ONEUS has surpassed their personal record for first-week sales on Hanteo in just three days after the release of their new album "BLOOD MOON."
ONEUS's "BLOOD MOON" Sets the Group's New Highest First-Week Sales on Hanteo in Just Three Days of Tracking
On Nov. 12, Hanteo Chart announced the cumulative sales of ONEUS's sixth mini-album "BLOOD MOON" as of Nov. 11.
According to Hanteo, ONEUS has surpassed 130,000 copies in only three days since "BLOOD MOON" was released on Nov. 9. This is now the boy group's highest album sales to date.
The three-day sales of ONEUS's "BLOOD MOON" have exceeded the first-week sales of 102,459 copies sold by their fifth mini-album "BINARY CODE," which came out in May of this year.
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The sales figure for "BLOOD MOON" is expected to show steady growth in the following days and further surpass the first-week sales of "BINARY CODE."
For three days straight, ONEUS's sixth mini-album has been atop the Hanteo Daily Album Charts since the day it was released. On the first day of sales, more than 47,000 copies were sold while over 51,000 copies and 31,000 copies were sold on the second and third days respectively.
As of 2 p.m. KST on Nov. 12, ONEUS's "BLOOD MOON" has surpassed 140,000 copies on Hanteo.
Congratulations to ONEUS on their new highest first-week sales record with their sixth mini-album "BLOOD MOON"!
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ONEUS's new album contains a mysterious story about the legend of "Blood Moon." It is receiving favorable reviews for its unique concept that presents the image of the boy group.
Immediately after its release, "BLOOD MOON" entered the Top 5 of iTunes Album charts in a total of 14 countries around the world, debuting at No. 1 in the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. The mini-album even entered the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart at No. 5.
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Meanwhile, the album's title song "LUNA" entered six iTunes Song charts and landed at No. 65 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. In South Korea, "LUNA" debuted at No. 45 on Bugs and No. 180 on Genie.
ONEUS's "LUNA" is a Korean traditional music-based song. It has a combination of oriental instruments and flutes, which complete a splendid yet faint tune. The song was further enhanced with the creative Korean lyrics in the form of poetry.
Regarding its views on YouTube, ONEUS's "LUNA" music video accumulated more than 4.4 million views in the first 24 hours, becoming the group's most-viewed MV within 24 hours. It had the most views among K-pop MVs on Nov. 9.
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"LUNA" was also the most-viewed K-pop MV on YouTube in the past 24 hours (Nov. 11) with over 4.7 million views.
At approximately 10 a.m. KST on Nov. 12, the number of views for ONEUS's "LUNA" MV has crossed 12 million. And at 2:50 p.m. KST, the music video is close to reaching 13 million views, having over 12.8 million views.
Additionally, "LUNA" was trending at No. 12 on YouTube South Korea as of 10:30 a.m. KST.
Check out ONEUS's "LUNA" MV here!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott