Stray Kids became Rock in Rio's first K-pop headliner, and Hwasa became the first female K-pop soloist to perform on its main stage, Palco Mundo.
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• First K-pop headliner in the festival's history: Stray Kids headlined Palco Mundo, Rock in Rio's main stage, in front of about 100,000 people at Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. No K-pop act had headlined the festival since it began in 1985.
• A first for a female K-pop soloist: Hwasa performed for about an hour on Palco Mundo in front of about 80,000 fans, becoming the first female K-pop soloist to perform on that stage. Her set included 'Chili', 'I Love My Body' and a MAMAMOO medley.
• A separate Latin American festival series: Stray Kids also headlined STRAYCITY, a separate Latin American festival series organized by JYP Entertainment and Live Nation, with stops in Bogotá, Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
'Dracula' featuring Jennie set a new K-pop longevity record in the Hot 100 top 10, while ENHYPEN topped the Billboard 200 for the first time.
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• A new top-10 longevity record: Tame Impala's 'Dracula,' featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie, held at No. 6 on the Hot 100, extending its top-10 run to 16 consecutive weeks. It surpassed the 15-week run of BTS's 'Butter' (2021) to become the longest-running top-10 song by or featuring a K-pop act.
• A remix that went viral: The song was first released as a Tame Impala solo single in October 2025. It gained renewed momentum after the Jennie remix arrived in February 2026, went viral on short-form video platforms and peaked at No. 5.
• ENHYPEN's first Billboard 200 No. 1: ENHYPEN's eighth mini album, 'THE SIN : BLISS', debuted at No. 1 with 98,000 equivalent album units. It was the group's first release as a six-member act; its previous Billboard 200 peak was No. 2.
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