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The group ILLIT achieved strong results on the year-end charts of major music platforms in Korea and Japan.

According to Billboard Japan’s 2025 year-end charts announced on the 5th (aggregation period November 25, 2024 to November 23, 2025), ILLIT’s first original Japanese song ‘Almond Chocolate’ and debut track ‘Magnetic’ ranked 77th and 91st, respectively, on the comprehensive songs chart ‘Hot 100’. The tracks also appeared side by side at Nos. 96 and 66 on Billboard Japan’s ‘Streaming Songs’ chart. ILLIT was the only overseas act to place two songs on both charts.

The first mini album ‘Super Real Me’, which includes ‘Magnetic’, placed No. 60 on ‘Hot Albums’ and No. 54 on ‘Streaming Albums’. Their first Japanese single ‘Toki Yo Tomare’ (original title よまれ/Toki Yo Tomare), which swept local record charts upon its release in September, also ranked No. 92 on ‘Top Single Sales’. On the strength of these results, ILLIT took 33rd place on the ‘Artist 100’, which sums points from the comprehensive song and comprehensive album charts.

ILLIT also stood out on the global audio and music streaming platform Spotify. According to Spotify’s 2025 year-end roundup, ILLIT ranked 22nd on ‘Top Artists’ and 17th on ‘Top Groups’ for the most streams this year in Korea and Japan. ‘Magnetic’ alone surpassed 700 million streams on Spotify and was included in the ‘Top Tracks’ rankings in both countries, extending its long-running popularity.

The group’s recently released first single album ‘Not Cute Anymore’ is also seeing strong global traction. Its eponymous title track topped the United States at No. 1 and ranked No. 2 globally on Spotify’s ‘Top Song Debut’ chart (for the period November 28-30). Since first entering ‘Daily Top Songs: Global’ on the 27th of last month, the track has been on a steady rise. It also charted on ‘Daily Top Songs: U.S.’ (as of December 1), confirming its presence in the mainstream pop market.

‘Not Cute Anymore’ has emerged as a hot track among trend-sensitive listeners in their teens and 20s, spreading like a craze across major short-form platforms. On the global short-form video platforms TikTok and Instagram Reels alone, more than 60,000 videos have used the song as an insert track. Expectations are high for ILLIT’s expanding global popularity after setting meaningful milestones across Korea and Japan this year.