On December 8, Billboard Japan has unveiled its 2022 year-end charts. NewJeans' 'Ditto' from the album 'OMG' landed at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, which is the highest record among overseas artists.
The lead single 'OMG' and the debut song 'Hype Boy' are No. 31 and No. 68, respectively. Three songs by NewJeans entered the chart, making them the foreign band with the most songs on the chart.
NewJeans' second EP 'Get Up' landed at No. 71 on Hot Albums chart. NewJeans also entered several other charts including the Streaming Song Chart, Heatseekers Song Chart, Download Song Chart, Download Album Chart, and Top Album Sales Chart.
The band has achieved outstanding results in Japan despite not having debuted there yet. 'Get Up' topped Oricon's Daily Album Chart as soon as it was released.
'Ditto' and 'OMG' achieved 100 million streams. This year alone, three songs ('Ditto', 'OMG', and 'Hype Boy') received Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of
The band appeared on Summer Sonic Festival last August. Marine Stadium's 12 o'clock performance was restricted at the earliest in its history.
Recently, NewJeans won the Excellence Work Award and the Special Achievement Award at the Japan Record Awards, a major music award in Japan. NewJeans also won the Best Buzz Award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2023.
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<Translated by=Jiwon Kim(Dispatch)>