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generasia:Featured article for 2024 week 43
ILLIT
ILLIT (아일릿) is a 5-member Korean pop girl group under Belift Lab. The group was formed through the JTBC survival show R U Next?. The group consists of five members – Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha.
On February 28, 2024, ILLIT made their first public appearance as a group at the Acne Studios show during Paris Fashion Week, making them the first K-Pop artist to appear at the event prior to their official debut.
ILLIT debuted on March 25, 2024 with the mini-album SUPER REAL ME. The title track, "Magnetic", entered four U.S. Billboard charts. They became the first K-Pop group to enter the UK Official Singles with their debut song, which peaked at #80.On April 16th, ILLIT became the fastest K-Pop act to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, when "Magnetic" debuted at #91. "Magnetic" also became the first debut song by a K-Pop act to appear on the Hot 100.
In May 2024, Super Real Me entered the Billboard 200 chart at #93. Additionally, ILLIT also peaked at #41 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, and peaked at #2 on the Emerging Artist chart. On June 28th, Billboard named ILLIT as their first ever "K-Pop Rookie of the Month".
On July 10th, the music-themed Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, California announced that a special K-Pop exhibit would take place in August 2024, displaying the accessories and performance gear worn by artists under HYBE, including ILLIT, LE SSERAFIM, BTS, etc.
Their second mini-album, I'LL LIKE YOU, is released this week on October 21st.
