'Inkigayo' Hwasa's 'Maria' Achieves First No.1 Without Appearance... Jeon Somi and Lee Hi Comeback

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Hyesoo] On the afternoon of the 26th, Hwasa took first place on SBS's 'Inkigayo' without appearing on the show.

On this day's 'Inkigayo', Zico's 'Summer Hate', Hwasa's 'Maria', and GFriend's 'Apple' were nominated for first place. The honor of first place went to Hwasa, who received a total of 6,936 votes. The MCs announced that they would present the trophy on behalf of Hwasa, who did not appear on the broadcast.

On this broadcast, Lee Hi and Jeon Somi held comeback stages. Jeon Somi wore a glamorous black dress and performed her new song 'What You Waiting For', while Lee Hi delivered an emotional stage with the ballad 'Holo'.

Also, VERIVERY, GFriend, and Red Velvet unit Irene & Seulgi performed farewell stages. Irene & Seulgi, appearing in black and white outfits, showed perfect choreography with 'Nori', the follow-up song to 'Monster'.

Other performers included Kang Sori, BOYHOOD (Nam Donghyun), DONGKIZ I:KAN, MustB, Sukhaeng, 3YE, Ahn Seonghoon, ELAST, GFriend, 1THE9, Weeekly, Jung Sewoon, XRO (Zero), and TOO.

SBS music program 'Inkigayo' airs every Sunday at 3:50 PM.

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