Dynamic Duo's "AEAO" continues to steadily climb global music charts even 10 years after its release. Since its first resurgence in 2023, it has demonstrated a strong presence on the charts for three consecutive years, establishing the official "stepwise long-term resurgence" formula as the first in K-hip hop.

"AEAO" is the title track of the album collaborated on by Dynamic Duo and DJ Premier in 2014. As of November 28, the song entered the top song charts on Shazam, the world's largest music search platform, in nine Asian countries including South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, China, Singapore, and Malaysia. Notably, in Thailand, it rose 71 spots in one day to rank 85th, and in South Korea, it climbed 6 spots to reach 89th. On the Apple Music Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs chart, it entered the charts of 11 Asian countries, showing a clear upward trend in the Maldives, Bhutan, Malaysia, Thailand, and others.

"AEAO" has established itself as a global hit by surpassing 100 million cumulative streams as a single track on Spotify. The monthly streams and listeners of the "AEAO" Slowed version released in 2023 increased simultaneously from October 30 to November 26.

Starting with a voluntary TikTok challenge in 2023, "AEAO" gained popularity and was included in the original soundtrack of the latest U.S. NBA basketball game "NBA 2K26" this year. This marks the second time since its inclusion in NBA 2K16 ten years ago that the same Korean artist's song with Korean lyrics has been featured twice in the NBA 2K series soundtrack, a first in history.

Many K-pop artists such as ENHYPEN, H1-KEY, Curtis, NCT DREAM, Zerobaseone, BoyNextDoor, and LE SSERAFIM have participated in the "AEAO" challenge, creating a second wave of the challenge boom.

Despite being over 10 years old, "AEAO" continues to hold a steady place in listeners' playlists across generations and platforms. Beyond being a simple hit song, it is recognized as a representative track symbolizing the global influence of Korean hip hop by establishing the first "stepwise long-term resurgence" formula in K-hip hop.

Meanwhile, Dynamic Duo will hold their 2025 solo concert "Let's See Each Other Often" at Busan BEXCO Auditorium on December 20 and 21, Daegu EXCO East Hall 4 on December 24, Gwangju Kim Dae-jung Convention Center Multipurpose Hall on December 27, and Seoul Jangchung Arena from January 23 to 25 next year.

[Source: Provided by Amoeba Culture]