K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER, or TXT’s third mini-album “Minisode1: Blue Hour” debuted on the Billboard 200 chart to set a new personal record.
Billboard announced that “Minisode1: Blue Hour” made its entry at No. 25 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 21. In addition, “Minisode1: Blue Hour” is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart.
The Twitter account of Billboard Charts erroneously tweeted on Nov. 16 that “Minisode1: Blue Hour” ranked 26th on Billboard 200.
TXT’s debut album “The Dream Chapter: STAR,” released on March 4, 2019, peaked at No. 140 on Billboard 200 with 7,000 equivalent album units recorded in the US, according to Billboard.
“Minisode1: Blue Hour” was released on Oct. 26 and sold 303,190 copies in the first week of release according to Hanteo Chart, or 122,181 copies more than their “The Dream Chapter: Eternity” album released in May this year, which had 181,009 copies in sales for the first week. It also became No. 1 on iTunes’ Top Albums chart in 30 countries and regions.
Big Hit Entertainment said from January to October this year, the cumulative sales of TXT’s albums and singles have exceeded one million copies, according to Korean media.
A total of 875,474 copies of TXT’s albums were sold in Korea and 209,858 copies were sold in Japan for a total of 1.085 million.
In Korea this year, “The Dream Chapter: STAR” sold 46,759 copies while “The Dream Chapter: MAGIC” sold 62,995 copies. “The Dream Chapter: Eternity” recorded 349,959 copies in sales while “Minisode1: Blue Hour” had 415,761 copies.
In Japan, “Magic Hour” sold 111,582 copies and “Drama” had 98,277 for a total of 209,858 copies.
During the press conference last month for “Minisode1: Blue Hour,” TXT member Soobin commented on the group’s rising popularity since debut.
"We feel that we are loved when we read posts from fans that they were encouraged or comforted by listening to our songs. Perhaps we are loved because the messages in our songs are relatable ones that a lot of people have experienced or will eventually go through," he said, according to Yonhap News.