ILLIT recognized as Best 3 New Artist (Asia) at the 40th Japan Gold Disc Awards, following their success with 'Magnetic'.
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Today (11th), according to the Japan Gold Disc Awards, ILLIT has been selected as 'Best 3 New Artist (Asia)' at the '40th Japan Gold Disc Awards' (hereinafter referred to as 'Japan Gold Disc Awards'). The 'Japan Gold Disc Awards' honors artists and works that have contributed to the development of the record industry in that year, based on objective data such as net sales of CDs, music videos, and music distribution sales. Established by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1987, it selects awards across various genres from pop and rock to classical, jazz, and traditional Japanese music. The 'Best 3 New Artist (Asia)' award is given to the top three new artists from Asia (excluding Japan). At the '39th Japan Gold Disc Awards', their debut song 'Magnetic' achieved a triple crown with 'Song of the Year by Download (Asia)', 'Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia)', and 'Best 5 Song by Streaming', making them the only overseas female group to achieve this feat among the 39th award winners. ILLIT, selected for the second consecutive year, expressed gratitude, saying, 'I am really happy to receive this award as an artist following the triple crown for 'Magnetic' at the 39th awards. Thank you for all your support.' Last year, ILLIT achieved a historic hit with their first original Japanese song 'Almond Chocolate', which was used as the theme song for the movie 'I Can't Fall in Love Just by Looks' (released last March). The song attracted attention as it was produced in collaboration with music producer Pdogg, known for working on hits for SEKAI NO OWARI and BTS. The song, which compares their love to almond chocolate, expresses passionate feelings and has become a trending short-form song on TikTok. With these achievements, they appeared on five major music programs at the end of last year, including TBS's '67th Japan Record Awards' and '76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen', proving their strong popularity. Furthermore, in the Billboard JAPAN chart announced on the 4th of this month, following the historic hit 'Magnetic' (which surpassed 300 million streams), their second song also surpassed 100 million cumulative streams. These advancements have supported their recent award. Following the release of 'Sunday Morning' in January, which became a topic as the theme song for the TV anime 'Hime-sama “Goumon” no Jikan desu', their new song 'Bubee' has been chosen as the opening theme for the TV anime 'Mahō no Shimai Rurutto Ririi' airing from April, indicating a strong demand for ILLIT's original songs in Japan. With continuous good news, ILLIT will kick off their first live tour 'ILLIT LIVE 'PRESS START❤'' this week. Following performances in Seoul on the 14th and 15th, they will hold 11 performances in 5 cities in Japan starting June 13.
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