ENHYPEN continues their entertainment activities in Japan! The group has been selected to sing the OST of a Japanese drama.
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ENHYPEN to Sing Japanese Drama OST
On February 7, BELIFT LAB announced that ENHYPEN will release its digital single "Always" in Japan on February 22.
Aside from that, BELIFT LAB opened the pre-save for the song on the same day. Because of this, many ENGENEs are sharing their screenshot of the pre-save of the single. This indicates that ENGENEs' unwavering support is remarkable.
This is the second original Japanese song following "Forget Me Not," a song included in the debut single "BORDER: 儚い" released in Japan in July 2021.
Moreover, the song will be the OST of the Japanese drama "Muchaburi! I Am The President." It is a Wednesday drama that has been airing on Nippon TV (NTV) since January.
"Always" was selected as the theme song of the Japanese series.
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In particular, this is the first time ENHYPEN has participated in a drama OST.
Producer Aquino Suzuki, who was in charge of directing the drama, said earlier, "When I was thinking about the story of the drama, I thought about an 'artist who gives strength' was good, then the artist that came to my mind at that time was ENHYPEN."
Meanwhile, ENHYPEN also said, "We hope we can give strength to everyone living now. Please look forward to the song as well as the drama."
ENHYPEN's Achievements Since Debut
ENHYPEN has charted in the US Billboard main album chart for two weeks in a row with their 1st regular repackage album "DIMENSION: ANSWER." The album topped the US Billboard's "Billboard 200" chart at No. 72.
According to the latest Billboard chart, the repackage album "DIMENSION: ANSWER" ranked No. 72 on the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200" released last February 5.
In addition, ENHYPEN entered the "Billboard 200" at No. 14 last week.So far, the group entered three albums on the "Billboard 200" in succession following the 2nd mini album "BORDER: CARNIVAL" and the 1st regular album "DIMENSION: DILEMMA."
Like their previous albums, "DIMENSION: ANSWER" also charted on the main album chart for two weeks in a row, proving once again their status of a "global K-pop rising star."
Moreover, "DIMENSION: ANSWER" topped the "World Album" chart for two weeks in a row, it ranked 4th in "Top Current Album Sales," 5th in "Top Album Sales," and 99th in "Canadian Album."
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ENHYPEN proved its hot popularity by ranking 39th in the "Artist 100," which comprehensively quantifies music and album sales, streaming, radio broadcast scores, and social media activities to gauge the influence and awareness of artists.
On the other hand, ENHYPEN is a group formed through global audience votes on Mnet's audition program "I-Land," and has received great attention from Japanese fans as it includes Japanese member Niki.
ENHYPEN wrapped up the promotional activities for their album "DIMENSION: ANSWER." They are now preparing for the release of their Japanese single on February 22.