SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together’s latest album sold more than 1.8 million copies on the first day of its release, the group’s agency said Saturday.
“The Name Chapter: Temptation,” the quintet’s fifth EP, sold 1,868,919 copies Friday, BigHit Music said, quoting data from local album sales tracker Hanteo Chart.
TXT is the second K-pop act to hit 1.8 million on an album’s debut day after BTS, according to the agency.
In comparison, the band’s fourth EP, “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child,” sold 910,000 copies on the day of its release. The album is the group’s most successful project to date.
K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music.
“Sugar Rush Ride,” the main track off the fifth EP, soared to No. 3 on Melon’s Top 100 songs chart as of midnight Friday.
As of 9 a.m. Saturday, the EP had topped iTunes’ Top Albums charts in 30 territories around the world while its lead single ranked No. 1 in 17 regions on the service’s Top Songs charts.
(Yonhap)
