Would it be possible for a song to rank in music charts again months after its release, even more so from an already disbanded team?
Well, if X1 fans (called One It) say so, then it’s totally possible!
X1 is a project boygroup formed through survival program, Produce X 101. Although successfully debuted in 2019, controversies surrounding the program led the group‘s disbandment earlier this year. To date, it has been 4 months when the disbandment news broke out and since then, it was never the same for X1’s fans.
There was no time to waste! X1 fans knew what they had to fight for and continuously made efforts to bring their boys back. Driven by their determination to prove what they are capable of, X1 fans organized a massive streaming project in South Korea’s no. 1 music portal, Melon, on April 8, 2020. The fandom’s goal was to bring the group’s debut song back in the Melon Charts. To achieve this feat, it requires tremendous effort from hundreds of fans as it has been more than 7 months when the song was first released. Most especially, it’s a song from an already disbanded team.
Nevertheless, powered by their combined efforts, X1 fans made the impossible possible and successfully placed X1’s FLASH at the 97th spot of Melon Top 100 Chart at 1:00 AM of April 9, 2020. It is beyond incredible and something to be proud of considering how difficult it was to rank in music charts.
엑스원 FLASH 실시간 순위
4월 9일 01:00 1시 기준
멜론 97위 진입
비록 음총은 끝났지만 잘 때도 스밍 놓지 말아주세요
음총 수고 많으셨습니다. 함께 달려주신 원잇 여러분과 타팬 여러분 모두 너무너무 감사드립니다. 수고하셨습니다. 감사합니다. pic.twitter.com/oCIt6MUSs8
— 엑스원 새그룹 지지 팬 연합 (@X1NewUnit) April 8, 2020
Furthermore, X1 fans also planned for a hashtag event a day prior to the Melon Project to show their power as one. Through the collective efforts of fans around the world, they successfully reached more than 1 million tweets and placed 3rd at the Worldwide Trends in Twitter.
Congratulations!
We’ve reached 1M TWEETS, currently #3 in Worldwide Trends, and trending in South Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia! #찾아줘_차트인으로_원잇의봄#Oneit_chartin_wantit@x1official101 pic.twitter.com/oyCOIhmJhl
— X1(엑스원) GLOBAL (@x1global101) April 7, 2020
In fact, it was not the first time for the fandom to achieve this all but to do it once again after months of their extremely exhausting fight is something to be applauded for.
X1’s fandom breaks all boundaries and if this doesn’t prove how much they want their boys back, then we don’t know what it is.
Is there any fandom like this? If none, then don’t let go of it.
Source: K-Music Insider
