The group ZEROBASEONE has taken over the Oricon Daily Rankings with the release of their first Japanese EP.

According to the Japanese Oricon announcement, ZEROBASEONE (Sung Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Jang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, Ricky, Kim Kyubin, Park Gunwook, Han Yujin) ranked first on the Oricon Daily Album Rankings as of January 28th with an estimated sales of 189,646 copies with their first Japanese EP ‘PREZENT’. This is even more noteworthy as it is known to have the highest first-day sales among a fifth-generation boy group.

In addition, they ranked first on the ‘Pop Album’ chart, second on the ‘K-Pop Album’ chart, and fifth on the ‘Comprehensive Album’ chart on Japan iTunes, and second on the ‘K-Pop Album’ chart on Japan Apple Music. Also, on the Japanese Line Music ‘Top 100’, three songs from the album, ‘NOW OR NEVER’, ‘HANA’, and ‘Firework’, entered the charts. In particular, ‘Doctor! Doctor! (닥터! 도끼!) also reached 12th place on Billboard Japan‘s ‘Hot Shot Songs’, thanks to the release of this album.

In addition, ZEROBASEONE pre-released the audio source and music video for ‘NOW OR NEVER’, one of the double title tracks of ‘PREZENT’, on the 15th, and the song proved its huge popularity in Japan by rising to 2nd place on Line Music’s ‘Top 100’ real-time chart.

‘PREZENT’ is a gift-like album prepared by ZEROBASEONE to repay the unwavering love of Zeros (fandom name). It contains a total of 6 tracks, including 4 original Japanese new songs and Japanese versions of 2 songs from their Korean promotions. The album is enriched with various genres that showcase ZEROBASEONE‘s musical growth.

Ahead of their domestic comeback, ZEROBASEONE pre-released their 5th mini album with the track ‘Doctor! Doctor!’, topping not only domestic music charts but also China’s largest music streaming service platform QQ Music and YouTube‘s rapidly rising music charts. Attention is focused on ZEROBASEONE’s strong momentum as they continue to do well on major charts in Korea, China, and Japan.

ZEROBASEONE, who announced a double-crossing hit in Korea and Japan with the start of 2025, will release their 5th mini album on February 24.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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