WINNER's 'Really Really' & 'Fool' Tops Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart
After topping the iTunes charts of 12 countries for their comeback album "Fate Number For", WINNER's title track "Really Really" made a new record when it reached #3 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales Chart. This marks the K-pop group's best position on the song charts yet.
According to a report by Billboard, WINNER also bested other K-pop songs in terms of digital song sales in the US for this week. To make the achievement even more amazing is that WINNER's second single form their comeback album "Fool" also made it to #4 of the World Digital Song Sales Chart right after "Really Really."
WINNER's performance in the Billboard charts further proved the strong fan support behind the YG Entertainment-managed group which struggled with the loss of its main vocalist Nam Tae Hyun last year because of health issues. Group members confessed that they were nervous about their comeback without Tae Hyun since he was very popular with the fans. They expressed fear that fans will no longer follow them without Tae Hyun in the group.
WINNER's official fandom INNER CIRCLE rallied behind remaining members Mino, Seung Yoon, Seung Hoon and Jin Woo who came back as a quartet. Really Really reached #1 in Korean real-time music charts in a matter of hours. The group's hard work in practicing and stepping up to make up for their lost member paid off in spades as their Really Really MV reached 2 million views in the space of 24 hours. "Fool" was not far behind with 1.65 million views in 24 hours.
The Really Really MV, directed by Grammy award winning director Dave Meyers also received rave reviews for combining a stylish black and white aesthetic with WINNER's funky upbeat sound. It was Meyers' first time to direct a K-pop music video, reported Manila Bulletin.
