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Reporter Jaehoon Lee = Youngjae Shin, CEO of Big Hit Music, a label under Hive, and Seongjin So, Master Professional of Source Music, were selected as ‘2023 Billboard’s 2023 Indie Power Players’. Billboard Indie Power Players selects leaders of labels and distributors that have achieved independent achievements in the global music market.
According to Hive on the 14th, Billboard announced this list on the 12th (local time), and with indie labels accounting for 36.9% of total album consumption in the United States and increasing, the major achievements of labels led by CEO Shin and Master So and in the global market highlighted the influence of
CEO Shin, who has been honored with the honor of being selected for three consecutive years following 2021 and last year, highly praised his support for the successful global activities of his artists ‘BTS’ and ‘Tomorrow X Together’ (TXT Tubatu). received.
In addition to successfully holding performances in Las Vegas and Busan last year, BTS newly introduced the THE CITY project, which provided a special fan experience with various contents and events based on performances and artist intellectual property rights (IP). . We are also supporting the solo activities of BTS members.
In addition, Big Hit Music released a digital single ‘Take Two’ for BTS and their fans, who celebrated their 10th anniversary this year. The ‘2023 BTS Festa’, including contents and events, will be held at major landmarks in Seoul until the 25th.
TXT stayed on the Billboard 200 for 19 weeks with their 5th mini album ‘The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION’, breaking the record for the longest period on the chart by a 4th generation K-pop artist. TOMORROW X TOGETHER is the first K-pop male artist to chart on the Billboard 200 for 19 consecutive weeks with a single album since BTS. They also entered a stadium-level venue for the first time through their North American tour last month.
In addition, Big Hit Music recently introduced the MIDNATT launch project, an artist that combines new technologies with voice and video.
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So Seong-jin, Master Professional of Source Music, led the successful debut of LE SSERAFIM, who has risen to the top of the 4th generation representative girl group. Le Seraphim’s 1st regular album ‘UNFORGIVEN’ surpassed 1.25 million copies in the first week of Hanteo Chart (record sales in a week from the release date), becoming the first-week first-aid seller in the shortest period since debut among all K-pop girl groups . Also, they charted on the ‘Billboard 200’ for 5 consecutive weeks, breaking a new record, the longest charting period on the ‘Billboard 200’ among 4th generation K-pop girl groups. This year, she became the first foreign female artist to win three crowns in Japan’s Oricon Weekly Ranking.
Le Seraphim is also continuing various IP businesses. As part of that, Le Seraphim’s first independent pop-up store opened in April was visited by 16,000 people and was a success. Le Seraphim presented an exhibition projecting the musical message and team identity, as well as official merchandise, special drinks and dessert menus.