On the list, NCT claimed the first and fifth spot, through NCT 2020: RESONANCE Pt. 2. In particular, the Smart Music Album or kit version placed in No. 1, while Departure version ranked fifth.
Following NCT is BTS BE (Essential Edition), while IZ ONE s online concert ONEIRIC THEATER Blu-ray and kit videos ranked third and fourth, consecutively.
Meanwhile, Colde s third mini-album 이상주의 ranked sixth, while OST of JTBC s Wednesday-Thursday drama Run On grabbed the seventh spot.
Here s the Full List of YES24 s Highest First Week Album Sales for February
Based on YES24 data from January 25, 2021 to January 31, 2021, the following acts recorded the highest album sales for the first week of February, solely for the purchases made in the platform.
Along with Hyoyeon, Aiki, ESteem CEO Kim So Yeon, and more were invited. U-Know Yunho, leader of the K-pop icon TVXQ, also appeared as a special MC, making the show more interesting.
Meanwhile, Hyoyeon, SNSD s main dancer and also a prominent DJ, captured viewers interest after revealing exciting stories about her career and about her agency, SM Entertainment, which were shared for the first time in the broadcast.
SNSD s Hyoyeon Selects Artists from SM Entertainment Who Can Possibly be the Agency s Next Director
During the show, it was mentioned that both Hyoyeon and Yunho marked their 20th year since signing with their agency. Thus, the MCs aired their curiosity on which of the two idols will be the next member of SME s board of directors.
TREASURE, (G)I-DLE, ITZY among K-pop acts set to brighten up Jan. January 8, 2021
January is usually a bleak month after year-end festivities and the hype for ambitious New Year’s resolutions have faded. But in the K-pop industry, January is set to be packed with debuts and comebacks by both rookies and veteran acts this year.
On Monday, 12-piece group TREASURE is set to drop its first full album just five months after its debut. The boy band took the industry by storm last year, churning out three singles in just 100 days and selling more than 700,000 albums.
The rookie band’s debut studio album titled “The First Step: Treasure Effect” features 12 songs on the physical album, including those written by AKMU singer-songwriter Chankyuk. The lead track “My Treasure” was partially written by the band’s rappers Choi Hyun-suk, Yoshi and Haruto, according to YG Entertainment.