ENHYPEN achieves a new milestone by becoming a "half-million seller" just six months after their debut!
On May 7 KST, it was reported by media outlets that according to Gaon Chart, ENHYPEN's "BORDER: CARNIVAL," which was recently released on April 26, ranked first on their monthly album chart in April - after only five days of sales on May 1.
In addition, "BORDER: CARNIVAL" also topped the weekly album chart on the 18th week of 2021 (April 25 to May 1).
The total albums sales for "BORDER: CARNIVAL" until April 30 was more than 520,000 album copies, making it the highest and best-selling album from January until the end of April among all the male groups and singers who released an album this year.
With the group accumulating more than 520,000 album copies sold, they achieve a new milestone of being a "half-million seller" just six months after their debut on November 30, 2020.
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Prior to the release of "BORDER: CARNIVAL" on April 26, the album already had more than 370,000 album copies for pre-order, achieving this feat with only three days after pre-orders went live on April 8.
Further, just a few days before the release, their album pre-orders grew significantly to more than 450,000 album copies.
ENHYPEN made their debut with their first extended play, "BORDER: DAY ONE," released in November 30 last year. "BORDER: DAY ONE" achieved a record of accumulating more than 439,000 album copies sold, making ENHYPEN have the best-selling album by a group that made its debut in 2020.
Their debut album also allowed them to achieve their first platinum certification by the Korean Music Content Association.
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Combining the total albums sales of both albums, "BORDER: DAY ONE" and "BORDER: CARNIVAL," their total would reach more than 1 million album copies sold - a great achievement for a group who hasn't been active for a year.
In addition, ENHYPEN also ranked first on Hanteo Chart's monthly album chart for the month of April. "BORDER: CARNIVAL" also topped the Hot Album and Top Album Sales charts on Billboard Japan from April 26 to May 2, according to a report released on May 5.
The group also achieved an "all-kill" on major album charts in both South Korean and Japan, dominating the weekly album chart of Oricon Japan, with more than 83,000 album copies sold.
Meanwhile, their album's title track, "Drunk-Dazed," is already taking multiple wins of various music shows in South Korea.
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Written by Robyn Joan
