ILLIT’s “Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)” surpassed 200 million Spotify streams, becoming the group’s sixth song to do so.
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ILLIT’s “Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)” has surpassed 200 million plays on the global music streaming service Spotify. According to Spotify today (the 10th), as of the 8th, the title track “Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)” from ILLIT’s 3rd mini album “bomb” had reached a cumulative 200,304,860 plays. For ILLIT, this is the sixth song in total to surpass 200 million plays. “Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance)” is a French house-based song with an impressive romantic string melody. It conveys the excitement and freshness of a first date. Its unique title uses the English rendering of the pronunciation of the Korean phrase “빌려온 고양이” (“borrowed cat”), likening the state of gradually becoming dazed because of a mistake made on a first date with someone you like to the proverb “borrowed cat.” At the time of release, it drew attention for its delicate, light choreography reminiscent of cat movements and for unique lyrics such as “꿍실냐옹” and “둠칫냐옹.” The number of ILLIT songs that have surpassed 100 million plays on Spotify has reached nine in total. Their debut song “Magnetic” surpassed 900 million plays in about 2 years and 7 months, the fastest for a K-pop group debut song. “Billyeoon Goyangi (Do the Dance),” “Lucky Girl Syndrome,” “Cherish (My Love),” “Tick-Tack,” “NOT CUTE ANYMORE,” and the special collaboration single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” with LE SSERAFIM and KATSEYE have all surpassed 200 million plays, while “Midnight Fiction” and “jellyous” have each surpassed 100 million plays. The cumulative number of plays on Spotify for all songs ILLIT has released has exceeded 3.4 billion in total. ILLIT is also achieving strong results on global charts with their 5th mini album “BREAK EVEN,” released last month. The new release took 6th place in its first week on the U.S. Billboard main album chart “Billboard 200” (dated November 14), showing its presence in the world’s largest pop music market. The title track “You’re Under Arrest” is ranking high on the latest weekly charts of major Korean music streaming services such as MelOn, Bugs, and Genie Music (aggregation period November 2–8). Its catchy whistle tone that stays in your ears after one listen and its distinctive point dance, which serves as an accent in the song, are gaining popularity, and it is also becoming a topic on short-form video platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
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