NewJeans and IVE Dominate Bugs Music’s Year-End Review

Bugs, a music platform in Korea, has released its year-end review where NewJeans and IVE triumph

On December 15, Bugs announced the rankings for the platform’s most beloved songs, albums, artists, and videos, calculated based on the streaming and download counts of Bugs members throughout 2023.

In 2023, the most beloved song of Bugs members was NewJeans‘ “Ditto”, followed by NewJeans’ “Hype Boy.” In addition, IVE’s “I AM,” NewJeans’ “OMG,” and Younha’s “Event Horizon” secured positions in the top five.

Notably, NewJeans and IVE each claimed 4 and 3 songs in the top 10 most beloved songs, demonstrating continued popularity following their success last year.

Meanwhile, NewJeans’ album “New Jeans” secured the first place for the most beloved album, while IVE’s first full-length album, “I’ve IVE,” took the second spot.

NewJeans’ second EP, “Get Up,” claimed the third position, followed by aespa’s “MY WORLD”, LE SSERAFIM’s “UNFORGIVEN”, BLACKPINK’s “BORN PINK”, LE SSERAFIM’s “ANTIFRAGILE”, and (G)I-DLE’s “I FEEL” in 4th to 8th places.

Moreover, NewJeans was ranked among the most beloved artists on Bugs, solidifying their formidable presence.

Finally, IVE’s “I AM” music video was chosen as the most beloved video by Bugs members. “After LIKE,” “Kitsch,” and “ELEVEN” secured the 2nd, 3rd, and 6th positions, respectively, while (G)I-DLE’s “Queencard” and Jisoo’s “Flower” MVs claimed the 4th and 5th spots.

NewJeans recently attended the 2023 Asia Artist Awards in the Philippines. They swept the ceremony, winning the Hot Trend Award, the Fabulous Award, the Song Of The Year Daesang, Singer of The Year, and Best Choice Award.

With so many awards under their belt, they were moving back and forth from the viewing tables to the stage all night. It was no wonder that the table gave way with all that movement. The girls noticed that the table seemed a little unstable and tried to fix it.

It held up until they stood up to clap. The entire table came crashing down!

The young girls were stunned in the moment, looking around for help.

A staff soon came to their rescue!

The girls were apologetic throughout the situation.

Haerin did all she could to help.

Local fans joked that the quality of the venue and seats may lead to the country being overlooked for awards shows in the future.

Looks like records weren’t the only thing they broke that day. On the other hand, another group, ZEROBASEONE also had a similar situation.

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