It’s happening! The Philippines’ Ben & Ben has conquered the South Korean music scene, topping the charts of Melon.

The Filipino indie band is currently trending online, reaching the #1 spot in the South Korean music platform after Mark Lee of Kpop boy group NCT 127 streamed their 2017 song “Leaves” in a live video streaming service “VLive” on July 22, 2020.

The fame of Ben & Ben spread quickly among South Koreans and other Kpop idols including Young K of boy group Day6 as he mentioned the Pinoy band in his Instagram Live on the same day.

“Ben & Ben, Leaves, Wow! It was amazing. I was really surprised!” said Young K of Day6.

The Filipino band expressed their gratitude to Kpop idols who served as their bridge to stardom in South Korea.

“this week, a lot of great kpop acts discovered our music. here is young k of DAY6 and mark of NCT 127! thank you for appreciating “leaves” 😊 we will listen to your music too!” said Ben & Ben on their FB page.

Even the well-known entertainment agency in Korea, YG Entertainment who also manages the global phenomenon girl group Blackpink, posted about it.

“A Filipino Band Ben & Ben is currently trending #1 and also occupied the #2, #3, #6, and #7 position on Melon Realtime Search Chart -19:40 KST and I don’t know why,” said YG Charts.

The Indie folk band twitted the post of YG Charts on their official Twitter account saying,

“can’t believe it. We’re trending #1 in South Korea.”



Prior to this event, other famous Korean idols were caught by the folksy music style of Ben & Ben including Cha Eun Woo who sang ‘Kathang Isip’ during his fan meeting in October 2019, and Red Velvet’s Wendy awed at Ben&Ben’s “Beautiful” singing voice.

The Pinoy band also soared 19 notches on the Global Billboard Social 50 Chart, overtaking artists from the United States.