The group ZEROBASEONE has entered Billboard’s main album chart, Billboard 200, for the first time.

According to the latest chart(dated April 19)released by Billboard, an American music media outlet, on the 15th(local time), Zerobase One’s(Sung Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Jang Hao, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, Ricky, Kim Kyubin, Park Gunwook, Han Yujin)5th mini album ‘BLUE PARADISE’ entered the ‘Billboard 200’ at 28th place.

This is the highest ranking among K -pop artists categorized into 5 generations.In particular, ‘Blue Paradise’ achieved encouraging results despite not being released simultaneously in Korea and the US, which shows the popularity of Zero Base One in the US market.

Their performance on Billboard’s sub-charts is also remarkable.They took first place in both ‘Emerging Artists’ and ‘World Albums’, as well as second place in ‘Top Current Album Sales’, third place in ‘Top Album Sales’, and fifth place in ‘Independent Albums’.In particular, ZeroBaseOne ranked 16th on the ‘Billboard Artist 100’ thanks to their excellent performance in the upper ranks of various album charts.

ZeroBaseOne’s Billboard entry this time is even more meaningful because it was achieved at the same time as their official debut in the United States.While local media focused on ZeroBaseOne’s activities, they successfully held pop-up stores in major cities such as New York and LA in addition to releasing a physical album.

Born with the support of fandoms in 184 regions around the world, Zero Base One is gaining momentum not only in Korea but also in the world’s largest music market, the United States.Zero Base One has entered the Billboard 200 along with its entry into the United States, making it a true ‘global top tier’.

Zerobase One will be holding a fan concert called ‘Blue Mansion’ for three days from the 18th to the 20th at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul.They will be performing songs from their fifth mini album ‘BLUE PARADISE’ that have not been shown to fans for the first time.

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

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