Nayeon, twice now, left her footprints in the history of music again by being the first K-Pop female solo artist to make it into the top ten charts on billboard 200 for two consecutive times. Her second mini-album “NA” released on June 14 came out at number seven.
Billboard confirmed this milestone on June 23 saying that “NA” had attained comparable success with her debut mini-album “IM NAYEON”, which also made it to the top ten in July 2022. The sustained run solidifies her as the highest-charting K-pop female artist as far as that prestigious list is concerned.
Luminate estimates that “NA” sold around 47,000 copies comprising of 43,000 units from pure sales and another 4,000 equivalent streams (Southeast Asia). It also led this week’s Top Album Sales chart with the best-selling album in America.
Nayeon’s triumph transcends albums’ sale records. Her title track for “NA,” “ABCD” is doing well on Spotify for instance as it peaked within global top 10 lists and American and UK album debuts from June 14-16. It ranked fifth.
Inside South Korea, Nayeon proactively promoted her albums throughout various music and entertainment programs where she showcased her talents. Furthermore, being on MBC M’s Show! Champion and KBS 2TV Music Bank show how much popularity she has gained as a star.
On June 24th , Nayeon released special live clips for songs such as Butterflies , Heaven (Feat. Sam Kim) , Count It over TWICE’s official YouTube channel as a way of appreciating fans who have been supporting her since.“These performances are highly commended because of her vocal skills and connection,” they say.
Even more amazing is that at six o’clock pm(KST) on June 24, Nayeon released the expanded version of “ABCD” through a digital album that includes a dance break. This release simply makes her fans happy and brings more of her enthralling music as well as performance.
Nayeon’s feat signifies a major milestone in K-pop history which confirms her lasting appeal while raising the bar for solo female artists within the genre.
