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Forbes
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lisa Joins BTS And Rosé With Her First Solo Top 10 Smash
Lisa scores her first top 10 hit on the Adult Pop Airplay chart with Maroon 5 collaboration ... More 'Priceless,' joining BTS, Fifty Fifty and Rose with her latest feat. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Lisa attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo byfor The Met Museum/Vogue) 2025 has been a huge year for Lisa in terms of finding success on American radio. The Blackpink superstar has been pushing tunes from her debut solo full-length Alter Ego for months, and multiple tracks from the project have landed on the Adult Pop Airplay chart – but it wasn't until she partnered with Maroon 5 that she reached new career heights. Their catchy collaboration, 'Priceless,' not only helped Lisa reach positions she's never seen before on the radio tally, but also pushed her into the uppermost region of the ranking – and she makes history as she rises again. Lisa Earns Her First Top 10 Hit 'Priceless' arrived on the Adult Pop Airplay chart seven weeks ago and has been steadily gaining in popularity ever since. This frame, the track lifts from No. 11 to No. 10. While that's only a gain of one spot, it's a significant one. Lisa earns her first top 10 smash on the Adult Pop Airplay tally, which ranks tracks being played on radio stations that focus on the more mature side of pop music that accrue the largest total number of audience impressions. She now joins a select group of K-pop favorites who have managed to enter that coveted space. Lisa Joins BTS, Fifty Fifty and Rosé Lisa is just the fourth K-pop artist to make it to the top 10 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart. While she was born and raised in Thailand, when it comes to her music career, she's most closely associated with K-pop. Her solo work is usually classified simply as pop or hip-hop, but thanks to her work with Blackpink — which is set to reunite later this year for a tour and likely new music — she remains a key figure in the K-pop space. BTS is the only K-pop act to collect multiple top 10s on the Adult Pop Airplay chart. The group reached a new high alongside Coldplay with 'My Universe,' which peaked at No. 8, while its own 'Dynamite' stalled in tenth place. Fifty Fifty's 'Cupid' rose to No. 9 at one point, and 'Apt.' by Rosé and Bruno Mars stands out as the loftiest placement by any K-pop star. That collaboration missed the summit by just a single rung.
Pink Villa
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
BLACKPINK's Rosé's APT beats BTS' Jimin's Who to be longest-charting K-pop song on Billboard Hot 100, know top 5
BLACKPINK member Rosé once again solidified her global standing with a new achievement courtesy of her smash hit APT. She made history by spending 34 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The K-pop idol initially took the internet by storm with the release of her smash hit, which features Oscar-winning artist Bruno Mars. Even eight months after its release, APT. continues to break records, further cementing Rosé's impact. APT. surpassed Jimin's Who in Billboard Hot 100 list APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars, which was released on October 18, 2024, continues to chart on the global music popularity list, Billboard Hot 100. The track logged 34 weeks in the chart, making Rosé the only K-pop act to have attained that feat. It made her the artists with the longest-charting K-pop song in the list. What makes the achievement even more impressive is that the BLACKPINK member did it with a song from her debut solo album, rosie. The record was previously held by BTS member Jimin with Who, the lead single of his second solo album, Muse. The track is about the intense search for true love, with the lyrics expressing a yearning for a person one has not met yet. The romantic track spent 33 weeks in Billboard Hot 100, and was the first to do so before being overtaken by Rosé. Notably, the positions of the other artists are stagnant while Rosé is still charting. Check out the top 5 list of longest-charting K-pop song on Billboard Hot 100 APT. — 34 weeks Who — 33 weeks Dynamite — 32 weeks Gangnam Style — 31 weeks Cupid — 25 weeks Rosé was also the first female artist to hold strong in the list for 26 weeks. The previous record was held by Fifty Fifty at 25 weeks. Rosé's other impressive records with APT. APT. brought the artist never-seen-before popularity. Its wide reach and appreciation led to Rosé becoming the first K-pop idol to reach No. 1 on the Apple Music Top 100 Global Chart, receiving a Guinness World Record record for the same. She also set a new record as the highest-charting K-pop act on Billboard's Pop Airplay Chart, tracking song popularity on US radio.
