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　　China Entertainment News www.yule.com.cn On July 31, according to Korean media reports, the popular Korean girl group aespa has confirmed to release a summer song, and will release the English single “Better Things” on August 18.

Aespa’s new single ‘Better Things’ will be released at 00:00 on August 18th (regional standards) through domestic music sites such as Melon, Flo, Genie and various global music platforms, which also raised fans’ expectations.

It is reported that the new song “Better Things” this time is a simple and pleasant dance song with cool and rhythmic percussion sounds and individual rhythm patterns that match summer. The lyrics contain a positive message of focusing the time given to something more valuable, accentuated by the chords and melody and rich lead vocals.

　　China Entertainment News www.yule.com.cn On July 23, Korean media reported that the second mini-album “Get Up” of the popular girl group New Jeans sold more than 1 million copies on the first day of release, and immediately joined the ranks of million sales. So far, the group has achieved three million sales.

On the 23rd, the agency ADOR announced that New Jeans’ second mini-album “Get Up” sold 1,194,623 copies on the Hanteo chart the day before, ranking first on the daily chart. This is also the third consecutive time that New Jeans has reached one million sales after their debut album “New Jeans” and single album “OMG”.

At the same time, the music list also proved the unique presence of New Jeans. “Super Shy”, which was first released on the 7th of this month, ranked first in the main domestic music charts such as Melon, Genie, and Flow. In Bugs and Naver Vibe, the song “ETA” ascended to the throne, and the popularity of both songs soared.

In addition, the songs “Cool With You”, “New Jeans”, “ASAP”, and “Get Up” included in the new album all topped the charts and were all loved.

　　China Entertainment News www.yule.com.cnOn July 6, according to Korean media reports, the Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM won the first place in Japan’s Oricon newcomer list in the first half of the year, once again confirming the high popularity of the group in Japan.

According to Japan’s “oricon first-half ranking 2023” published on the 6th (statistical time from December 12, 22 to June 11, 23), the Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM occupies the first place in the “newcomer ranking” of the artist sales department.

It is reported that the ranking established in 2018 is determined by the total sales of singles, albums, streaming media, and music DVDs. LE SSERAFIM is at the top of the list, which means that it has advantages in all these aspects, and it is a women’s group with absolute strength.

Oricon stated through the official website: “LE SSERAFIM recorded sales of 1.18 billion yen (approximately 11 billion won) during the statistical period. They are the first rookie list whose total sales exceeded 1 billion yen (approximately 1 billion yen). about 9 billion won) female artist.”

　　China Entertainment News www.yule.com.cn On June 27, according to Korean media reports, Hwasa, a member of the girl group MAMAMOO, will sign an exclusive contract with P NATION founded by PSY.

According to Korean media reports on the 27th, MAMAMOO Hwa Sa will soon sign an exclusive contract with P NATION, where PSY is the chief president. The media said that in fact, the two parties have already confirmed the cooperation, and only the final discussion is left. It is reported that after Hwa Sa joins P NATION, she will start a comprehensive performing arts activity.

Hua Sha is a popular member of the MAMAMOO group. She has a unique personality, has a good musical talent, and has a very strong stage performance. She is a female singer that the public likes very much. Hwa Sa’s exclusive contract with her current agency RBW will end at the end of June, and she will be affiliated with P NATION from now on.