BIBI Scores the Highest Debut on Billboard Pop Airplay Chart for a Female K-pop Soloist in History
BIBI has made history on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart as her new song "The Weekend" hit the highest debut for a female K-pop soloist.
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BIBI Achieves the Highest Debut on Billboard Pop Airplay Chart for a Female K-pop Soloist with 'The Weekend'
On Dec. 24 local time, Billboard released the rankings for Pop Airplay Chart for the week ending on Dec. 25. This chart ranks the songs based on their weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States.
On the chart, one of the new entries is BIBI's "The Weekend," which was dropped on Dec. 6. "The Weekend" ranked No. 38 in the past week, marking the female idol's very first appearance on the tally.
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BIBI is the second female K-pop soloist ever to enter Billboard's Pop Airplay chart following BLACKPINK Lisa who landed on the list with her popular B-side track "MONEY."
On top of this, BIBI's "The Weekend" now holds the record for the highest debut for a female K-pop soloist in history on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart. BLACKPINK Lisa's "MONEY" only managed to take No. 40 in its first appearance on the tally.
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Billboard's Pop Airplay Chart is considered as the road to entering the Hot 100 chart as the number of radio plays holds a large part of a song's performance. For example, BTS first made the Pop Airplay chart with "Dynamite" and "Butter" before entering Hot 100 with the same tracks.
As a result, BIBI is expected to gain more momentum in her U.S. activities with her first entry on the Pop Airplay chart.
"The Weekend" is an English-language collaboration single between BIBI and 88rising. It expresses a girl's disappointment at someone who sends her various signals and eventually makes her feel underappreciated.
The single is accompanied by a cinematic music video that showcases BIBI's acting skills as a heartbroken lover ready to move on.
Watch "The Weekend" music video to celebrate BIBI's historic milestone on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart.
BIBI's 2021 Music Releases aside from 'The Weekend'
BIBI has had a busy year as she released several new songs either as a lead artist or a featuring artist. She also lent her voice to sing the OSTs for different Korean dramas or film/s.
Before she dropped "The Weekend," BIBI released her second solo album, titled "Life is a Bi," in April. The album consists of five songs, one of which is the title track "BAD SAD AND MAD."
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The female idol also released non-album singles such as "Eat My Love," "Why Y" featuring Tiger JK and Pado." Regarding collaboration, she sang "Code Clear" alongside lots of artists including Simon Dominic, Loco, Zico, Tiger JK, Punchnello and many more. And as a featuring artist, she worked with Girls' Generation Hyoyeon for the latter's new solo song "Second."
When it comes to OSTs, BIBI sang a total of four soundtracks in 2021. She released "Timeless" for the JTBC drama "Beyond Evil" and "Stay With Me" for the MBC drama "Oh My Ladylord."
The R&B singer also recorded "Never Gonna Come Down" (with GOT7 Mark) for the American superhero film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and "Maybe If" for Studio N's first original series "Our Beloved Summer."
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
