Dynamic Duo's 2014 release "AEAO" has continued its reverse climb on the charts for three years, setting the longest record in K-hip hop history. Riding the wave of the 2023 challenge craze, "AEAO" not only reversed its position on global charts but recently sparked another challenge boom across short-form platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, becoming the center of attention.

Many K-pop artists, including ENHYPEN's Sunghoon and Jungwon, Hearts to Hearts' Carmen, Aina, Ian, Jueun, Curtis Gunho, Juhun, NCT DREAM's Renjun, Haechan, Chenle, Zerobaseone's Seok Matthew, Park Geonwook, Boy Next Door's Lee Han, LE SSERAFIM, TREASURE's Yoon Jaehyuk, Haruto, RISE's Wonbin, Sohee, EXO's Chen, Xiumin, NCT WISH's Sakuya, Ryo, Anthem's Nicholas, Harua, TOURS' Shinyu, Izuna, Bang Jimin, Coco, NMIXX's Lily, Bay, Jiwoo, Kiki, Jiyu, Ha-eum, QWER's Chodan, Magenta, Siyeon, and others, have joined the "AEAO" challenge, reigniting its popularity.

As of December 1, "AEAO" challenge videos have surpassed 130 million views combined across Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. The song's addictive chorus and beat have been used as memes, facilitating natural spread and further powering its reverse climb on global charts. Fans both domestic and international have voluntarily created related content such as choreography, lip-syncs, and parodies, driving renewed consumption of the song.

"AEAO" continues to be rediscovered across generations and platforms. Recently, it has shown a clear upward trend on various global music charts including Shazam, Apple Music, iTunes, and TikTok, maintaining its status as the first K-hip hop song to achieve a three-year consecutive long-run reverse climb. This year, it was included as an original soundtrack in the latest U.S. NBA basketball game "NBA 2K26," and on Spotify, it surpassed 110 million cumulative streams as a single track.

Choiza shared on his SNS on December 1, "Like a comet that appears every 2-3 years, 'AEAO' is once again being observed on the charts. It's truly an unbelievable miracle. I'm overwhelmed. I want to repeatedly thank DJ Premier hyung for creating such a cool beat worthy of repeated reverse climbs, and everyone who made fun Reels by playing the song fast and slow." Gaeko also commemorated the meaningful moment by sharing related articles and various chart records on his SNS.

Not only "AEAO," but Dynamic Duo's 2014 collaboration with R&B diva Park Jung Hyun, "SsSs (Singsungsaengsung)," continues to be loved despite a 10-year gap. At the time of release, this song topped major music charts such as Olleh Music, Genie Music, and Mnet Music, becoming a hit. Since then, it has been recalled every winter as a seasonal and challenge song.

Recently, the "SsSs (Singsungsaengsung)" dance challenge has been thriving again on various online communities and short-form platforms like TikTok and Reels, proving the value of this classic song. As of December 1, it re-entered the Melon daily Rap/Hip-hop chart, Korea Apple Music K-Pop popular songs chart, and Shazam Korea Top 200 chart, asserting its presence.

Meanwhile, Dynamic Duo will hold their 2025 solo concert "Let's See Each Other for a Long Time Sometimes" on December 20 and 21 at Busan BEXCO Auditorium, December 24 at Daegu EXCO East Hall 4, December 27 at Gwangju Kim Daejung Convention Center Multipurpose Hall, and on January 23, 24, and 25 next year at Seoul Jangchung Arena.

[Source: Provided by Amoeba Culture]