Group TWS (TWS) set another record with their debut song "First meeting didn't go as planned," proving the prestige of a "steady seller."
On the 15th, according to agency PLEDIS Entertainment Co., the title track "First meeting didn't go as planned" from TWS (Shin Yu, Dohun, Yeongjae, Hanjin, Jihoon, Gyeongmin)'s mini album 1 "Sparkling Blue" recently surpassed 200 million cumulative plays on YouTube Music.
TWS is the first fifth-generation K-pop boy group to reach 200 million streams on YouTube Music. In particular, after the song reached 100 million streams last year, it doubled its plays exactly in about a year, showcasing steady "long-running popularity" even now, two years and six months after its release.
Released to the world on Jan. 22, 2024, "First meeting didn't go as planned" gained popularity by expressing the excitement and vagueness of a first meeting with TWS's fresh and refreshing sensibility.
The song also proved strong global influence by early surpassing 115.73 million cumulative plays on global music platform Spotify (as of July 12), and it continues an astonishing record of never falling off daily domestic music charts (Melon, Jini, Bugs, etc.) for a single day since its release.
Earlier, the song not only topped Melon's annual chart in 2024 but was also listed among "2024's best K-pop songs" selected by Billboard and NME in the U.K., receiving praise that it "made TWS the best rookie."
Meanwhile, amid the long-running success of their debut song, TWS continues their dominant momentum by meeting global fans through their first Asia tour "24/7:FOR:YOU." After completing sold-out performances last month at Seoul KSPO DOME and in Macau, they will release their second Japanese single "SODA SODA" on Aug. 4. Then, starting in Fukuoka from Aug. 28–30, they will continue the tour heat through Hyogo and Kanagawa, and on to Macau, Bangkok, Singapore, and Kaohsiung.
[Photo] Provided by PLEDIS Entertainment Co.
[OSEN]