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'Forever Has Always Been' Achieves a Comeback with the Power of Music and PerformancesIndustry's Attention on New Key Players to Lead the Band BoomRedoor's representative song 'Forever Has Always Been' is continuing its comeback by gaining steady popularity on the global music platform Spotify. The photo shows the performance of Redoor and 'Forever Has Always Been' on Spotify's latest weekly and daily charts. / Spotify[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Hyun-jung] The popularity surrounding the band Redoor is unusual.On Spotify's Korean Weekly Top Songs chart for the week of September 11-17, Redoor's 'Forever Has Always Been' rose 7 spots from the previous week to rank 6th.This is not only the highest ranking for a band song on Spotify but also higher than other currently popular songs in the K-pop scene such as aespa ATEEZ IU.Furthermore, Redoor also rose 14 spots to 41st on the Weekly Top Artists chart during the same period, and ranked 7th and 31st on the Daily Top Songs and Top Artists charts, respectively, showing that this is not just a temporary surge in popularity.Rather, 'Forever Has Always Been' is drawing an ideal comeback pattern that any musician would wish for. Released in January 2021, the song entered the Spotify charts at 172nd place in May 2025, four years and four months later. It gradually climbed the charts to 92nd in June, 56th in September, and 29th in November. In 2026, it hovered in the 20-30 range before entering the Top 10 for the first time in September. It truly exemplified a "stair-step comeback."What makes this upward trend even more encouraging is that the power of the music itself played a significant role in the comeback. Generally, comebacks often have clear triggers such as being featured in a broadcast, recommended or covered by a popular star, or used as background music or in a challenge on short-form video platforms.However, 'Forever Has Always Been' reached its current position by steadily increasing its listener base through consistent performances and word-of-mouth, without any distinct external trigger for its comeback. In essence, the music and performances themselves became the biggest driving force behind the comeback, which is why it was described as an "ideal comeback."As 'Forever Has Always Been' continues to receive steady love, a virtuous cycle is naturally forming where interest extends to Redoor's other music. 'Ageha,' the title track of Redoor's fourth EP 'Memory,' released on the 16th, quickly appeared on various charts, including 90th on Melon HOT100 (30 days) and 19th on YouTube Music's Trending chart as of the 22nd, proving the growing interest in them.The popularity of 'Forever Has Always Been' is creating a virtuous cycle where interest extends to Redoor's other music. The photo shows the performance of Redoor's fourth EP title track 'Ageha' and its B-side 'Habit' on the YouTube Music chart. / YouTube MusicAs Redoor gradually expands its presence beyond the band scene to the entire music industry, there are expectations from the field that they will emerge as key players to lead the band boom, following in the footsteps of bands like Day6 and Jannabi Silica Gel.An industry insider, Mr. A, told , "Redoor is considered one of the bands that has grown the most in the past one to two years. They are already very popular, but there is a very high possibility they will reach even greater heights."He particularly noted Redoor's significant popularity among the younger generation. Mr. A said, "The number of university festivals inviting Redoor has recently increased significantly. This is evidence of their immense popularity among people in their 20s. Bands that resonate with young audiences gain the strength to go far and last long. This is why we predict Redoor will be even more active in the future."In addition, Mr. A cited Redoor's steady growth through album releases and performances as one of their strengths. He commented, "Of course, it's not that they haven't done any basic marketing or promotional activities. However, Redoor is a clear case where their fandom has visibly grown after appearing at festivals and concerts. This can be interpreted as many people becoming fans after hearing their music live."Indeed, according to Kworb, a site that compiles Spotify chart data, Redoor's weekly streams for 'Forever Has Always Been' increased by approximately 10.9% from 202,550 the week before their performance at the '2026 Jeonju Ultimate Music Festival' held at Jeonju University's artificial turf field on August 15th, to 244,583 during the week of the performance.Similarly, during their performance at 'Madly Medley 2026' held at the Seoul Culture Bunker on September 6th, the weekly streams increased by 16.1% from 278,417 the week before to 323,202 during the week of the performance. This demonstrates Redoor's ability to captivate the hearts of live audiences.This raises the question of where Redoor's power to attract new listeners and turn them into fans comes from. In response, Redoor directly answered in writing.Redoor stated, "We believe the strength of Redoor's music lies in capturing and preserving things that are only seen after they are gone. When listening to our songs, a forgotten scene might suddenly come to mind. We feel our music serves as a small gateway to memories for someone."Redoor identified 'music that becomes a gateway to recalling forgotten memories' as their strength. / At AreaFurthermore, they expressed their gratitude to the fans who listen to their music.Redoor said, "While perhaps nothing is eternal like the song 'Forever Has Always Been,' the feelings and memories from the moments we listen to a song seem to last longer than expected. We hope that even after a long time, when someone rediscovers our song, they can reconnect with their past selves. We are truly grateful for keeping our music in a corner of your memories."laugardagr@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]