A song receives a Perfect All-Kill (PAK) when it has charted at number one on the daily and real-time charts of all major Korean music streaming platforms like Melon, Genie, Bugs, FLO, VIBE, and YouTube music, as well as number one on Instiz’s real-time and weekly iCharts.
This is a difficult achievement, and only the most popular songs can receive the coveted PAK. The top five K-pop songs with the highest hourly Perfect All-kill are listed below.
NewJeans – DITTO
NewJeans, a rookie K-pop girl group, topped all charts with their first comeback just five months after their debut. NewJeans released “DITTO” as a pre-release single on December 19, 2022, as part of their first single album, “OMG.” NewJeans achieved the first Perfect All-kill of their career with the song. On February 2, 2023, “DITTO” suppressed BTS’s “Dynamite” to become the song with the most PAKs. “DITTO” has so far earned a total of 655 PAKs.
BTS – DYNAMITE
Before being overtaken by their junior NewJeans, K-pop sensation BTS held the record for having the highest Perfect All-kill with their first full English language track, “DYNAMITE,” which was released in 2020. “DYNAMITE” achieved its first Perfect All-Kill on August 27, 2020, and got a total of 610 PAKs. BTS maintained the record for the highest PAKs for more than two years, and they still have the record of being the male K-pop group with the most hourly Perfect All-kill.
IU – CELEBRITY
The South Korean singer IU, also known as “Nation’s Sweetheart,” holds the record for having the most songs that achieved a Perfect All-Kill. It is therefore not surprising that “CELEBRITY,” a song by her, is the third K-pop song with the highest PAKs. On January 27, 2021, IU released the digital song as a pre-release single for her fifth Korean full-length album, “Lilac.” The song quickly rose to the top of all charts and received a total of 462 PAKs.
ZICO – ANY SONG
Another soloist in the top five of the list is Zico. Zico is a South Korean singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter under his own label, KOZ Entertainment. He is also the leader of the K-pop boy band Block B. On January 13, 2020, Zico dropped his eighth digital single, “ANY SONG.” On January 17, the song received its first Perfect All-Kill, making it the first song of 2020 to do so. It received a total of 330 PAKs.
IU – LILAC
IU has a total of 21 songs that have achieved Perfect All-kill. Another song by IU that ranks among the top five songs with the highest hourly Perfect All-kill is “LILAC.” The song was released as one of the title tracks for her album of the same name on March 25, 2021. With “LILAC,” which was certified a Perfect All-kill on March 29, IU earned her second PAK of 2021. With a total of 265 PAKs, “LILAC” is presently the fifth song with the most Perfect All-kills.
Earning a Perfect All-kill is one of the most difficult accomplishments to obtain. To achieve Perfect All-kill, the song must be played widely by the South Korean populace. Songs that achieve this success are considered “mega hits” in South Korea.
