EVAN's 'Ride or Die' Hits No. 1 on Bugs, Climbs Global iTunes Charts

Solo artist EVAN landed a strong opening with his new single. His digital single "RIDE OR DIE" performed well on Korean and global charts the day it dropped.

The title track "Ride or Die" reached No. 1 on Bugs' real-time chart as of 9 p.m. KST on the 22nd. On Melon's Hot 100, based on songs released within the past 30 days, the track entered at No. 5. The B-side "Overflow" charted at No. 7.

The song also performed well overseas. "Ride or Die" hit No. 1 on iTunes' Top Songs chart in eight countries and regions, including Colombia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It also reached No. 6 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart.

Listeners responded warmly to the music's emotional core. Comments included "It really captures the mood of alternative rock," "It feels classic, fragile, and on the edge all at once. EVAN pushed past his limits in the best way," and "You can tell EVAN poured a lot of feeling into this song."

That same day, EVAN held a debut livestream titled "EVAN ARCHIVE : 'RIDE OR DIE' Unboxing Live" on the global fan platform Weverse. Fans from 199 countries and regions, including Indonesia, the United States, and Japan, tuned in live.

"I'm so happy I can finally share this single, and it feels surreal," EVAN said during the broadcast. "I've been watching fan reactions all day."

EVAN wrote, composed, and produced every track on the release, and he spoke about what each song means to him. On "Ride or Die," he said, "It's a song where my real emotions come through exactly as they are." He added that he made it with fans in mind. "Even when we were making the music video, the most important thing to me was how all of you would feel about the storyline." He also picked the phrase "small deserted island" from "Overflow" as his favorite lyric.

EVAN follows up his solo debut with a live show called "The Fillin' Live with EVAN" on the 26th at the Mulbit Stage in Yeouido Hangang Park, where he plans to make another memory with fans.