NewJeans' 'Ditto' sets record for topping MelOn chart 77 days straight

Girl group NewJeans [NEWS1]

Girl group NewJeans’ 2022 single “Ditto” has stayed atop Melon’s daily chart for 77 consecutive days since its release, a record length for any song to stay at the top of the Melon chart, the girl group’s agency ADOR announced Tuesday.

“Ditto” has also kept its No. 1 position on Melon’s weekly chart for eleven weeks since the release of the song on Dec. 19, another all time record for the weekly chart since it began in 2004.

NewJeans’ other releases are also standing strong on music charts, with its latest lead track “OMG” (2023) and “Hype Boy” (2022) following at No. 2 and No. 3 on Melon.

Girl group NewJeans, with members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein, debuted in 2022 under HYBE’s new label ADOR led by the former creative director of SM Entertainment, Min Hee-jin. NewJeans stormed the global K-pop scene with successive hits, such as “Attention,” “Hybe Boy,” “Ditto” and “OMG.” The girl group received Rookie of the Year awards on multiple award ceremonies and received the Performance of the Year award from the Asia Artist Awards in December 2022.

BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]