Rookie Okay-pop lady group FIFTY FIFTY have scored their first Billboard Sizzling 100 hit with their viral tune ‘Cupid’.
Immediately (March 28), the official Billboard Charts account confirmed that the quartet have charted on the Billboard Sizzling 100 for the primary time with the tune ‘Cupid’. The viral hit debuted on the tail-end of the chart, at Quantity 100.
.@we_fiftyfifty‘s “Cupid” debuts at No. 100 on this week’s #Hot100.
It is their first profession entry on the chart.
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) March 27, 2023
Earlier this month, a fan-made sped-up rendition of the English model of ‘Cupid’ – often known as the ‘Twin Ver’ – went viral on TikTok. The sound has since gone on to garner over half one million posts on the social media platform.
The tune’s virality has additionally translated to business success for the official model of ‘Cupid’, which has racked up over 100,000 posts on TikTok. The English model of ‘Cupid’ has additionally been streamed over 28million occasions on Spotify as of writing, whereas the Korean model has garnered 24million listens.
FIFTY FIFTY’s look on the Billboard Sizzling 100 additionally makes them solely the sixth-ever Okay-pop group to enter the primary chart. The lady group observe within the footsteps of Marvel Women, BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE and NewJeans.
‘Cupid’ was launched by FIFTY FIFTY in February and is the lady group’s sophomore single. The lady group made their debut in November 2022 with the mini-album ‘The Fifty’, which featured the lead single ‘Larger’.
In a earlier interview with NME, FIFTY FIFTY spoke about what it felt debuting in 2022, a notably aggressive 12 months for rookie lady teams. “We felt an awesome duty, as a result of we wished to indicate ourselves and stand out amongst them,” mentioned member Saena.
