On Wednesday, May 26, it was announced that NCT Dream's album "Hot Sauce" has surpassed 2 million album sales, officially making the boy group double million sellers!
NCT Dream 'Hot Sauce' Sells 2 Million Copies in 16 Days
On May 26, it was announced that NCT Dream's first full-length studio album, "Hot Sauce," has sold 2,040,360 copies by May 25.
The album, which was released on May 10, only took two weeks to surpass 2 million copies sold.
Previously, the album made headlines for selling a million copies just a week after its release.
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On May 9, it was announced that the album exceeds over 1.71 million copies in pre-order sales, setting a new record for the group. Upon the album's release, NCT Dream achieved four number one on the Gaon Chart, with "Hot Sauce" ranking at number one on the Album Chart.
The title track, also titled "Hot Sauce," topped the Digital Chart, Download Chart, and BGM Chart.
The album stayed at the top of the domestic charts for two weeks. Internationally, "Hot Sauce" debuted at number one on the iTunes Top Album Charts in 36 different countries.
In Japan, "Hot Sauce" debuted at the top of the Oricon Weekly Album Chart, as well as on the Billboard Japan Album Chart and LINE Chart. "Hot Sauce" also debuted at the number of the Rakuten Music Weekly Rankings.
In China, "Hot Sauce" topped the QQ Music Album Charts, and well as the Kugou and Kuwo Music Charts.
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NCT Dream scored their first music show win for "Hot Sauce" on the popular Korean music show, "Show Champion." They received their second music show win on "M! Countdown" and their third win on "Music Core."
NCT Dream's fourth music show win for "Hot Sauce" on "Inkigayo," and their fifth win on "Music Bank."
The group still has a chance to score more music show wins. They will appear on "M! Countdown" on the 27th, "Music Bank" on the 28th, "Music Core" on the 29th, and "Inkigayo" on the 30th.
Congratulations, NCT Dream!
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NCT Dream's "Hot Sauce"
"Hot Sauce" is NCT Dream's first full-length studio album and was released on May 10, 2021.
This album is special to NCT fans, as it is Mark's first comeback with the group since the termination of NCT Dream's age-based graduation system. It is his first time making a comeback with NCT Dream since 2018.
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The title track, "Hot Sauce," is dubbed as a hip-hop song laid over an afrobeat. Compared to the other songs on the album, "Hot Sauce" is described as a minimal track that highlights the vocals and rap of the members. The catchy lyrics will have the song stuck in your head and will have you addicted.
Lyrically, "Hot Sauce" is a song full of NCT Dream's confidence and their strong charms, which is stimulating like hot sauce. You cannot escape the charms of NCT Dream once tasted!
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Written by Alexa Lewis
