XG: MASCARA is Taking Over!

This crew is too hot to just write about, we’ll let the numbers do the talking: XG’s 2nd single, MASCARA, hits No. 1 on the iTunes chart in 17 countries! A performance video from a Korean music show soars to No. 1 on the charts! Their MASCARA video has reached over 11M views. MASCARA” reached No. 1 on the iTunes Song Chart (Alternative) in 17 countries. It also ranked No. 25 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart, a chart collecting results from 175 countries worldwide. The MASCARA CD box was sold out within a week of its release.

Following the track’s release, XG also appeared on a number of popular Korean TV music shows. On June 30th, XG made their first appearance on Mnet’s M COUNTDOWN. This performance video was uploaded after the show aired and has since been viewed more than 1.39 million times (as of July 11). The video of their performance on SBS’s THE SHOW (broadcast July 5) ranked first on YouTube Japan’s fastest-rising list. The girls, who are all newcomers, have such stage presence that they are scheduled to appear on five Korean music shows in a row this week, just one week after the release of MASCARA. This is unprecedented for a debut group with all Japanese members.

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