BOYNEXTDOOR continues its unstoppable rise on the global stage, firmly establishing its presence as a ‘rising newcomer’.

According to the latest chart(dated June 7)released by Billboard on the 3rd(local time), Boynextdoor’s 4th mini album ‘No Genre’ ranked 7th on ‘Top Album Sales’, 7th on ‘Top Current Album Sales’, and 4th on ‘World Albums’, staying on the charts for 2 consecutive weeks.They also ranked 3rd on the ‘Emerging Artists’ chart and 69th on the ‘Artist 100’, showing the real reaction of the global fandom.

With this album, Boynextdoor entered Billboard 200 at number 62, achieving their 4th consecutive entry into Billboard’s main album chart.Initial sales(album sales in the first week of release)were 1,166,419 copies according to Hanteo Chart, which is nearly 1.5 times higher than their previous album.With this, they have also set a new career high by adding the record of two consecutive million-seller albums.

Their popularity continued in Japan as well.’No Genre’ ranked first on both the Oricon ‘Weekly Album Ranking’ and ‘Weekly Combined Album Ranking’ (compiled from May 12 to 18), achieving the 3rd consecutive Oricon weekly double crown.The achievement of connecting Korea, the US, and Japan clearly shows the global expandability of Boynextdoor.

Their performance on music shows is also notable.The title song’ I Feel Good ‘won first place on Mnet’s ‘M Countdown ‘, KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS ‘Inkigayo’, recording four crowns on music shows.With their lively energy and sensational performance, they showed a presence that lived up to their nickname of ‘the hottest team these days’.

Meanwhile, BOYNEXTDOOR will be holding ‘BOYNEXTDOOR TOUR’ KNOCK ON Vol.1 ‘ENCORE IN JAPAN’ for three days from the 28th to the 30th at the Musashino no Mori Sports Plaza Main Arena in Tokyo.They will then wrap up their solo tour on a grand note with a final performance at KSPO DOME in Seoul from July 25th to 27th.


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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