‘Target Group’ Zero Base One is once again aiming for a ‘New K-Pop Record’.

Zero Base One will release their fifth mini album ‘Blue Paradise’(BLUE PARADISE) through various music streaming sites at 6 PM on the 24th and begin domestic activities after 6 months.

With this album, Zero Base One is challenging for the 5th consecutive first week sales (1 million copies sold within the first week of release). From their debut album ‘Youth in the Shade’ (1.82 million copies) in July 2023 to their fourth mini-album ‘Cinema Paradise’ (1.1 million copies) in August of last year, they have sold a total of four albums over 1 million copies, becoming the first K-pop group to achieve ‘4 consecutive million-seller records’.

Accordingly, attention has been focused on whether Zero Base One will ‘break a new record’ both inside and outside the music industry. Zero Base One has also put more effort than ever into ‘Blue Paradise’, their first domestic album of the year.

Following the title song of their previous album, ‘Cinema Paradise’, they have teamed up with global hit maker KENZIE again for their new title song, ‘Blue’. Through this, they are heralding the birth of another ‘mega hit song’, and are drawing attention by completing their new album as a two-part ‘Paradise’ linked to their previous album. The album successfully portrays a more colorful self-portrait of youth by including the excitement and joy of youth along with the ‘growing pains’ such as anxiety, obsession, and deviation.

They will also present their first unit song since their debut with their new album. Kim Ji-woong, Jang Ha-o, and Kim Gyu-bin sang ‘Out of Love’, Ricky, Park Gun-wook, and Han Yu-jin sang ‘Step Back’, and Sung Han-bin, Seok Matthew, and Kim Tae-rae sang ‘Cruel’, each showing off their fresh charm.

At a media showcase held at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 24th ahead of the album release, the members said, “We‘re nervous because this is our first domestic album of the year,” and “We think that we’ll be able to show more growth when we meet our fans around the world, so we‘re looking forward to it.”

Having swept various award ceremonies, including winning the grand prize, ‘The Awards Black Label Record of the Year’, at the ‘1st The Awards’ on the 22nd, Zero Base One also expressed their determination to “not rest on their laurels.”

They said, “We are truly grateful to be called the ’5th generation icon‘. Rather than resting on our laurels after receiving the award, we will do our best for our next steps. Zero Base One will work hard to make our name alone known to K-pop fans around the world.”

Of course, they do not intend to lose sight of the title, ’5 consecutive million-seller‘. The members said, “We carefully formed units and included unit songs in the new album so that each member’s characteristics and individuality could be well expressed, and our second collaboration with composer Kenzie resulted in a result that we are even more satisfied with,” and emphasized, “We want to achieve ‘million-seller’ once again as we have put in a lot of effort.”



Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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