Group GOT7‘s JAY B has kicked off a successful comeback.

Last week, JAY B performed his comeback stage with the title track ‘Crash’ from his first solo full-length album ‘Archive 1: [Road Runner]’ on all three terrestrial broadcasting stations’ music shows, including KBS 2TV‘s ‘Music Bank’, MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS‘s ‘Inkigayo’.

JAY B, who made a comeback after two years since completing his alternative military service, captured attention at every concert with his even more impressive visuals and solid live stage performances.

The title song ‘Crash’, which was unveiled this time, is a song that contains JAY B’s mindset as he runs his own path. JAY B made fans who had been waiting for his comeback go wild with his uniquely attractive tone and high-pitched vocals, as well as his more relaxed facial expressions and stage manners.

Furthermore, various contents such as various music broadcasts, fan cams, suit dances, and director‘s cut music videos are also continuing to receive favorable reviews and driving the topic.

With this album, which was released 12 years after his debut, JAY B announced a smooth start by ranking at the top of the iTunes Top Albums charts in a total of 34 countries, including #1 in 11 countries around the world immediately after its release. ‘Crash’ entered the iTunes Top Singles charts in 21 countries, including #1 in 9 countries around the world, and with another title song, ‘Cloud nine’, it also rose to #2 on the real-time chart of Genie TOP200, a domestic music site.

JAY B, who made a successful comeback as a solo artist from being the leader of the global trend group GOT7, continues to meet his fans in various ways. JAY B will hold the first performance of his 2024-2025 solo concert, ‘TAPE: RE LOAD’, on the 7th. In this concert, JAY B is expected to fill the concert with over 30 live songs all by himself, giving his fans unforgettable memories. The solo concert will continue in Bangkok, Thailand in January next year.

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