Group ENHYPEN has added another achievement in Japan with their 6th mini album ‘DESIRE : UNLEASH’.

According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 10th, ENHYPEN(Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunwoo, Niki)’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH” released on the 5th of last month has received a gold disc “Platinum” certification for cumulative shipments of over 250,000 copies as of June.The Recording Industry Association of Japan certifies albums as “Gold” (100,000 copies), “Platinum” (250,000 copies), and “Double Platinum” (500,000 copies)based on cumulative monthly album shipments.

With this, ENHYPEN has received their 14th gold disc certification.In particular, following the ‘Platinum’ certification for their 2nd regular album ‘ROMANCE : UNTOLD’ and the 2nd regular album repackage ‘ROMANCE : UNTOLD - daydream -’ released last year, they have now received certification for three albums in a row, including this 6th mini album, proving their immense popularity in the local area.

‘DESIRE : UNLEASH’ swept the top of Japan’s major music charts as soon as it was released.The album topped a total of six categories, including Oricon’s ‘Daily Album Ranking’, ‘Weekly Album Ranking’, and ‘Weekly Combined Album Ranking’, as well as Billboard Japan’s ‘Hot Albums’, ‘Top Album Sales’, and ‘Download Albums’.In particular, the album showed its potential by rising to the ‘Top 10’ of the ‘Combined Album Ranking’ and ‘Album Ranking’ in just three days on Japan’s Oricon’s ‘First Half Ranking 2025’.

Not only in Japan, but also in major domestic and international charts, it stood out.This album recorded the second-highest initial sales(albums sold in the first week after release)of 2.14 million copies among K -pop albums released this year, and topped the weekly album charts of Hanteo Chart and Circle Chart.It also entered Billboard’s main album chart, Billboard 200, at number 3(as of June 21)and has maintained its position for four consecutive weeks.

Following their 6th mini album, ENHYPEN is expected to hit the Japanese archipelago with active promotions this summer.They will release their fourth Japanese single “宵 - YOI -” (Yoi)on the 29th.The title song “Shine On Me, “ which was pre-released on the 4th, is loved by many as it was used as the ending theme song for the Japanese drama “Shrimp Wants to Catch Sea Bream(海老だって鯛が釣りたい)”.

Following their performance at Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium on the 5th and 6th, ENHYPEN will continue their ‘ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR’ WALK THE LINE ‘IN JAPAN - SUMMER EDITION -’ at Osaka’s Yanmar Stadium Nagai on the 2nd and 3rd of next month.As the foreign artist to have entered a Japanese stadium in the shortest period of time(4 years and 7 months)since their debut, they truly impressed the public with their overwhelming performance at their recent Tokyo concert, solidifying their status as ‘performance kings.’


Reporter Jang Eun- eunj@donga.com

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