TXT's "Good Boy Gone Bad" Japanese album has set a new record for the boy group in terms of highest first-day sales on the Oricon chart, showing off the band's strong popularity in Japan. Continue reading to know how big their first-day sales figure was.
TXT's 'Good Boy Gone Bad' Sets Group's New Highest 1st Day Sales Record on Oricon
On Aug. 31, TOMORROW X TOGETHER- consisting of Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Yeonjun, and Huening Kai- made a Japanese comeback with their third single album called "Good Boy Gone Bad."
The album comprises the Japanese version of "Good Boy Gone Bad," "Heart Signal Japan" original soundtrack "Ring," and their take on Porno Graffitti's "Hitori no Yoru." "Good Boy Gone Bad" was initially released in Korean as the title track of the group's latest mini-album "minisode 2: Thursday's Child."
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The release of TXT's "Good Boy Gone Bad" Japanese album came along with the opening of a pop-up store both in Tokyo and Osaka, where fans can purchase official "Good Boy Gone Bad" merchandise. The store will be open for more than two weeks, with the last day being on Sept 19.
According to the latest Oricon Daily Single Chart (dated Aug. 30), the "Good Boy Gone Bad" album debuted at No. 2 with a total of 279,807 copies sold. This marks the first time that TXT sold over 200,000 copies on the first day with a Japanese album, meaning the boy group has broken their personal record for highest first-day sales on Oricon.
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The record previously belonged to their first Japanese-language extended play "Chaotic Wonderland," which was released in November of last year. The EP sold 133,939 copies on Nov. 10, setting the second-highest first-day sales on the Oricon Album Chart for a K-pop group in 2021 (following BTS' "BTS, THE BEST").
On top of that, "Good Boy Gone Bad" now has the highest first-day sales among TOMORROW X TOGETHER's albums since their debut (both Korean and Japanese). Their previous best-selling album on the first day is their latest mini-album "minisode 2: Thursday's Child," which sold 134,746 copies on May 17.
Finally, TXT's "Good Boy Gone Bad" Japanese album is now eligible for a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). An album is only certified platinum in the country once it sold 250,000 units.
Congratulations to TXT on their successful Japanese comeback!
Watch TXT's "Good Boy Gone Bad" (Japanese Version) music video below to celebrate:
TXT Steadily Ranks on Billboard Charts With "minisode 2: Thursday's Child"
In other news, TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" consistently ranks on various Billboard charts.
For the week ending on Sept. 3, "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" stayed strong at No 5 in its 16th consecutive week on the chart. The mini-album also ranked 12th on the Top Current Album Sales chart and placed 13th on the Top Album Sales chart.
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TXT's 2021 studio album "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" also re-entered this week's Top Current Album Sales chart. It climbed up to No. 88, marking its 47th week on the tally.
Finally, TXT took the No. 76 spot on Artist 100, spending their 34th week on the chart. They are the fourth Korean act with the most cumulative weeks on the tally in history, following BTS, EXO, and NCT 127.
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Written by Maria Scott
