Red Velvet Makes 1st-Ever Entry in Billboard 200 With ‘Cosmic,’ Luvies Overjoyed: ‘No Proper Promo, Just Organic'
Red Velvet entered the Billboard 200 and other charts with their album "Cosmic." ReVeluvs were ecstatic over the group's achievement, prompting them to congratulate the girls on social media.
On August 12, Billboard shared that Red Velvet's newest mini-album "Cosmic" had entered its Top 200 Albums chart at No. 145.
The comeback was released in South Korea on digital platforms in June, but the physical version was released on August 2, leading to its Top 200 Albums chart entry.
Billboard also shared that "Cosmic" had entered other charts in Billboard. The release managed to enter the Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales charts at No. 6. It also successfully entered No. 4 on the World Albums chart and No. 20 on the Independent Albums chart.
Aside from their music, the group itself made waves on the chart. Red Velvet appeared for the first time at Billboard's Artist 100 and claimed the No. 40 spot.
Fans reacted enthusiastically to Red Velvet's achievements and congratulated the girls on social media. Luvies also pointed out how organic Red Velvet's success was, given the quintet's lack of "Cosmic" promotions across international areas.
Read their reactions below:
No proper promo just organic. Godvelvet congratulations 👏🎉🎊 https://t.co/XUcVw7hoxz
— @Baemine (@Baemine9) August 14, 2024
someone told yeri about cosmic charted in billboard 200 and this is her response🥹 RED VELVET YOU ARE BIGGER THAN YOU KNOW!!! pic.twitter.com/E2h7mIacON
— ara 🐢 (@adoreyerm) August 13, 2024
They did this with ZERO Promo, no US record label, no official announcement from SM and it was released a month after the comeback. This was all love from the fans. Happy 10 years Red Velvet 💕 pic.twitter.com/AAUYipPdRn https://t.co/bCyzeADE8T
— 𝑽𝒂𝒍 ☆彡 (@ReVeluv_e) August 12, 2024
zero announcements, zero promotion, over a month after release, no american label, understocked albums, just pure fan love for the best idol group alive https://t.co/2PCbtQQ9CT pic.twitter.com/r3KNuNolHI
— hao’s rat (@rbbhao) August 12, 2024Congrats to these amazing girls, you've achieved so much despite being under that nasty company, you'll always be loved red velvet https://t.co/jMi8ifuEm1 pic.twitter.com/9ve98ZgeLJ
— Cosmic ✨💫 (@velvetscosmic) August 13, 2024LETS GOOO OUR COSMIC QUEENS!!! WE LOVE YOU RED VELVET pic.twitter.com/2KRCkUF9P3 https://t.co/c7RCiw57Bc
— caprisun 💫 (@wenrisdrop) August 12, 2024
the way COSMIC debuted on billboard during northern lights and shooting stars oh universe really loves red velvet pic.twitter.com/syHUFXFZej
— 𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘺 (@velvetsail0r) August 12, 2024
Thank you US Reveluvs for you hard work and dedication! The girls officially earned their first Billboard 200 entry 🥳 pic.twitter.com/BvBsdTHId7
— Red Velvet Street Team (@rv3streetteam) August 12, 2024
Apart from Billboard, Red Velvet also made waves on the iTunes charts worldwide with "Cosmic." On June 24, it was reported that Cosmic had claimed No. 1 on the iTunes Top Albums charts in at least 41 regions.
This includes the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Taiwan, and many more.
"Cosmic" also reigned on AWA's real-time rising chart in Japan and other music charts in China. It also dominated Tencent Music's K-pop Chart, alongside QQ Music, and KuGou Music's digital album sales charts.
Congratulations to Red Velvet for their impressive feats!
In other news, Wendy is scheduled to make her highly anticipated return to SBS Power FM's "Young Street." The radio show, which Wendy stepped out of due to conflicts, will have the main vocalist as DJ once again.
The program has been gaining headlines and buzz due to Wendy's bright personality and energy. Wendy also shared her thoughts on rejoining the show, "I hope to show more of WanD's mature sides as I reconnect with listeners as the DJ of 'Young Street."
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Written by Israel Monte