CRUSH
The singer CRUSH sees his song “Ego”, released in November 2023, climbing back up the music charts.
After entering the Melon Top 100 at 100ᵗʰ place on March 1, “Ego” climbed to 54ᵗʰ place by March 4 at 8 a.m. KST.
Beyond Melon, the song is also seeing a resurgence: from February 20 to 26, it ranked 54ᵗʰ on YouTube Music Korea’s weekly popular songs chart, 28ᵗʰ on the weekly popular artists chart, and 16ᵗʰ on Spotify’s daily popular songs chart as of March 2, showing an overall upward trend.
“Ego”, one of the four lead tracks from the third studio album “WONDEREGO”, saw its chart comeback triggered by the launch of the “Ego Challenge” by a popular dance troupe in early February, which quickly went viral.
Subsequently, members of popular idol groups such as IVE, KIIKIII, NCT WISH, BOY NEXT DOOR, TWS, VERIVERY, and KICKFLIP joined the challenge, further boosting the song’s popularity.
The extent this renewed interest in “Ego” will reach remains to be observed with curiosity.
Meanwhile, CRUSH, known for his original and distinctive music that has built a loyal audience, is currently participating as a producer on Mnet’s “Show Me the Money 12” alongside his friend ZICO, while continuing his music activities. He recently released a duet with ZICO, “Yin and Yang”, and presented a Fancy Child version of the song with DEAN and PENOMECO.
Additionally, CRUSH won two awards at the “Korean Hip Hop Awards 2026 (KHA 2026)”: “R&B Album of the Year” and “R&B Song of the Year”, once again confirming his talent and position in the music scene.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS CRUSH
