aespa Dominates On iTunes Chart Worldwide With 'Armageddon' + Becomes Group's 1st-Ever Album To Achieve #1

The quartet is heating up the K-pop scene with their newest comeback!

Earlier on May 27, aespa officially released their highly anticipated first full album "Armageddon," and the MV for its title track of the same name. MYs were absolutely stoked for the group's return, as many expressed their excitement over the song and music video.

Eventually, the immense hype and reception of the comeback led the album to make headlines on the iTunes charts. On May 28, Korean news outlets reported that both the album and song have reigned the iTunes Charts around the globe.

According to sources, "Armageddon" had claimed No. 1 on the Top Album charts across 25 different regions, which secured a new feat for the group. The album also became aespa's first-ever album to hit No. 1 on the chart.

The album's exposure reportedly reached out in the United States, Australia, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Brazil, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, and Romania.

It also hit No. 1 in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Chile. Furthermore, aespa demonstrated their global impact by dominating other charts apart from iTunes.

The girl group also claimed No. 1 on both QQ Music and KuGou Music's digital album sales charts in China. The album also made rounds on AWA's real-time trending chart.

Its title track "Armageddon" was also apparent in other music charts since the song had garnered attention across various platforms in Korea, including MelOn, Bugs, and Genie, highlighting the interest of listeners towards aespa's full album.

On May 27, "Armageddon" reached 1.02 million stock pre-orders, according to SM Entertainment. The album has also trailed the group's previous albums such as "Girls," "MY WORLD," and "Drama."

Meanwhile, the pre-release track "Supernova" achieved a "Perfect All-Kill" on domestic music charts. The song has claimed No. 1 within real-time, daily, and weekly categories on numerous streaming platforms such as MelOn, Genie, Bugs, VIBE, YouTube, and FLO.

Furthermore, outlets have also reported that "Supernova" has also been popular on Spotify, where it currently garnered more than 33 million cumulative streams.

Congratulations to aespa for these wonderful achievements!

Watch the full MV for "Armageddon" here:

Here's how MYs reacted to aespa's new music video:

• "Aespa owns this type of music. They're the type of group when you hear a song, you'll immediately know it's them. They're that iconic and unique."
• "The visuals are even more insane."
• "In an industry where standards have been lowered to the ground, they just saved K-pop comebacks for this year in my opinion."
• "Only aespa can pull off such concepts."
• "Because aespa has some of the most original concepts I've ever seen in the music industry, its creative directors should get the biggest raise possible."
• "The way their last comeback was Drama, their best song, and now they just topped drama. They're just getting better and better."

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Written by Israel Monte