AKMU’s ‘Paradise of Rumors’ Achieves Perfect All-Kill, Becoming 2026’s Second Song to Do So

AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” has achieved a Perfect All-Kill, marking a major chart milestone for the duo’s pre-release track from “FLOWERING.” Instiz’s iChart announced on May 1 KST that the song had reached the status, while Soompi reported the achievement on May 2.¹

The milestone makes “Paradise of Rumors” the second song in 2026 to achieve a Perfect All-Kill, following IVE’s “Bang Bang.”² The result places the track among the year’s most clearly documented domestic chart leaders and gives AKMU another notable entry in a release cycle that began before the full album arrived.

AKMU Perfect All-Kill for “Paradise of Rumors”

A Perfect All-Kill is one of the most closely watched digital chart achievements in Korean pop music. As described in reporting on the iChart announcement, the designation requires a song to hold No. 1 across major Korean chart metrics and also rank first on iChart’s weekly chart.¹

Instiz iChart’s own song page for AKMU’s “소문의 낙원,” the Korean title of “Paradise of Rumors,” lists the track and displays live iChart scoring with platform components that include YouTube Music. The page also shows a PAK banner count for the song, making it the closest chart-linked source for the track’s Perfect All-Kill status.³

The achievement came nearly a month after the track’s release window and after AKMU’s broader return with “FLOWERING.” allkpop reported that “Paradise of Rumors” reached the Perfect All-Kill milestone on May 1 and identified it as the second such song of 2026 after IVE’s “Bang Bang.”²

The chart movement was not limited to one track. “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” another song connected to the same album cycle, was reported at No. 2 on the relevant charts when “Paradise of Rumors” reached the milestone.¹ allkpop likewise reported that “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” held No. 2 across the charts during the same period.²

Chart Momentum Around “FLOWERING”

AKMU’s “FLOWERING” era had already shown strong domestic chart activity before the Perfect All-Kill. The duo returned on April 7 KST with the album “FLOWERING,” and two songs from the album reached No. 1 on major domestic real-time charts shortly afterward.⁴

At 11 p.m. KST on April 8, “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” topped Melon and Genie, while “Paradise of Rumors” ranked first on FLO and Bugs.⁴ Those early real-time results provided a clear sign that multiple songs from the album were competing strongly across Korea’s major music platforms.

The Perfect All-Kill later confirmed that “Paradise of Rumors” had extended its performance beyond an initial chart spike. While the available sources do not provide a full day-by-day chart trajectory, they establish that the song moved from leading selected real-time charts in early April to securing the broader iChart-recognized Perfect All-Kill on May 1.

AKMU, made up of Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun, released the music video for “Paradise of Rumors” during the rollout for “FLOWERING.” ANTARA News identified the duo members and reported that the track’s music video had reached about 3.5 million YouTube views by April 6 after being released on April 2.⁵

ANTARA also reported that AKMU was associated with the independent label Fountain of Inspiration and that the fourth full album “Flowering” was scheduled for release on April 7.⁵ With the current date now May 3, that scheduled album release date has already passed, and the available source material places the Perfect All-Kill after the album’s release cycle was underway.

Music Video and Release Context

The music video also drew attention for its casting and performance presentation. News1, carried by Dong-A Ilbo, reported that actor Ha Ji-soo appeared in AKMU’s “소문의 낙원” music video, which opened on AKMU’s official YouTube channel on April 3.⁶

The same report described the video as featuring AKMU and dancers performing light choreography. Ha Ji-soo’s agency, SWMP, confirmed the appearance, with a representative saying in Korean that “Ha Ji-soo appeared in the ‘Paradise of Rumors’ music video.”⁶

Those details remain secondary to the chart news, but they help situate the song within a wider promotional rollout. The available sources show that “Paradise of Rumors” was introduced through a music video in early April, appeared as part of the “FLOWERING” release period, reached No. 1 on selected domestic real-time charts on April 8, and then secured a Perfect All-Kill on May 1.

For AKMU, the Perfect All-Kill for “Paradise of Rumors” is the clearest confirmed milestone from the provided chart reports. The sources establish the date, the iChart basis for the designation, its standing as the second Perfect All-Kill song of 2026, and the strong accompanying performance of “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” leaving “Paradise of Rumors” as one of the most documented Korean digital chart achievements of the year so far.

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