ILLIT's "Magnetic" Becomes Fastest K-pop Group Debut Song to Hit 900 Million Spotify Streams

ILLIT's debut song "Magnetic" has passed 900 million streams on Spotify, its agency Belift Lab announced on Oct. 20. The company says it is the fastest any K-pop group's debut song has reached that mark on the platform. [1][2][3]

Latest official video: 불량 공주들은 참지 않아 l ‘BREAK EVEN’ Concept Film MAD💥 비하인드 · ILLIT

Timing behind the milestone

According to Belift Lab, the track reached the figure on Sunday, about two years and seven months after its March 2024 release. In a release, the agency described this as the shortest time among K-pop groups' debut songs to reach the same stream count on Spotify. Korea Herald's report says the numbers come from the platform's own data. [1][2]

A debut song with chart reach at home and abroad

"Magnetic" is a dance track that blends Pluggnb and house, and its lyrics liken the pull of a crush to a magnet. After release it swept the top spots on domestic music charts. It also entered the US Billboard Hot 100 and the British Official Singles Chart Top 100. The stream total shows that the song has kept finding listeners long after those first chart runs. [1][2]

Honors and recent momentum

The song has already won awards. At the 2025 Japan Gold Disc Award it took Song of the Year by Download (Asia) and Song of the Year by Streaming (Asia), and the group was named Best New Artist (K-pop) at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards. ILLIT has also been strong on Korean charts lately, having topped Circle Chart's monthly social chart for September and kept the No. 1 spot on the weekly social chart. [4][5][6]

A comeback arrives with a reduced lineup

The milestone comes days before ILLIT's fifth mini album, "Break Even," which is due at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26. The group has been active as four members since June, when Moka paused activities to focus on her health. Iroha then sprained her ankle in rehearsal ahead of the weekend's encore concerts in Incheon, and her participation in upcoming performances depends on her recovery. Whether the full lineup can promote the album remains to be seen. [7][8][9][2]

Sources

  1. Illit's 'Magnetic' becomes fastest debut song by K-pop group to reach 900 mil. streams (Activity source)
  2. Illit clocks 900m Spotify streams with debut single in record time (Related report)
  3. Illit's 'Magnetic' becomes fastest debut song by K-pop group to reach 900 mln streams (Related report)
  4. Illit (Artist archive)
  5. Circle Chart September Rankings: ILLIT Tops Social Chart as &TEAM and RESCENE Lead Albums and Digital (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  6. &TEAM, CLOSE YOUR EYES, RESCENE, Soyeon, ILLIT, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts (Related report)
  7. IVE, Illit, RIIZE collide as October K-pop comeback race heats up (Related report)
  8. Illit could be down to three members for comeback after Iroha's injury (Related report)
  9. ILLIT’s Iroha Injures Ankle Ahead Of Tonight’s Concert (Related report)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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