Singer and actor Cha Eun-woo is generating global buzz with his second solo mini album even while serving in the military.
Cha Eun-woo's second solo mini album ELSE (Els), released on the 21st, topped the iTunes top albums chart in 11 countries and regions on its release day. It also charted on Apple Music in six regions—Japan·Singapore·Malaysia·Thailand·Colombia·Madagascar—garnering a hot response.
ELSE proved Cha Eun-woo's ongoing global influence by reaching No. 1 on the iTunes top albums chart in 11 regions, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Nicaragua, Peru, Qatar and Taiwan. It also recorded top-five positions in nine regions, including Cyprus, Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, Singapore, the Netherlands and Vietnam.
Also, the title track SATURDAY PREACHER (Saturday Preacher) reached the top five on the iTunes top songs chart in 12 regions, including No. 1 in Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Singapore. Alongside the title track, album tracks Sweet Papaya (Sweet Papaya) and Selfish (Selfish) settled on the worldwide iTunes song charts, reaffirming Cha Eun-woo's strong momentum.
With a high-quality album released after 1 year and 9 months that cemented his identity as a solo artist, Cha Eun-woo fueled the buzz further by releasing a dance challenge video for the title track SATURDAY PREACHER on his official social media on the 22nd.
ELSE is an album that shows a wide spectrum through four tracks in which Cha Eun-woo breaks out of his usual mold to try different genres and styles. In the title track SATURDAY PREACHER, Cha Eun-woo not only interpreted the disco genre with a sophisticated performance and an alluring falsetto, but in the music video his bold concept change expressing a dual character and the fresh vibe delivered an electrifying sense of immersion.
On the 24th at 3:30 p.m., Cha Eun-woo will release the performance video for the title track on Fantagio's official YouTube channel, and at the same time on the 28th he will release the music video for the album track Sweet Papaya.
[Photo] Provided by Fantagio.
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