The girl group failed to enter the top 100 on music charts with ''Hwi Hwi''. In fact, they were at 347th place. Meanwhile, IU topped various music charts�with not just one but several of her new tracks.�She also achieved a perfect all-kill�with ''Palette'' and an all-kill with ''Can't Love You Anymore''.�
The total MV views of LABOUM's ''Hwi Hwi'' is also significantly low compared to IU.�
Furthermore, LABOUM's album sales only ranked 23rd in real time and 64th in weekly. (Note: LABOUM did achieve #1 on physical album chart for Gaon).
Many netizens are unaccepting of LABOUM's win considering their poor performance and sales compared to IU.�
Thousands of comments were left regarding LABOUM's controversial win on various online communities. Netizens stated, "It's a song that didn't even enter the top 100 and I've never heard of it but why did it get #1", "A track remaining on the 300s on Melon gets #1?", "'Music Bank' is making stuff up. This is nonsense", "Last time it was TEEN TOP with #1 and now LABOUM. There's something wrong with 'Music Bank', "?? This is nonsense", "I've never heard the song;;", ''Is this a scam?"
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