Power of short-form videos sends 13-year-old K-pop song up the charts短视频的力量让一首13年前的韩国流行歌曲迅速蹿红排行榜
“We wanted so badly to make the top 100 when we were promoting this song. I never imagined it would climb the charts all these years later…” Former...
Short-form videos have sent BESTie’s 2013 song Love Options up Korean music charts 13 years after its release. Former member Uji said on social media that she never imagined it would climb the charts so belatedly. The song entered Melon’s daily chart on Aug. 27 and reached No. 175 as of Sept. 7, while also appearing on Apple Music, YouTube Music and Shazam charts. The surge was triggered by a fan-made mashup video that paired Hearts2Hearts’ Lemon Tang with Love Options.
Love Options was released in 2013 as BESTie’s second single.
The song entered Melon’s daily chart on Aug. 27 and rose to No. 175 by Sept. 7.
It also appeared on Apple Music’s Top 100 chart for Korea and YouTube Music’s weekly chart, and reached No. 1 on Shazam charts in both Korea and Vietnam.
Published Sep 16, 2026 12:00 am KST
BESTie's 'Love Options' suddenly climbing charts
Cover art for BESTie’s single “Love Options” / Courtesy of Y&B Entertainment
“We wanted so badly to make the top 100 when we were promoting this song. I never imagined it would climb the charts all these years later…”
Former BESTie member Uji shared her excitement on social media after “Love Options” entered the charts on Melon, Korea’s largest music streaming platform, 13 years after its release.
Released in 2013 as the group’s second single, “Love Options” is enjoying the attention that eluded it during BESTie’s active years. In a music scene flooded with new releases, such belated breakthroughs are rare. Their unpredictability is also part of the appeal: There is no telling when an old song will catch on or what will set it off.
“Love Options” entered Melon’s daily chart on Aug. 27 and climbed to No. 175 as of Sept. 7. It has also appeared on Apple Music’s Top 100 chart for Korea and YouTube Music’s weekly chart, while reaching No. 1 on music recognition service Shazam’s charts in both Korea and Vietnam.
The spark was a fan-made short video that paired a performance of Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang” with “Love Options.” The newer girl group’s choreography fit the older track’s melody so well that the mashup earned the nickname “Lemon Tang March.”
Viewers began searching for and streaming the song, helping push it up the charts. More than 180,000 TikTok posts have used the track, which has also ranked among trending audio on Instagram Reels.
The upbeat, instantly memorable melody helped it catch on with a generation of listeners discovering it for the first time. Its growing reputation as a guilty pleasure also helped spread the word.
BESTie’s former members have joined in the revival. Hyeyeon, who now performs as a trot singer, filmed a short video of the “Love Options” choreography with Haeryung, the group’s youngest member. Dahye, also known for her appearance on the dating show “EXchange,” referenced the song’s lyrics in a video with her boyfriend, Dong-jin.
The phenomenon extends beyond songs overlooked on their original release. AOA’s “Miniskirt,” a hit in 2014, returned to the spotlight last October after creator Ponggwi used it as the soundtrack to a series of story-driven short videos that went viral.
“Miniskirt” was already a hit when it came out in 2014, but its return 11 years later showed how an old favorite could find an audience in an entirely new context, and how the renewed attention can bring tangible rewards. During a radio appearance in June, AOA’s Jimin said she had received a substantial windfall in royalties.
“The royalty payments were really generous,” she said. “It felt like suddenly getting a big chunk of pocket money.”
She added that the earnings had helped her prepare a new album, showing how a revival sparked by short videos could even help fund new music.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.
短视频让BESTie 2013年的歌曲《Love Options》在发行13年后重返韩国音乐排行榜。前成员Uji在社交媒体上表示，她从未想过这首歌会在这么晚的时候再次走红。这首歌于8月27日进入Melon日榜，截至9月7日最高排名第175位，同时也出现在Apple Music、YouTube Music和Shazam的榜单上。此次走红的契机是粉丝制作的混音视频，该视频将Hearts2Hearts的《Lemon Tang》与《Love Options》融合在一起。
《Love Options》于 2013 年发行，是 BESTie 的第二首单曲。
这首歌于 8 月 27 日进入 Melon 日榜，到 9 月 7 日上升至第 175 位。
这首歌还登上了韩国 Apple Music 排行榜前 100 名和 YouTube Music 周榜，并在韩国和越南的 Shazam 排行榜上都获得了第一名。
发布于2026年9月16日凌晨12:00（韩国标准时间）
BESTie 的《Love Options》突然攀升排行榜
BESTie单曲《Love Options》封面 / 由Y&B Entertainment提供
“当初宣传这首歌的时候，我们非常渴望它能进入前100名。我做梦也没想到这么多年过去了，它竟然真的能攀升到排行榜前列……”
前 BESTie 成员 Uji 在社交媒体上分享了她的喜悦之情，因为歌曲《Love Options》在发行 13 年后终于登上了韩国最大的音乐流媒体平台 Melon 的排行榜。
作为BESTie组合2013年发行的第二首单曲，《Love Options》如今终于获得了她们在组合活跃时期未能获得的关注。在如今新歌层出不穷的音乐圈，这种姗姗来迟的走红实属罕见。而它的不可预测性也正是其魅力所在：谁也无法预料一首老歌何时会再次流行，又是什么因素会让它爆红。
《Love Options》于 8 月 27 日进入 Melon 日榜，截至 9 月 7 日已攀升至第 175 位。该曲还曾登上 Apple Music 韩国 Top 100 排行榜和 YouTube Music 周榜，并在韩国和越南的音乐识别服务 Shazam 排行榜上均位列第一。
这一切的导火索是一段粉丝自制的短视频，视频中将Hearts2Hearts的《Lemon Tang》与《Love Options》的表演融合在一起。这支新晋女团的舞蹈编排与老歌的旋律完美契合，因此这段混音作品被昵称为“Lemon Tang March”。
观众开始搜索和播放这首歌，帮助它迅速攀升至排行榜前列。超过18万个TikTok帖子使用了这首歌，它也曾登上Instagram Reels的热门音频榜单。
欢快动听、朗朗上口的旋律帮助它迅速风靡了一代听众。它作为一种令人欲罢不能的“罪恶快感”而日益增长的声誉也助推了它的传播。
BESTie的前成员们也加入了这股复兴浪潮。如今以Trot歌手身份活跃的惠妍与组合中最小的成员海灵一起拍摄了一段“Love Options”舞蹈的短视频。曾出演恋爱真人秀节目《EXchange》的朵惠，则在与男友东镇的视频中引用了这首歌的歌词。
这种现象不仅限于那些在发行之初被忽视的歌曲。AOA 的《Miniskirt》在 2014 年曾风靡一时，去年 10 月，在创作者 Ponggwi 将其用作一系列故事性短视频的配乐并走红网络后，这首歌再次成为焦点。
《迷你裙》在2014年发行时就已风靡一时，但11年后它的回归表明，一首老歌可以在全新的语境下找到新的受众，而重新获得的关注也能带来实实在在的回报。AOA成员Jimin在6月份的一次电台节目中透露，她因此获得了一笔可观的版税收入。
“版税收入真的很丰厚，”她说。“感觉就像突然得到了一大笔零花钱。”
她补充说，这些收入帮助她准备了一张新专辑，这表明短视频引发的复兴甚至可以帮助资助新音乐。
本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。