NCT Dream has reached a milestone on Spotify South Korea that only two K-pop boy groups (BTS and BIGBANG) previously achieved this 2022.

NCT Dream Joins BTS & BIGBANG as Only Boy Groups to Score THIS Feat on Spotify South Korea in 2022

On Dec. 16, NCT Dream released their winter special mini-album "Candy," which features the title track of the same name. It was accompanied by the music video for the song.

A remake of H.O.T's 1996 hit song, "Candy" is reinterpreted with a hip and refreshing arrangement displaying NCT Dream's own color added to the original track's bright melody.

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At 7 p.m. KST on the same day, NCT Dream's "Candy" debuted high on major Korean music charts. It entered at No. 2 on Bugs, No. 14 on Genie, and No. 16 on MelOn's Top 100.

Moreover, the remake song landed at No. 5 on Spotify South Korea's Daily Top Songs chart with 19,034 streams. It went on to climb up to No. 1 on the 17th with 33,464 streams, becoming the septet's first-ever song to do so.

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On top of that, NCT Dream now becomes the only third K-pop boy group to reach the top spot on Spotify South Korea's Daily chart this 2022, following the world-renowned acts BTS and BIGBANG.

Last April, BIGBANG directly hit No. 1 on the chart with their long-awaited comeback song "Still Life" with 57,994 streams. Whereas, BTS debuted at No. 1 on the chart in June with "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" with 46,461 streams.

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NCT Dream's "Candy" not only landed on Korean music charts and Spotify's daily chart, it also made it to iTunes charts together with the winter special mini-album.

The title track debuted at No. 31 on the Worldwide iTunes Song chart and ranked first in eight different countries such as Colombia, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Mongolia, the Philippines, and Argentina.

Meanwhile, the mini-album topped the iTunes Album charts in at least 16 different regions including Japan, Australia, Chile, Russia, India, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Belarus, Denmark, Malaysia, among others.

NCT Dream's "Candy" also placed first on QQ Music's digital album sales chart in China, where it achieved an official platinum certification.

Watch NCT Dream's "Candy" music video below to celebrate the group's amazing feat:

NCT Dream's 'Candy' Reaches #1 on MelOn's Top 100 + Makes History on 24Hits Chart

In related news, NCT Dream's "Candy" is also charting well on MelOn, the largest music streaming platform in South Korea.

On Dec. 17, "Candy" soared to the top of MelOn's Top 100 chart, becoming the only third boy group song to hit No. 1 on the tally this year. (The only other boy group songs to achieve this feat in 2022 are BIGBANG's "Still Life" and BTS's "Yet to Come.")

On Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. KST, the remake song stayed at No. 1 on not only MelOn's Top 100, but also Bugs' and VIBE's real-time charts, where it placed first for the past three days.

On the same day, "Candy" occupied No. 9 on MelOn's 24Hits chart (which ranks songs based on streams and unique listeners from the past 24 hours), making NCT Dream only the third boy group in history - following BTS and BIGBANG - to enter the top 10.

Congratulations to NCT Dream on their historic feat on MelOn!

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Written by Maria Scott