ŌĆ£Lovesick Girls,ŌĆØ the title track of BLACKPINKŌĆÖs first full-length album THE ALBUM, debuted at No. 3 on Spotify Global Top 50 Chart on Oct. 2, the first day of its release. Also, ŌĆ£Bet You Wanna (Feat. Cardi B)ŌĆØ ranked 4th, ŌĆ£Pretty SavageŌĆØ came in 8th, and ŌĆ£Ice CreamŌĆØ ranked 10th. Other tracks, ŌĆ£Crazy Over YouŌĆØ (17th), ŌĆ£Love To Hate MeŌĆØ (18th), ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ (19th), and ŌĆ£You Never KnowŌĆØ (25th), were also spotted within Top 30, showing the groupŌĆÖs formidable potential. Shortly after the release of the song, THE ALBUM topped iTunes Album Charts in 57 countries and ranked seventh on the U.S. Apple Music Albums Chart and debuted at No. 1 on Pop Album Charts, proving BLACKPINKŌĆÖs strong presence in the mainstream pop market.
The music video for ŌĆ£Lovesick GirlsŌĆØ is also drawing keen attention. The MV, which is nearing 100 million views, is maintaining its No. 1 ranking as ŌĆ£the most-watched video in 24 hours.ŌĆØ BLACKPINKŌĆÖs official YouTube channel is also on the verge of surpassing 50 million, with an increase of about 800,000 after the release of the full-length album. Especially, ŌĆ£Lovesick GirlsŌĆØ is receiving explosive popularity in China and Japan. On Oct. 3, the song swept five charts on ChinaŌĆÖs largest music site QQ Music, including Newest Release, Music Video, and Digital Sales. In Japan, all 8 tracks from the album were spotted on Top 10, while ŌĆ£Lovesick GirlsŌĆØ debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, Line Music, and AWA real-time charts. Source (1)
