YG TREASURE’s ‘THE FIRST STEP’ Series About to Surpass 1M in Sales… In 5 Months Since Debut
[OSEN=김은애 기자] YG’s rookie group TREASURE is about to become million sellers, as ‘THE FIRST STEP’ series accumulated album sales is about to surpass 1M.
According to YG Entertainment, as of yesterday, nearly 250 thousand pre-orders were made on TREASURE’s official debut album ‘THE FIRST STEP : TREASURE EFFECT’, which was officially released today(12th). It is expected to be TREASURE’s biggest initial sales record.
As a result, it is expected that TREASURE’s goal of reaching 1M in sales with ‘THE FIRST STEP’ series will be no hassle. The 3 single albums released by TREASURE prior to the release of their debut album have reached a total of 720 thousand accumulated sales.
Considering that their debut album is an integration of TREASURE’s musical growth and since TREASURE’s global popularity is rising, it is only a matter of how fast they will achieve the record.
The title track ‘MY TREASURE’ from TREASURE’s official debut album was ranked at no. 1 on the AWA Top Rising Chart as soon as it was released on the 11th at 6 PM. ‘GOING CRAZY’, the signal song of ‘YG TREASURE BOX’, was also ranked at no. 1 on the Rakuten Music Real-time Comprehensive Rankings. It is expected that ‘MY TREASURE’, which reached no. 2 on the Line Music Song Top 100 Real-time chart, will continue its rising trend with favorable reviews made by the fans.
Furthermore, TREASURE’s debut album ‘THE FIRST STEP : TREASURE EFFECT’ has topped iTunes charts in 18 different countries. The album was ranked at no. 2 on the Worldwide Albums chart. The album topped iTunes charts in countries located in various continents including Brazil, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Spain, and India, proving TREASURE’s broad global popularity.
TREASURE is and has been active under YG’s fast·concentrated strategy. After releasing new songs almost every month after making debut last year on August 7, they’ve already released their official debut album, proving their presence as the well-prepared rookie group.
From their debut title song ‘BOY’ to ‘I LOVE YOU’ and ‘MMM’, the group captivated the global fans with their unrivaled skills and ‘group dance’. They are reviewed to have hit the peak of their series through ‘MY TREASURE’, the title track of their official debut album.
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