The group ZEROBASEONE has taken over Japan‘s major charts.

According to Japan’s Oricon News on the 4th, ZEROBASEONE (Sung Han-bin, Kim Ji-woong, Jang Ha-o, Seok Matthew, Kim Tae-rae, Ricky, Kim Kyu-bin, Park Gun-wook, Han Yu-jin) released their first Japanese EP ‘PREZENT’ on the 29th of last month, recording estimated sales of approximately 257,000 copies, and topping the Oricon Weekly Album Rankings as of February 10th (aggregation period: January 27th to February 2nd). This is ZEROBASEONE‘s second #1 record as an album after their third domestic mini-album, ‘You had me at HELLO’.

In particular, ZEROBASEONE proved their immense popularity in Japan by breaking their own record by far surpassing the first-week sales of their first domestic mini-album, ‘YOUTH IN THE SHADE’.

ZEROBASEONE topped not only Oricon but also Billboard Japan’s weekly album chart, the latest ‘Top Album Sales’ (aggregation period: January 27-February 2), with ‘PREZENT’. ZEROBASEONE‘s fierce momentum, dominating the major local charts with overwhelming figures, is extraordinary.

‘PREZENT’ is a gift-like album to repay the love of Zeros (fandom name), in relation to the syndrome-level popularity that ZEROBASEONE gained with their Japanese debut. It contains a total of 6 songs, including 4 original Japanese new songs and Japanese versions of 2 Korean promotional songs. It is receiving favorable reviews for showing ZEROBASEONE’s limitless musical spectrum in various genres.

ZEROBASEONE will release their 5th mini album ‘BLUE PARADISE’ through various music sites at 6 PM on the 24th. Amidst early predictions of a double hit in Korea and Japan, they plan to present a two-part ‘Paradise’ that follows their previous work.

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

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