BIGBANG's 'Still Life' Achieves RAKs, Roof Hits + Group's Past Songs Climb Up Korean Charts

BIGBANG's "Still Life" is dominating the top spots on Korean music charts. Their previous songs are also starting to gain attention once again.

Continue reading to know the song's chart performance in South Korea.

BIGBANG's "Still Life" Scores Real-Time All-Kills, Roof Hits on Korean Music Charts

On April 5 at midnight KST, BIGBANG finally returned to the music scene after four years with their new song "Still Life." Members G-Dragon and T.O.P participated in composing and writing the lyrics for the track.

"Still Life" quickly debuted on Korean music charts as soon as it was released on various music streaming platforms. It proved the boy group's never-ending popularity in their home country.

ALSO READ: VIPs Speculate BIGBANG to Possibly Drop New Song Every Month - Here's Why

One of the song's latest achievements is that it broke the record for the highest number of unique listeners on MelOn in the first 24 hours since the chart's reform.

BIGBANG's "Still Life" gained 909,666 unique listeners. It dethroned IU's "Strawberry Moon," which only had 713,054 unique listeners.

The song was unable to achieve any real-time all-kills at the time it was released as Korean music charts were frozen at midnight. However, as soon as the charts unfroze after 12 hours, it immediately took the top spots on MelOn, Bugs, Genie, and FLO.

READ MORE: Seungri's Voice Allegedly Heard in BIGBANG's 'Still Life'

In particular, BIGBANG's "Still Life" attained its first real-time all-kill at 1 p.m. KST on April 5. The song went on to score more RAKs in the following hours.

As of 11 a.m. KST on April 6, "Still Life" has recorded a total of 23 real-time all-kills. It is expected to reach more RAKs in the next hours.

Apart from this, the track is also steadily obtaining roof hits on both MelOn and Genie. It scored its first roof hits on MelOn and Genie after 13 hours and 14 hours of its release, respectively.

BIGBANG's "Still Life" has achieved 16 roof hits on MelOn as of 10 a.m. KST, while it reached 19 roof hits on Genie as of 11 a.m. KST.

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: BIGBANG T.O.P Says Goodbye? Idol Shares Heartfelt Letter Following 'Still Life' Release

For starters, a roof hit means that the number of people streaming and downloading the song has reached the maximum score on MelOn and Genie's graph. One roof hit means a track remained in its maximum score every five minutes for one hour.

Congratulations to BIGBANG on their amazing feats with "Still Life"!

BIGBANG's Past Songs Re-Enter Korean Music Charts Following "Still Life" Release

While BIGBANG's "Still Life is ruling various Korean music charts, the boy group's previous songs are also returning to the spotlight.

As of 10:44 p.m. KST on April 5, "Flower Road" re-entered MelOn Top 100 at No. 99. This is the first time that the song landed on the chart since its release in 2018. Several BIGBANG songs also dominated MelOn's search rankings as of 1 a.m. KST on April 5. Some of them are "Still Life," "Flower Road," "BLUE," "LIES," "Haru Haru," "BANG BANG BANG," and "LOVE SONG."

Moreover, five past songs of the boy group debuted again on Bugs at approximately 1:20 p.m. KST on April: "Flower Road" at No. 29, "Blue" at No. 68, "Sunset Glow" at No. 81, "IF YOU" at No. 88, and "LOSER" at No. 93.

With their previous tracks making their way back to Korean music charts, this only shows how much their Korean fans missed BIGBANG.

For more K-Pop news and updates, keep your tabs open here at KpopStarz.

KpopStarz owns this article

Written by Mhaliya Scott