TREASURE Tops Japanese Oricon Weekly Album Chart
[마이데일리=강다윤 기자] Group TREASURE took the first spot on the weekly Oricon Chart.
According to YG Entertainment on the 8th, TREASURE’s ‘THE SECOND STEP : CHAPTER ONE’ took the number one spot on the Oricon Weekly Chart announced on the same day (28th of Feb~6th of March).
The Oricon chart is Japan’s biggest music website, recognized both for its public confidence and popularity. Even though TREASURE hasn’t officially commenced their activities in Japan, this feat confirmed how Japanese fans are showing explosive interest and love toward the group.
In particular, when considering how the mini-album is only composed of Korean songs, their popularity in Japan is particularly noteworthy.
TREASURE had previously took over the Oricon Weekly Chart a year ago with their first Japanese full album ‘THE FIRST STEP : TREASURE EFFECT’.
TREASURE took a huge leap in the global music market with their album, and has been garnering attention with their growth. Not only did they re-write their own records with their song and album, but they’ve also made noticeable accomplishments on various indicators like YouTube.
Meanwhile their title-song ‘JIKJIN’ took over major Japanese charts such as Line Music, Apple Music, iTunes, AWA, Rakuten Music, and mu-mo, and also successfully entered the U.S. Billboard Global 200 Chart.
The album sold more than 700,000 copies, and their M/V for ‘JIKJIN’ has almost reached 60 million views, the fastest increase among all of their music videos since debut.
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