TXT catat rekod tertinggi, adakah mereka pesaing BTS?

GELOMBANG Korea kini sedang meraih sambutan hangat dan mendapat perhatian di Hollywood dengan kehadiran kumpulan quintet yang baru sahaja melancarkan album sulung mereka 4 Mac lalu.

Kumpulan K-Pop yang dikenali sebagai Tomorrow X Together atau TXT merekodkan pencapaian yang sangat mengejutkan kerana mereka berjaya menembusi carta Billboard seawal kemunculan sulung mereka.

Ini mencatatkan TXT sebagai menjadi kumpulan K-pop lelaki yang paling cepat mendapat tempat di carta Billboard 200 di Amerika Syarikat.

TXT yang bernaung di bawah pengurusan Big Hit Entertainment itu menduduki tangga yang ke-140 di carta Billboard 200 menerusi album The Dream Chapter: STAR.

Seiring rekod berkenaan, TXT yang bernaung di bawah syarikat produksi yang sama dengan BTS berjaya mengungguli beberapa carta Billboard yang lain antaranya Emerging Artist World Digital Song Sales dan World Albums.

Kumpulan yang terkenal dengan lagunya ‘Crown’ kini juga meraih kira-kira 33 juta tontotan di Youtube sejak dipekenalkan pada minggu lepas.

TXT dianggotai oleh empat orang ahli iaitu Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai.

Mereka juga dilaporkan bakal menjadi pesaing terdekat BTS sekali gus akan terus memasyhurkan budaya popular K-Pop di mata dunia.

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Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 2) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Benjamin Loh, senior lecturer at Taylor’s University School of Media and Communication and director of the Impact Lab for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

Consider This: Teens, Tech & Trust (Part 1) — Building Digital Resilience

In Malaysia, 75% of teenagers use social media daily—but with this constant connection comes a growing number of risks. A new report by the think tank SERI titled ‘Teens, Tech, and Trust’ reveals that fewer than half of Malaysian teens feel safe online— with cyberbullying, scams, and hacking being everyday realities. Meanwhile, questions are being raised about whether schools, parents, and even social media platforms are doing enough to protect our young digital citizens. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Vyshnavi Charrlotte, Researcher at the Social & Economic Research Initiative (SERI).