ATEEZ's "Don't Stop" recently entered the Worldwide iTunes Song chart, and with the song's entry, the boy group has made history as the first fourth-generation K-pop group to score a notable feat.
Keep on reading to know what ATEEZ's new achievement is.
ATEEZ Achieves Outstanding Feat on Worldwide iTunes Song Chart No Other 4th-Generation Group Has Scored Before
On Jan. 31, ATEEZ returned to the music scene to drop their promotional single "Don't Stop" in collaboration with the global fandom app UNIVERSE. It follows the release of their eighth EP "ZERO: FEVER EPILOGUE" in December 2021.
"Don't Stop" is a part of UNIVERSE Music, an original music content project that NCSoft launched for UNIVERSE. Through this project, all artists who joined and will later join the new fandom platform will release new music for the fans.
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On the same day as its release, ATEEZ's "Don't Stop" climbed up to No. 1 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart, earning the boy group two new achievements. First, the boy group has become the first K-pop artist in 2022 to take the top spot of the tally.
Second, "Don't Stop" becomes ATEEZ's second No. 1 hit on the global chart, following "Fireworks (I'm The One)" which debuted atop the list in March 2021.
No other fourth-generation K-pop group has landed two songs at No. 1 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart in the past, which means ATEEZ is the very first one to do so in history.
As of Feb. 1, ATEEZ's "Don't Stop" ranked No. 5 on its second consecutive day on the worldwide iTunes.
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"Don't Stop" also ranked first on the iTunes Song charts in at least 27 countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brazil, Poland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Vietnam, Colombia, Peru, Finland and more.
The UNIVERSE Music promotional single also entered the iTunes K-pop Song charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Germany, France and others.
Other than that, ATEEZ's "Don't Stop" debuted at No. 3 and No. 4 on the Recochoku Daily K-pop Singles chart and European iTunes Song chart, respectively.
Congratulations to ATEEZ on their remarkable accomplishment with "Don't Stop"!
ATEEZ's Last 2021 Comeback with New Album 'ZERO: FEVER EPILOGUE'
ATEEZ wrapped up their 2021 with a final comeback with their eighth EP "ZERO: FEVER EPILOGUE," which is the final chapter of their "FEVER" series. Of the 10 songs included in the album, "Turbulence" and "The Real (Heung Ver.)" serve as the title tracks.
Released on Dec. 10, ATEEZ's "ZERO: FEVER EPILOGUE" sold an incredible number of copies on the first day. A total of 178,928 copies were recorded, breaking their previous first-day sales record of 155,930 copies attained by their mini-album "ZERO: FEVER Part 2."
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On Dec. 11 as of 10 a.m. KST, "ZERO: FEVER EPILOGUE" reached No. 1 on iTunes Album charts in 23 different countries around the world including Russia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and more. The EP also ranked first on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart.
The second title song "The Real (Heung Ver.)" also swept the top places of Korean music charts, including Bugs and Naver VIBE.
Check out ATEEZ's "Turbulence" music video and "The Real (Heung Ver.)" music video here!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
