NewJeans, the rising K-pop phenomenon, has achieved a remarkable feat by topping the Idol Chart’s Acha Ranking for the first week of August. The group's impressive performance, which spanned from August 5 to August 11, secured them the number one position with a total score of 11,909 points. This score was derived from their strong showing across various categories: 1,969 points for music, 7,353 points for YouTube, and 2,577 points for social media.
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The group's latest milestone is their music video for "Cookie," one of the triple title tracks from their debut album New Jeans, surpassing 100 million views on YouTube. This achievement adds to their growing collection of high-views videos, which includes "Hype Boy," "OMG," "Super Shy," and "Ditto." With five videos crossing the 100 million view mark, NewJeans is solidifying their status as one of the most popular groups in the K-pop industry.
In the rankings, NewJeans was followed by aespa in second place with a total score of 9,274 points. Other notable entries included IU with 6,879 points, QWER with 5,839 points, LE SSERAFIM with 5,420 points, (G)I-DLE with 5,342 points, AILEE with 4,577 points, Lim Young Woong with 4,198 points, Lee Mujin with 3,762 points, and IVE with 3,725 points.