
Group Seventeen is continuing its global
record streak in Japan beyond Korea.
on September 25
According to Oricon, Japan's biggest music
ranking website, "An Ode", the third full-length album of SEVENTEEN
achieved a great feat of being ranked first in Weekly's overseas albums
rankings (based on a tally of 09.16 to 09.22), ranking first in Weekly's album
rankings, and ranking second in Weekly's digital albums, and showing off its
solid position in Japan.
Above all, SEVENTEEN's ranking in Weekly's
album, which was ranked second, has not been lost in competition with local
artists and has achieved a valuable result of making it the highest-ranked
Korean artist.
SEVENTEEN, who made its official debut in
Japan in May last year, is also noteworthy because it has shown steady growth
in Japan, with its first Japanese single "Happy Ending" surpassing
250,000 first-time sales and receiving platinum certification from the Japan
Record Association in June.
Moreover, SEVENTEEN has been posting record
sales of 700,000 copies in its third full-length album, topping iTunes album
charts and song charts in various online and overseas regions, in addition to
topping the first-half sales list in the second half of 2019.
This proves that SEVENTEEN successfully
expanded the genre with clear values and solid musical capabilities through its
third full-length album, which is filled with songs of colorful charms,
including the title track "Fear," which released the since his debut,
is drawing keen attention from many to see what other moves it might surprise
the fans by.
Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN will continue to be
active with the title track of its third full-length album, "Fear."