Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 141 Reactions, Praise, and Torture

Yuehua acted quickly; just one hour later, it suddenly became a trending topic on Weibo.

#JiangYanTopsBillboardHot100#

#Jiang Yanhua becomes the first Chinese singer in history#

Trending search terms are simple and straightforward, requiring no qualifiers.

At the same time, Jiang Yan also posted an update on his Weibo account: "I was also very surprised to be on the Billboard Hot 100, but I am very happy to make history for Chinese singers. Thank you for the companionship and support of Feli and fans along the way. I will continue to create better works to give back to everyone in the future."

Within minutes of the post being published, it was forwarded more than 1 times, and the comments below piled up to 2 times within ten minutes.

Meanwhile, major domestic news media outlets, eager to capitalize on this surge in traffic, immediately followed up by reporting this historic moment on their official media platforms.

Jiang Yan's song "That's What I Like" debuts on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first Chinese artist to enter the chart.

"A Shining Star Among New Generation Singers: Jiang Yan Sets the Best Billboard Record for a Chinese Singer."

Reports with similar repetitive headlines sprang up like mushrooms after rain, dazzling countless readers.

"If you don't understand, just ask. Is this a very impressive score?"

"Of course it's amazing. You just need to know that no one in the Chinese music scene has ever achieved this record before!"

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"Only about twenty Asian singers worldwide have ever achieved this record, and Jiang Yan is now the first Chinese person to do so!!!"

"This is the first time a Chinese singer has topped the Hundred Hits! A historic moment!!!"

"What is this? I feel it's not even as prestigious as the Golden Melody Awards."

"They're still bragging about the Golden Melody Awards, even though it's become a frivolous award."

"It's just singing an English song. So what if an English song makes it onto the American charts? Chinese songs are the coolest."

"Hahaha, someone like you is only fit to listen to pop songs your whole life. Your vision is too narrow. Even if Jiang Yan sings English songs, he is still using his Chinese identity, which to some extent represents China's image to the outside world."

"I remember this person was active in South Korea, right? How come they're on Billboard? What's going on?"

"Friendly reminder: Yanbao has never intended to limit its development to just one place. South Korea, China, and overseas are all our goals."

"As someone who is associated with Europe and America, I want to say that it's really amazing that Jiang Yan was able to make the list, and he has a lot of fans among foreigners on the internet."

"Being a Feli is so wonderful! Being a fan of Jiang Yan is so satisfying! International superstar, here we come!!!!"

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This time, countless people outside the industry remembered the name Jiang Yan for the first time.

Even some official media outlets have joined in, praising him as a role model for the new generation.

Brands that had previously announced their collaborations, such as Tiffany & Co. and Nivea Men, also posted congratulatory messages on their official Weibo accounts.

With such extensive marketing, Jiang Yan herself gained a large influx of new fans.

On China's three major music platforms, QQ Music, Kugou Music, and NetEase Cloud Music, amidst a deluge of discussions, many people who had never heard of "That's What Like" before also searched for and listened to the song out of curiosity.

You can't ignore it. The current mainstream trend online is to praise Jiang Yan's achievements, declaring this a truly great song that can go international and enter the world's mainstream music market, a very high-level song.

This has led many listeners who only listen to ballads to keep up with the trend, even if they don't like them, to listen to them several times in order not to seem out of touch.

With everyone praising it, people who are indifferent after listening to it are embarrassed to admit they don't like it, for fear of being ridiculed for their poor taste in music.

This is simply one of the benefits of making a name for yourself overseas.

With this kind of support, no matter what, you'll have a large group of people praising you.

The discussion on Chinese websites was heated, and South Korea was certainly not going to be left behind.

CUBE once again took the lead, simultaneously announcing the good news on its official accounts across various social media platforms.

Within minutes of this news breaking, countless South Korean media outlets rushed to write reports.

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Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's largest news agency, also reported on the matter immediately on its official website.

Yonhap News Agency: Yuehua Entertainment artist Kang Yeon successfully entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Text: Jiang Yan's solo English single "That's What I Like" successfully entered the Billboard Hot 100 this week, ranking 89th, five months after its release.

According to the latest data released by Billboard, "That's What I Like" has accumulated more than 2 million views on streaming platforms.

Reports similar to those from Yonhap News Agency are also ubiquitous on South Korean websites.

But when this news came out, it was PSY's fans who were the first to get restless.

PSY recently made a comeback and released a new song called "Daddy," which also made it onto the Hot 100 this week, but ranked 97th.

It was fine before there was no comparison, because currently only PSY among South Korean singers can make it into the Top 100.

But this sudden comparison has made some of the other side's fans feel embarrassed.

Even though these fans knew that Jiang Yan was very popular now, they naturally didn't consider him to be on the same level as an international celebrity.

But that's no longer the case; Jiang Yan's ranking on the Hot 100 is now higher than PSY's.

Fortunately, there was no prior conflict between the two sides, and their fan groups were not in the same circle, so no conflict occurred.

However, shortly after receiving this news, Feli from South Korea directly attacked Feli on Korean social media.

After all, last week when Kang Yeon released his new song at the same time as EXO, EXO-Ls had already launched a campaign against it, and now it's naturally Feli's turn to launch one.

"Kang Yan oppa is already on Billboard's Top 100, where are the EXO members?"

"You like talking about reaching the top? How about winning a Hot 100 to show your true ability?"

"Some people are clearly just Chinese and Korean boy bands, but they insist on calling themselves Asia's top boy band. Is it because they only know two Asian countries?"

"Fun fact: EXO is not as influential as GOT7 in Southeast Asia."

"Don't say that. EXO did top the Billboard World Albums chart, after all. You ask me what the significance of that chart is? GOT7 topped it too."

"They keep claiming to be super popular in China, but their tour attendance in China isn't even as high as BIGBANG's. Can EXO-Ls tell me why?"

"She has no top-tier luxury brand endorsements, no creative talent, and her brand recognition in Europe and America is practically zero. The only thing she has that's perfect is her mouth."

"Don't say that. EXO has endorsed electric cars before, and those are luxury cars!"

The aggressiveness of the South Korean Feli was fully exposed at this moment. They brought out all the achievements related to eo that they had collected in the past and compared them with Kang Yeon.

But EXO-Ls were not to be outdone. So what if Jiang Yan has the Hot 100? We still have the MAMA Awards!

So, on that day, a fierce online battle erupted on Korean websites, with all sorts of random people joining in.

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