
Jenny's 'Dracula' ranked 6th on the Billboard Hot 100, charting for 50 weeks and staying in the top 10 for 16 consecutive weeks, Monsta
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The performance of K-pop artists on the Billboard charts continues to attract attention, and the long-term charting of solo and collaborative songs is a particularly noticeable trend.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Taesoo Lee = 'Dracula', a collaboration between Blackpink's Jennie and Australian singer Tame Impala, continued its long-term box office success at 6th place on the US Billboard main single chart 'Hot 100', the same as the previous week.
According to Billboard on the 15th (local time), 'Dracula' has been on the 'Hot 100' for 50 weeks. In addition, it achieved 'Top 10' for 16 consecutive weeks, breaking the record of 15 weeks in 'Top 10' for a K-pop singer, which the group BTS recorded with 'Butter'.
'Dracula' was released as a solo song by Tame Impala in October of last year, and then a remix version with Jenny participated was released in February of this year, gaining popularity on short-form (short-length video) platforms and making a comeback on the charts.
Cat's Eye's 'Animal' ranked 27th, up three places from the previous week, for 7 consecutive weeks, and their new song 'Hootie Frutti' ranked 67th, the same as the previous week, for 4 consecutive weeks.
On Billboard's main album chart 'Billboard 200', Stray Kids' new album 'This & That' rose one place to 15th, the highest ranking among K-pop singers.
BTS' 5th full-length album 'ARIRANG' ranked 29th, the original soundtrack (OST) of the Netflix animation movie 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' ranked 37th, and Enhyphen's 'THE SIN: BLISS' ranked 41st.
Additionally, Monsta Cortis' hit 'GREENGREEN' ranked 188th.
Cat's Eye placed three albums on the 'Billboard 200', including 'WILD' at 16th place, 'BEAUTIFUL CHAOS' at 150th place, and 'SIS' (Soft Is Strong) at 187th place.

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