ILLIT debut song “Magnetic” wins “Best Viral Song” at TikTok Awards

■“We are really grateful to so many people for posting their songs. We were able to receive this wonderful award because they created a variety of content using our songs.”

ILLIT’s debut song “Magnetic” won “Best Viral Song” at the TikTok Awards! The follow-up song “Tick-Tack” from the 2nd Mini Album “I’LL LIKE YOU” is also predicted to be the next boom on TikTok.

ILLIT has demonstrated a strong influence as an artist who led the short form trend for 2024.

ILLIT won the “Best Viral Song” award for the title song “Magnetic” of their 1st Mini Album “SUPER REAL ME” at the “TikTok Award Korea 2024” held at the Hall of Peace, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul on November 15th. Awarded.

“Best Viral Song” is an award that selects songs with good global sound source performance based on data in the TikTok app (collection period from January to September 2024).

Through the video, the members said, “We’re really grateful to so many people for posting. We were able to receive this wonderful award because they created a variety of content with our songs.” “I am deeply moved and happy. I hope you will continue to watch over ILLIT’s activities,” he said, expressing his thoughts on receiving the award.

Upon their debut in March, ILLIT caused a sensation with the song “Magnetic” and was immediately hailed as a “super rookie.”

“Magnetic” sets a new record by becoming the first K-POP debut song to rank on the U.S. Billboard main song chart “Hot 100” (dated April 20) and the UK “Official Single Top 100” (dated April 5). .

In addition, it was ranked in Japan and South Korea on TikTok “Songs of the Summer 2024” and was loved domestically and internationally.

In particular, the kitschy and highly addictive choreography of “Magnetic” was spread all over the world on various short form platforms, making him a global star. The cumulative number of views on TikTok has exceeded 1 billion, and he has a track record as a “short form powerhouse”.

Their 2nd Mini Album “I’LL LIKE YOU” is also gaining popularity on short form. ILLIT released a performance practice video for the song “Tick-Tack” on the team’s official YouTube channel on the 15th. The kitschy, attractive point dance that everyone wants to imitate is attracting attention, and the short-form platform includes movements in which the fingers move as if taking a photo, and the “peek-a-boo dance” in which the face is hidden with the hands. It is connected to the dance challenge.

“Tick-Tack” is a pop genre song that expresses my noisy true feelings that change from moment to moment.

The unique scat sound in the chorus hits your ears like the tick tack of a clock, making it highly addictive.