Hype Malaysia
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hype Malaysia
K-pop Group Fifty Fifty Loses Copyright To Their Iconic Track 'Cupid'
Even if you're not a fan of K-pop, you've likely heard of the viral track, 'Cupid'. The catchy song by K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty (피프티 피프티) remains their biggest hit – but from today onwards, the group and their agency no longer hold the copyright to the song. A Korean court has recently settled the copyright dispute of Fifty Fifty's hit song. Since 2023, 'Cupid' has been part of a legal battle between the group's agency, ATTRACKT, and Ahn Sung Il of the production group, The Givers. The case gained notoriety after Ahn Sung Il reportedly tried to sabotage the track's copyright, even allegedly forging signatures. The case even snowballed into Fifty Fifty's lineup change after three members left the group. Before the case's final ruling, ATTRAKT filed a lawsuit in 2024, asserting the song belonged to them. However, on 8th May 2025 (Thursday), the Seoul Central District Court formally rejected ATTRAKT's intellectual property claim, citing the claims against The Givers have no factual merit. With the ruling, the court thereby recognises The Givers as the legally registered owners of 'Cupid'. If you're wondering, 'Fifty Fifty' can still perform their hit song, but won't be able to re-record any new version of the track without permission from The Givers. However, it's worth noting that Fifty Fifty member Keena (키나) was the lyricist for the song's original version. The idol previously accused The Givers and Ahn Sung Il of forging her signature in documents, allotting her credits and copyright royalties as a lyricist. Many netizens have chimed in on the news, sharing mixed reactions. Some voiced sadness over Fifty Fifty losing the copyright, particularly expressing sympathy towards Keena. However, others argued that the new Fifty Fifty lineup had little part in the initial success of 'Cupid' because the song was sung by the group's former members, Aran (아란) and Sio (시오). The two are now part of ablume with Saena (새나), another former Fifty Fifty member. Meanwhile, Ahn Sung Il is still under investigation for forgery. Understandably, ATTRAKT is prepared to appeal the copyright claim case, but what are your thoughts on this? Source: Koreaboo, Twitter
Korea Herald
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Court rules The Givers, not Attrakt, owns copyright to Fifty Fifty's mega-hit 'Cupid'
Producer Ahn Sung-il wins legal battle over global hit, with group still entangled in controversy and lawsuits In the dispute over the copyright of girl group Fifty Fifty's global hit song "Cupid," a Korean court on Thursday ruled in favor of The Givers, an production outsourcing company led by producer Ahn Sung-il, rather than the group's agency Attrakt. Attrakt had filed a lawsuit to confirm that it holds various rights to "Cupid," including the right to create derivative works, but the court did not accept this claim in the first trial. "Cupid," released by Fifty Fifty in February 2023, gained massive popularity after going viral on social media platforms. The song landed at No. 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and remained on the chart for a total of 25 weeks. The original version of "Cupid" was composed by Swedish songwriters, and all economic rights to the song were acquired from them by The Givers, led by producer Ahn Sung-il. Based on this, The Givers changed the copyright registration for "Cupid" to its own name with the Korea Music Copyright Association in March 2023. Attrakt protested, claiming that the tasks delegated to The Givers included securing the copyright to the song. The agency also insisted that even the Swedish composers understood Attrakt to be the actual contracting party in the copyright transfer. However, the Seoul Central District Court ruled on Thursday that based on the wording of the contract, it was clear that The Givers was to be assigned the copyright. The court also rejected Attrakt's claim that the service contract with The Givers included the task of acquiring copyright. Fifty Fifty's crisis began soon after the remarkable success of "Cupid" in 2023, as all four Fifty Fifty members filed for a court injunction to suspend the validity of their exclusive contracts with Attrakt. Although the case went to an appellate court, it was ultimately dismissed. Member Keena later withdrew her appeal and returned to Attrakt, while Attrakt terminated its contracts with the other three members — Aran, Saena and Sio — and reorganized Fifty Fifty as a quintet by recruiting new members. Aran, Saena and Sio are currently preparing to debut under the new group name Ablume, working in collaboration with The Givers' CEO Ahn. Keena, the only original member remaining in Fifty Fifty, filed a criminal complaint against Ahn last August, accusing him of forging private documents and using forged documents. Ahn allegedly forged Keena's signature to reduce her share of the "Cupid" copyright to 0.5 percent. Following a recent in-person police interrogation alongside Ahn, Keena began showing symptoms of PTSD, according to Attrakt, and decided not to participate in promotions for the album "Day & Night," released on April 29.
L'Orient-Le Jour
02-05-2025
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Around 3,000 women across Lebanon are running in municipal elections this year
Clara Assaker always dreamed of her candidacy as head of municipality in her small village Majdal in the Jbeil district.'In Majdal, a traditionally conservative and male-dominated village, I, along with two other women, are among the nine candidates running in the 2025 municipal elections, a landmark shift in local politics in our village,' Assaker explained to L'Orient to Diana Hani, project coordinator at FiftyFifty, a Lebanese NGO dedicated to promoting gender equality in decision-making, approximately 3,000 women from across Lebanon are preparing to growth is especially significant compared to previous elections. In 2010, only 1,349 women ran for municipal office — 5.6 percent of the 24,041 total candidates — with 536 women ultimately winning seats (4.7 percent).In 2016, the number of female candidates rose...
