BabyMonster Asa, Ruka, Ahyeon. YG Entertainment

The ‘Really Like You’ challenge from the first full-length album by BabyMonster ‘DRIP’ is enjoying explosive popularity beyond Korea, reaching Chinese-speaking music fans.

According to YG Entertainment on the 24th, the keyword #OKOK (a gesture dance where celebrities also do the OKOK sign) that spun off from the BabyMonster ‘Really Like You’ dance challenge ranked fourth on the entertainment chart of China-based Douyin. This places it in the top tier of the chart that showcases entertainment trends on the leading local short-form platform.

Videos uploaded to the official account sparked the surge in popularity. Challenges by Asa, Ahyeon, and Ruka drew attention among local music fans, and numerous local artists are joining in, further heating up the momentum. Related videos are rising steeply, with views nearing 5 million.

The challenge looks set to remain popular. The related keywords are currently surfacing in Douyin real-time rising hot issues, placing high on various trend charts, and fans continue to upload derivative works, demonstrating exceptional buzz.

Meanwhile, the ‘Really Like You’ challenge has won strong response with an intuitive point choreography that traces an O shape with the hand to the lyric ‘Okay’. The performance unveiled at a Japanese fan concert in December last year matched the winter mood and began receiving great love from music fans worldwide.

Riding this momentum, the track is also trending upward. Although it is a track from an album released 1 year and 2 months ago, it jumped 32 and 47 spots on Spotify Daily and Weekly Top Songs Korea charts, respectively. It re-entered YouTube Korea Weekly Top 100 Songs, and it is gradually moving up on major domestic music charts including Melon.