of a new "cherry blossom annuity song."
What added fuel to this trend was the recently released Dingo Music "vertical live." Doh Kyung Soo offered a deeper emotion with the 2026 version of the live, raising the song's buzz once again. The video spread rapidly through social media algorithms and properly re-ignited the reverse climb. "Popcorn," which has firmly held top chart positions for more than three weeks since early April, now looks set to become a steady seller representing spring.
[Photo] Kleb, Dingo Music
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