KiiiKiii's 'WhyKiiiKiii' sweeps charts: all 6 tracks chart, first-week sales double previous album
KiiiKiii's mini album 3 'WhyKiiiKiii' landed all 6 tracks across Apple Music, Melon, and Spotify Korea. First-week sales hit ~82,000 copies—double the prior album.
KiiiKiii (지유, 이솔, 수이, 하음, 키야) dropped mini album 3 WhyKiiiKiii on August 10. It's their first release in roughly seven months since Delulu Pack in January.
All six tracks charted on Apple Music's Top 100: South Korea, Melon HOT100, and Spotify Korea Top 200. Title track Pop Off Pop Off claimed #1 on Bugs real-time, Apple Music Top 100: South Korea, Apple Music Top 25: Seoul, and Melon HOT100 on release day, then peaked at #24 on Melon TOP100. By August 17 at 8 AM, it held #1 on Bugs real-time and #3 on Spotify Korea. The MV went straight to #1 on YouTube Music Video Trending Worldwide and topped YouTube Music's Popular Rising Music chart.
WhyKiiiKiii hit #1 on iTunes Top K-pop Music Albums in France, the Netherlands, and Australia. It landed top 10 in 13 countries including the US, UK, Canada, and Japan. The album also placed top 3 across all major Chinese city charts on Apple Music.
First-week sales came to approximately 82,000 copies. That's double the ~41,000 Delulu Pack sold in January.
Context matters here. Previous title track 404 (New Era) topped Melon TOP100 and the Circle Chart monthly chart. It charted on Billboard Global (excl. US) for eight consecutive weeks and landed at #1 in Billboard's "Best 25 K-pop Songs of 2026 (So Far)" list from July.
Promotions kicked off August 14 with first-stage performances of Pop Off Pop Off and B-side Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone (나 어떡해) on KBS2 Music Bank. MBC Show! Music Core and SBS Inkigayo followed. Members 지유 and 이솔 also served as special MCs on Inkigayo. The group has appeared across YouTube content series including 방구석 분석, 온더스팟, 꼰대희, and 돌박이일.
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