Jisoo tops iTunes worldwide chart with 'Addicted,' expanding her role as songwriter

Blackpink member Jisoo has scored another hit with her second pre-release single, "ADDICTED," the latest track ahead of her first full-length album, topping the iTunes Worldwide Song Chart.

According to her agency Blissoo, "ADDICTED" was released at 8 a.m. Friday and immediately claimed No. 1 in 28 iTunes regions before topping the worldwide chart. The achievement came roughly two months after her first pre-release single, "CLICK," debuted at No. 3 on the same chart in September.

The song also entered the top songs charts in 15 regions on Apple Music and landed on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart. On China's QQ Music, it swept the digital sales chart, the rising chart and the trending chart simultaneously.

The music video released alongside the track drew an equally strong response, reaching No. 1 on both YouTube's Worldwide Trending chart and its Global Daily Top Music Videos chart. In the video, Jisoo appears in a black lace outfit with a cat-ear headband and smoky eye makeup, adding an underwater solo dance sequence that presents a sharp contrast to the bright, playful romantic energy of "CLICK."

"ADDICTED" captures the sweet yet dizzying pull of falling in love. Opening with the crack of a lightning sound effect, the track moves between a firm low register and a smooth upper range, with a restrained, stripped-back rap section emerging toward the end — a vocal color Jisoo has not shown before. She is credited as a lyricist on the song.

As her solo career has grown, so has her involvement in writing her own lyrics. Jisoo made her solo debut in March 2023 with "FLOWER," which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200, and the following year she founded her own one-person agency, Blissoo. On her mini-album "AMORTAGE," released in February last year, she took part in the entire production process — from writing B-sides to shaping the music video concept and album cover. That October, she co-wrote and co-composed "EYES CLOSED" with British pop star Zayn, a collaboration that marked her first entry on Billboard's main singles chart, the Hot 100, and made Blackpink the first girl group to have all four members chart on the Hot 100 as solo artists.

The choreography for the new single was created with choreographer Lee Jung. Jisoo will perform the song live for the first time on a music show this week — her first domestic music show appearance as a solo act since promoting "earthquake" in early last year.

This year has been relentless for Jisoo. In February, she continued her group activities with Blackpink's third mini-album "DEADLINE," and in March she starred in the Netflix series "Boyfriend on Demand," which reached No. 1 on Netflix's domestic top 10 series chart. Since September, she has been releasing pre-release singles at monthly intervals as she builds toward her first full-length album.