The group ZEROBASEONE is dyeing the whole world in 'blue' color.
ZEROBASEONE (Seong Han-bin, Kim Ji-woong, Zhang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim Tae-rae, Ricky, Kim Gyu-bin, Park Geon-wook, Han Yu-jin) achieved sales of over 1 million copies on the release day of their fifth mini album 'BLUE PARADISE' released on the 24th of last month, earning them the title of 'million seller'.
'BLUE PARADISE' topped the iTunes 'Top Albums' chart in 12 countries and regions worldwide shortly after its release, and all tracks, including the title song 'BLUE', charted on major domestic music sites Melon's TOP100 and HOT100, demonstrating a formidable presence.
In particular, the popularity of ZEROBASEONE in Japan is remarkable. ZEROBASEONE ranked 3rd in the iTunes 'Top Albums' chart in Japan with 'BLUE PARADISE', and topped the 'K-POP Albums' chart and the 'POP Albums' chart.
This album recorded 3rd in the Apple Music comprehensive album ranking, while it ranked 1st in both K-POP and POP album rankings, also landing 4th in the Amazon Digital Music album popularity ranking, further proving ZEROBASEONE's high popularity in the region.
Interest in the title track 'BLUE' is also intense. 'BLUE' ranked 3rd in the real-time chart of LINE Music, Japan's largest music site, and 4th in the daily chart, while it claimed the top spot in the K-POP genre's top 50. Additionally, 'BLUE' reached 1st in the AWA Foreign Songs Top 50 ranking and 5th in Amazon Music Unlimited's K-POP trending ranking.
Earlier, ZEROBASEONE set a new record for first-week sales with their Japanese EP 1st 'PREZENT' and has topped both the Oricon weekly album ranking and the weekly cumulative album ranking. Following 'PREZENT', 'BLUE PARADISE' continues to hit, intensifying the 'ZB1 craze' in Japan.
Achieving strong results on various charts and dyeing the whole world in 'blue' color, ZEROBASEONE is scheduled to make a comeback stage today (2nd) on SBS's 'Inkigayo'.
[Photo] Provided by Wake One.
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