'KPop Demon Hunters' group Saja Boys make history as first male K-pop group to hit #1 on US Spotify

Saja Boys have reached #1 on US Spotify.

On July 4, the group from the global Netflix hit movie 'KPop Demon Hunters' climbed to the top of Spotify’s 'Daily Top Songs' chart in the US with their track "Your Idol" earning 1.269 million streams. This achievement marks Saja Boys as the first male K-pop group to reach this milestone in history.

Their ranking surpasses even previous releases by BTS and BLACKPINK as groups, with the virtual 2-D group and HUNTR/X both demonstrating their wide-reaching popularity among global listeners.

Fans and netizens in Korea are also joining in on the celebration, posting messages of praise for Saja Boys and the addictive track "Your Idol."

Reactions include:

"South Korea’s underground guys really pulled it off lol"

"Let’s go for season 2"

"I wish they performed on music shows... but maybe they won’t appear in Korea since they’re world-class now"

"Come back"

"Oppa... the soul gate broke, hurry and come back..."

"Ugh, our saja boys left without even knowing thisㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ"

"Maybe releasing it as an American animation made it more accessible lolol the Saja Boys need to rise again"

"#SajaBoys_Revive"

"Oppas, are you seeing this..? Oh right, you disappeared"

"Their agency CEO Gwima and artists are gone..."

"Gwima-ya, stop it with your Squid Game and bring back Saja Boys"

"Saja Boys, make a comeback!!!!"

"First place...wow.."

"Whoa, this blew up"

"The song really is good"

"Now let’s get Soda Pop to chart too"

"What happened to the soul gate"

"Huntrix..ㅠㅠ stay strong"

"This ranking lineup is insane"

"As expected, the trend right now is Saja Boys"

Congratulations to Saja Boys!

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