AI song tops Korea's Melon chart in 5 months

A song with AI vocals reached number 1 on Melon's Top 100 chart on the 13th of November 2026, Yonhap News Agency reported. It is the first AI song to top the chart.

Melon is a leading South Korean music streaming service. The song is called Did You Become the Adult You Dreamed Of? by the project MEOMURU.

How it was made

The vocals were made with Suno, an AI music tool, MEOMURU said in the song notes. People wrote the lyrics and led the planning and production.

AI made the melody, the arrangement and the voice, The Asia Business Daily reported.

A slow climb

The song came out on the 23rd of June. It first entered the chart at number 96 on the 14th of September, JKN reported.

It spread as background music for short videos. Streams in September rose 456.5 percent from August, Melon said.

Who listens

Listeners in their 30s made up 36 percent and those in their 40s 30 percent, Melon figures showed. The rock ballad is about the stress of growing up.

No royalties yet

The song is not registered with the Korea Music Copyright Association, The Asia Business Daily reported. The team reportedly gets no royalties for the lyrics or music.

Below we break down the climb

The song went from number 96 to number 1 in about two months. It took about five months from release to the top, by our arithmetic.

What is confirmed and what is not

Yonhap reported number 1 at 5 p.m., and JKN said it still held at 7 p.m.

Key facts

MEOMURU's song topped Melon's Top 100 on the 13th of November 2026.

It is the first AI song to reach number 1 there.

Its vocals were made with Suno.

People in their 30s and 40s make up 66 percent of listeners.