STARGLOW’s latest single made a major move on this week’s national singles chart after its physical release, underlining how CD sales can still reshape rankings in the streaming era. The jump offers a clear reminder: for some artists, a strong physical launch remains a decisive factor in chart outcomes.
The title track, first issued digitally on Feb. 17 and initially charting at No. 20 on the Feb. 25 list, leapt higher once the CD arrived on April 1. The physical release pushed the song to a career-best of 417,068 copies in the sales component, placing it at the top of the sales tally even as it registered more modest positions in other metrics—downloads, streaming and video plays.
Elsewhere in the top five, long-running favorites held ground and shifted only slightly. M!LK’s recent single slipped one place but extended its streak inside the top 10, while BTS’s new entry edged down a notch despite a substantial rebound in radio spins. That pattern illustrates how different consumption habits—purchases, streams, downloads and airplay—interact to produce the composite ranking.
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- No. 1 (sales leader): STARGLOW — title track (CD release drove 417,068 physical sales)
- No. 2: STARGLOW — another strong showing on the main chart after the release surge
- No. 3: M!LK — “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” (continues an eight-week run in the top 10)
- No. 4: BTS — “SWIM” (radio airplay jumped to roughly 158% of last week)
- No. 5: M!LK — “Suki Sugite Metsu!” (23rd charting week; downloads and karaoke usage rose)
- No. 10: KID PHENOMENON — “Mirror” (debut week: 55,651 physical copies; second on the sales chart)
Not all movement was dominated by new releases. Seasonal demand is visible: songs tied to spring and cherry blossoms climbed the ranks this week. Aimyon’s ballad about falling sakura returned with noticeable gains, Spitz’s classic rose several places, and a popular Ketsumeishi track re-entered the chart—signals that listeners are shifting toward seasonal playlists and radio programmers are following suit.
The debut by KID PHENOMENON is noteworthy because it shows how a focused sales push can vault a track into the top 10 immediately, even when its streaming and download metrics lag behind. That split—strong sales but lower streaming—reinforces the fragmented nature of today’s music market.
What to watch next: whether streaming and video consumption catch up to the physical numbers for STARGLOW, and whether radio momentum for BTS sustains the track’s presence in the upper ranks. For catalog and season-themed songs, the coming weeks will reveal whether cherry-blossom interest translates into a longer re-emergence or proves to be a short-lived spring spike.
