On June 9, Billboard revealed that ATEEZ had entered its Top 200 Albums chart with their 10th mini album "GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 1." According to the chart, the album managed to secure No. 2, only to be surpassed by Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department."
Luminate also elaborated on the results, stating that ATEEZ's "GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 1," had garnered a total of 131,000 equivalent album units for the week ending on June 6. This feat also led the release to earn the biggest U.S. sales week this 2024 among K-pop albums.
— ATEEZ(์์ดํฐ์ฆ) (@ATEEZofficial) June 8, 2024
The platform enumerated that "GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 1" successfully gained a figure of 127,000 in terms of traditional album sales, and 4,000 equivalent albums, meaning that it also garnered 6.15 million on-demand streams.
Aside from Billboard, ATEEZ also trended in the United Kingdom, where they dominated in the U.K. Official Charts. The octet claimed No. 4 and made history as the first-ever K-pop act to land three separate albums in the Official Albums Chart's Top 10 in just a year.
— ATEEZ(์์ดํฐ์ฆ) (@ATEEZofficial) June 6, 2024
ATEEZ released "GOLDEN HOUR: Part.1" and its title track "WORK." on May 31. Apart from its main track, the album also contains B-sides such as 'Golden Hour," "Blind," "Empty Box," "Shaboom," and "Siren."
"Thanks to the curiosity I had towards ATEEZ a few days ago, I got to listen to this masterpiece. I am never regretting the decision I made."
"Congratulations Billboard #2! Considering this was only a 'mini" album and we were up against tough competition this is still really amazing!"
"Streaming is important, but I genuinely love coming back and watching this MV, as well as ATEEZ's other MVs."
"This group has been my comfort throughout the pandemic, and now it's made its way into my heart forever"
"I miss K-pop music videos that are just weird and quirky. This definitely fills that void I've missed."
"This song is so catchy. They've just been getting better and better with every comeback."
"I've been an ATINY since pre-debut, so it's heartwarming to see them years later still going and gaining more fans."
"ATEEZ thank you for representing our Mexican and Latino culture with so much respect."
"LA is so heavily influenced by our cultures and you represented that so incredibly well with the mariachi, flamenco, Tabasco, the lowrider bikes and cars."
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