BOYNEXTDOOR's EP "HOW?" breaks records with 77,000 sales, tops Oricon chart, and sells over 530,000 copies in Korea in first week.
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BOYNEXTDOOR's 2nd EP "HOW?" recorded sales of approximately 77,000 copies, double the previous work, and achieved their first No. 1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking (as of April 29 / period: April 15-21). Not only that, they are rewriting their personal best records in various fields with this work. According to the record sales aggregation site HANTEO Chart, in Korea, they sold a total of 531,911 copies in the first week (period: April 15-21) after release, achieving a "half-million seller" status. Furthermore, the title track "Earth, Wind & Fire" ranked in MelOn Chart's "TOP100" for the first time since their debut. The MV surpassed 40 million views on YouTube in about 5 days. (C) KOZ Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. In addition, the high-difficulty dance challenge for the title track "Earth, Wind & Fire" is a hot topic on SNS. It has entered the top 10 of Instagram Reel's rising audio popularity and is the second highest ranking among K-POP groups' music sources within the top 10 of the charts, showing the high interest of SNS users in the song. The fast movements of the "Self Sped-up Part" in the chorus are the key point. Many famous artists known for their excellent dancing skills are participating in this dance challenge, including TOMORROW X TOGETHER's Yeonjun, SHINee's Key, NMIXX's Jiu & Gyujin, NCT's Jisung, STAYC's Yoon, SUPER JUNIOR-D&E, ENHYPEN's Sunghoon, THE BOYZ's YoungHoon & Eric, &TEAM's Nicholas, and TWS's Yeonjae & Gyeongmin, attracting attention. The 2nd EP "HOW?" is the finale of the "First Love Story Trilogy" following the 1st Single, with various emotions that anyone who has experienced first love will experience at least once being expressed in each track.
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