K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s second studio album “Romance: Untold” set a new record for the group.
Korea’s Hanteo music chart announced on July 19 that “Romance: Untold” sold a total of 2,344,749 copies in its first week of release from July 12 to 18.
The total is the highest first week album sales for ENHYPEN since their debut.
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The first week sales for “Romance: Untold” surpassed ENHYPEN’s previous record for “Orange Blood” album, which accumulated 1,871,269 copies from Nov. 17 to 23 last year, or an increase of 473,480 copies.
“Romance: Untold” was released on July 12 and garnered first day sales of 1,883,143 copies, also a new record for ENHYPEN, compared to 1,383,292 copies for “Orange Blood.”
During ENHYPEN’s media showcase for the new album last July 11, it was announced that “Romance: Untold” garnered pre-orders of over 2.2 million copies.
“Romance: Untold” earlier topped Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart from July 8 to 14 with sales of 1.9 million copies or an equivalent of 2.17 million in physical record index, a combination of total sales and album price used by Hanteo to rank albums.
Hanteo Chart Weekly Physical Album Chart from July 8 to 14, 2024 (Ranked based on physical record index)
1. ENHYPEN - ROMANCE : UNTOLD - 1,907,461 (total sales) / 2,172,535 (physical record index)
2. (G)I-DLE - I Sway - 1,026,973 / 1,189,314
3. Dreamcatcher - VirtuouS - 49,787 / 62,802
4. NewJeans - Supernatural - 29,755 / 40,771
5. TWS - Summer Beat! - 23,375 /27,731
6. Lee Seung-yoon - Yeok Seong - 19,078 / 23,848
7. FT Island - Serious - 14,800 / 19,240
8. NTX - HoldX - 16,018 / 17,620
9. Weekly - Bliss - 16,531 / 16,344
10. Babymonster - BABYMONS7ER - 9,938 /11,268