After B.I. released the album 'Waterfall' and was well received by fans and music connoisseurs, IOK Company, which is the current agency, opened its voice to respond to the success.
Reporting from media outlet Hankooki on June 7, 2021, IOK Company announced that B.I's comeback music video. entitled 'illa illa' has surpassed 17 million views on YouTube.
Following the release of the album 'Waterfall' on June 1, B.I. immediately topped the iTunes chart in 24 countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Turkey and Russia. Even the album ranked in the top 10 on the iTunes chart in America and was ranked second on the album chart worldwide.
Not only on the iTunes platform, idol fans in China also showed their enthusiasm, where the album also became no. 1 on QQ Music's daily chart.
The album also showed success in Japan by ranking first on the Japanese iPop chart.
Seeing the various successes scored by one of these artists, an IOK official stated, “The success of B.I's album release has made the music business reborn. Expectations for increased revenue this year are growing thanks to a healthy business.” (www.kpopchart.net)
