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ILLIT's 'Do the Dance' Surpasses 200 Million Spotify Streams... Sixth Overall, Ninth Song Including Debut Track to Reach the Hundreds of Millions

ILLIT's 'Borrowed Cat (Do the Dance)' has surpassed 200 million cumulative streams on Spotify. The title track of their third mini album 'bomb,' 'Borrowed Cat,' recorded 200,304,860 plays as of the 8th. With this, ILLIT now holds a total of six songs that have been streamed more than 200 million ti

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter
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ILLIT's 'Do the Dance' Surpasses 200 Million Spotify Streams... Sixth Overall, Ninth Song Including Debut Track to Reach the Hundreds of Millions
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ILLIT's 'Borrowed Cat (Do the Dance)' has surpassed 200 million cumulative streams on Spotify.

The title track of their third mini album 'bomb,' 'Borrowed Cat,' recorded 200,304,860 plays as of the 8th. With this, ILLIT now holds a total of six songs that have been streamed more than 200 million times.

'Borrowed Cat' is a song based on the French house genre, capturing a romantic string theme and the excitement of a first date. The title likens being dazed on a first date to the saying 'like a borrowed cat,' and the song drew attention with choreography reminiscent of cat movements and unique lyrics such as 'kkungsil-nyaong' and 'dumchit-nyaong.'

■ Debut Track 'Magnetic' Surpasses 900 Million... Total of Nine Songs with Hundreds of Millions of Streams

ILLIT holds a total of nine songs that have recorded hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify. Their debut track 'Magnetic' achieved more than 900 million streams in about two years and seven months. 'Lucky Girl Syndrome,' 'Cherish (My Love),' 'Tick-Tack,' 'NOT CUTE ANYMORE,' and the collaboration single 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' with LE SSERAFIM and KATSEYE have each recorded more than 200 million streams. In addition, 'Midnight Fiction' and 'jellyous' have each been played more than 100 million times. ILLIT's cumulative Spotify streams across all their songs have exceeded 3.4 billion.

■ 'BREAK EVEN' Ranks 6th on the Billboard 200... Continuing Global Momentum

ILLIT recently released their fifth mini album 'BREAK EVEN,' continuing their success in the global music market. The album ranked 6th on the 'Billboard 200,' the main U.S. Billboard album chart.

The title track 'I'll Arrest You' placed in the upper ranks of the weekly charts of major South Korean music streaming charts for the week of November 2-8. Gaining popularity with its addictive whistle sound and signature choreography, it is also drawing attention on global short-form platforms such as TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

Jonggyu Park
Staff Reporter

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