
Girl group KiiiKiii scores chart breakthrough with '404'
KiiiKiii, the youngest girl group from the K-pop agency behind the popular girl group Ive, has rapidly climbed domestic music charts with its latest single "404 (New Era)." Released Jan. 26 as the lead track of KiiiKiii's second EP "Delulu Pack," the song reached No. 2 on Top 100 chart of Korea's largest domestic music streaming service Melon on Monday night and topped YouTube Music's weekly chart for the period of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. The result positions KiiiKiii among major K-pop performers, despite competition from long-running chart fixtures and older tracks enjoying late streaming-driven chart resurgences, such as Car, the Garden's "My Whole World," Hwasa's "Good Goodbye," Hanroro's "Landing in Love" and Woodz's "Drowning." Built on pulsing UK house and garage beats with powerful rap verses and airy vocals, "404" draws inspiration from the familiar internet error code "404 Not Found." KiiiKiii flips it into a metaphor for "freedom beyond boundaries." Rapper Omega Sapien of the alternative K-pop group Balming Tiger, known for his witty wordplay, contributed to the lyrics. KiiiKiii deb