TREASURE, which debuted in August last year, released their first full album, THE FIRST STEP: TREASURE EFFECT, in January. In the past, they have shown strong sound and performance-centered songs. However, with this album, they gave off a cheery vibe with the title song ŌĆ£MY TREASUREŌĆØ and received favorable reviews. ŌĆ£MY TREASUREŌĆØ was ranked at the top of the real-time charts on Japanese music sites soon after its release. Also, the music video has surpassed 31.52 million views (as of 5 PM KST on June 24th). In addition, THE FIRST STEP: TREASURE EFFECT has topped the iTunes charts in 18 countries.

STAYC also made back-to-back hits with their songs and emerged as the new popular group. They released the single STAYDOM in April. With the title song ŌĆ£ASAP,ŌĆØ the group showed a teen-fresh genre that emphasizes kitsch and youth. On top of that, the easy-to-follow ŌĆ£kneading danceŌĆØ gained popularity, giving the song a big push. Highlighting the refreshing sound, ŌĆ£ASAPŌĆØ showed a different side of the group that sang ŌĆ£SO BADŌĆØ last year. After all, STAYC has widened its spectrum of music.

ENHYPEN took root in the K-pop scene with only two albums. They sold 460,000 copies of their first mini-album, BORDER: DAY ONE, released in November last year, while the second mini-album, BORDER: CARNIVAL, sold 620,000 copies. In total, ENHYPEN sold a total of 1.09 million copies. They are also enjoying immense popularity in Japan. BORDER: CARNIVAL topped the Japanese Oricon weekly chart (2021.04.26 ŌĆō 2021.05.02).

Only two months after their debut with ŌĆ£Black Mamba,ŌĆØ aespa won the music show trophies. Like that, they emerged as the ŌĆ£super rookies.ŌĆØ Their new song ŌĆ£Next Level,ŌĆØ released on June 17th, had gone viral thanks to its colorful song progression and the point dance move. After its release, the song received great responses from domestic music charts, three Billboard charts (Global 200, Global 200 without the US, World Digital Song Sales), and ChinaŌĆÖs QQ Music, Kuwo Music, and Kugou Music. ┬Ā Besides them, rookie idols such as CRAVITY, TO1, Weeekly, PURPLE KISS, P1Harmony, BCD, and MCND are actively promoting their songs. ┬Ā Source (1)