Before the comeback of "Famous Song Restaurant" ONF, the heat in the U.S. was not unusual.
ONF's first regular "ONF: MY NAME" album title song, "Beautiful Beautiful", which was released in February, and "Ugly Dance" the title song of "CITY OF ONF" released last April, were publicized in the U.S. recently. It got the number one spot in the iTunes Top K-Pop Songs Charts.
"Beautiful Beautiful" and "Ugly Dance'' ranked first and second on the K-Pop genre chart and also ranked at the top of the Top Pop Songs Charts and Top Songs Charts. The group's summer pop-up album named "POPPING" triggered the U.S. regions' interest for ONF and it is continuing.
ONF made their debut in the past by acquiring the top spot on different domestic music sites with "Beautiful Beautiful" and "Ugly Dance." They broke their own highest initial Chodong Sales volume, they achieved 10 million views of their music videos in the shortest time. And after their debut, they recorded their first music broadcast. They also recorded the highest score and got a lot of love.
Furthermore, it has a strong global influence for they are in the "10 best-selling songs in Korea by Mid-2021" and "Best K-Pop Songs of 2021." This achievement is even more meaningful because it has been proven.
Meanwhile, ONF plans to make a comeback on August 9 with the summer pop-up album named "POPPING", which is composed by Hwang Hyeon of Monotree, it is the producing team that has worked with them since their debut.
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K-Pop Dominates the World!
The K-Pop industry has been dominating music all over the world. Just this year, a lot of fandoms heard K-Pop songs being played in the background during the Olympics. A couple of weeks ago, more than 10 K-pop acts including BTS, BLACKPINK, SHINee, EXO, NCT127, ATEEZ, and more were heard during the games.
First, songs from ATEEZ were heard during the games. Also, BTS's latest songs like "Butter" and "Dynamite" have been heard during a couple of events. BLACKPINK songs like "Lovesick Girls" were heard and it was an anthem for female empowerment. Also, some fans noticed SHINee's "Don't Call Me" playing in one of the sports events.
'ByuByu' Tops Charts in the US
K-Pop fans were shocked to observe acts like Oh My Girl and ONF being featured in the Olympics. Oh My Girl's "Dun Dun Dance" and ONF's "Ugly Dance" have been heard during some events. "Ugly Dance" and "Beautiful Beautiful" are part of the "CITY OF ONF" album by the group. It is the repackaging of their first studio album named "ONF: My Name."
On April 28, the album was released with "Ugly Dance" serving as the title track of the album. While the song "Beautiful Beautiful" - known as "ByuByu - appeared on the album twice. First as the 4th track in Korean and once again as the second to the last track in the English album.
Fans were ecstatic when they heard that not only the "Ugly Dance" was featured at the Tokyo Olympics but also two of ONF's songs have re-entered the iTunes Top K-pop Songs chart in the US months right after its release.
