RESCENE Earns First Inkigayo Win for LOVE ATTACK

RESCENE has added a significant new milestone to its rise, earning a first-place trophy for LOVE ATTACK on the July 26 broadcast of SBS’s Inkigayo. The win gave the group another major moment on a national music program and placed renewed attention on a song that has continued to hold meaning for the act beyond its original release cycle.

The first-place race on the episode brought together three very different contenders. RESCENE’s LOVE ATTACK competed against I.O.I’s Suddenly and aespa’s LEMONADE, creating a lineup that reflected both established fan interest and current performance momentum. RESCENE finished on top with 5,486 points, securing the trophy and turning the episode into a defining broadcast for the group.

The result is especially notable because it marks RESCENE’s first music-show win specifically for LOVE ATTACK. The group had recently picked up two music-show trophies with its remake of KARA’s Pretty Girl, but this latest result carries a different symbolic weight. It ties a win directly to a track strongly associated with RESCENE’s own identity and shows that the song still has enough traction to compete at the top of a weekly broadcast.

A Milestone Built Around One Song

For K-pop groups, music-show trophies often serve as public markers of momentum. They combine fan voting, chart data, broadcast metrics, and performance visibility into a single televised result. A first win for a particular song can therefore become more than a weekly ranking. It becomes a reference point in a group’s narrative, especially when the song has been central to building recognition among listeners.

LOVE ATTACK has been one of RESCENE’s most visible tracks, and the Inkigayo win gives it a fresh chapter. The achievement suggests that the song’s appeal has not been limited to a short promotional window. Instead, it has remained strong enough to stand alongside releases from widely recognized acts and still emerge with the highest score on the day.

The timing also helps sharpen the story around RESCENE’s current position. Winning with a remake can introduce a group to broader audiences through familiarity, but winning with a signature track can strengthen the case for a group’s own catalog. By following recent success with Pretty Girl with a first trophy for LOVE ATTACK, RESCENE now has multiple examples of broadcast recognition across different musical contexts.

A Competitive Inkigayo Broadcast

The July 26 episode featured a broad range of performers, underscoring how crowded the current K-pop promotion cycle remains. The lineup included fromis_9, Park Jin Young, Hyolyn, OURBIRTHDAY, Wonho, BBGIRLS, idntt, Sunmi, TVXQ’s Yunho, 8TURN, LUN8, HEART OF WOMAN, Kim Sihun, VAYONN, DAILY:DIRECTION, Hat:q, AmbiO, and Oh Yoojin. That range placed rookies, rising names, veteran soloists, and long-running acts on the same broadcast stage.

In that context, RESCENE’s win stands out as a useful signal of visibility. Weekly music programs are not only about trophy counts; they also keep artists in conversation through live performances, encore stages, and clips that travel quickly among fans online. A win on a program such as Inkigayo can extend the life of a promotion by giving fans a clear moment to rally around.

The encore stage is often where these moments become most memorable. It gives winning artists a chance to respond in real time, perform after the announcement, and show the emotional side of a high-pressure broadcast. For a group building a wider audience, that combination of performance and reaction can be just as important as the chart result itself.

RESCENE’s latest trophy also arrives at a point when competition among girl groups remains intense. New releases, viral performance clips, fan-driven voting efforts, and revived interest in older tracks can all shift weekly outcomes. Against that backdrop, a first Inkigayo win for LOVE ATTACK gives RESCENE a concise achievement to carry into future promotions.

For fans, the result is likely to be remembered as a validation of steady support. For casual listeners, it offers a reason to revisit LOVE ATTACK and reassess the group’s place among newer K-pop acts. For RESCENE, the trophy adds a concrete line to the group’s growing record: a first-place finish on a major weekly music show for a song that continues to define its public profile.