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K-pop group The Boyz breaks own record with first-week sales of 'Phantasy Pt. 2' album

Published Nov 27, 2023 03:20 am

K-pop idol group The Boyz broke their own record in first-week album sales. 

The Boyz released their new studio album “Phantasy Pt.2: Sixth Sense” on Nov. 20, which set a new sales record for them. 

According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, The Boyz’s “Phantasy Pt.2: Sixth Sense” sold a total of 600,325 copies in the first week of release from Nov. 20 to 26. 

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This is The Boyz’s highest first-week sales record for an album, an increase of 80 percent compared to the “Phantasy Pt.1: Christmas in August,” released last August. 

“Phantasy Pt.2: Sixth Sense” grabbed the No. 1 spot on Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart with an equivalent physical record index score of 635,302, which combined the total sales and album price. 

Hanteo Chart now ranks albums based on physical record index scores. 

“Phantasy Pt.2: Sixth Sense” ranked No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums chart in 20 countries and regions upon release. 

The Boyz will be coming to the Philippines to attend the 2023 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) to be held on Dec. 14 at the Philippine Arena. 

Here are the 20 top-selling albums based on Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart from Nov. 20 to 26: 

1. The Boyz - PHANTASY: Pt. 2 Sixth Sense - 600,325 (copies sold) / 635,302 (physical record index score) 

2. ENHYPEN - Orange Blood - 493,367 / 543,921

3. Jessica - Beep Beep - 50,294 / 77,956

4. Dreamcatcher - Villains - 58,400 / 75,920

5. VIXX - CONTINUUM - 46,398 / 61,245

6. Bang Ye-dam - ONLYONE - 46,321 / 60,217

7. WayV - On My Youth - 37,762 / 43,050

8. Stray Kids - Rock-Star - 25,569 / 24,261

9. BTS’ Jungkook - Golden - 15,313 / 20,155

10. Aespa - Drama - 14,002 / 15,785

11. Red Velvet - Chill Kill - 10,991 / 13,825

12. Wave to Earth - 0.1 flaws and all - 2,812 / 12,893

13. MCND - Odd-Venture - 9,895 / 11,265 

14. RIIZE - Get A Guitar - 9,959 / 9,959

15. ZeroBaseOne - 8,688 / 9,761

16. B.I - LOVE OR LOVED - 6,822 / 9,132

17. SHINee’s Taemin - Guilty - 7,585 / 8,758

18. Seventeen - Seventeenth Heaven - 7,449 / 8,201

19. Rocky - ROCKYST - 6,192 / 7,615

20. IVE - I’VE MINE - 7,153 / 7,496

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