BIGBANG’s Taeyang Triples His 1st-Week Sales Record With “QUINTESSENCE”

BIGBANG’s Taeyang is soaring to new heights with his latest album!

Last week, Taeyang made his long-awaited solo comeback with his new album “QUINTESSENCE” and its title track “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW” on May 18. By the end of the day, the album had already sold over 26,000 copies, smashing Taeyang’s previous first-week sales record of 16,427 set by his 2023 EP “Down to Earth” on just its first day of sales alone.

Hanteo Chart has now reported that “QUINTESSENCE” sold a total of 56,985 copies in the first week of its release (May 18 to 24), more than tripling Taeyang’s previous record.

Congratulations to Taeyang on his successful comeback!

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WOODZ Sets Record On Melon Chart For Longest Run In Top 10

WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn) continues his record-breaking run on Melon’s Top 100!

Last week, WOODZ’s beloved hit “Drowning” reached an impressive milestone on the main chart for Melon, Korea’s largest music streaming service. “Drowning” became the first song ever to spend 70 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of Melon’s Top 100 chart.

As of May 19, “Drowning” has extended that record by spending 71 consecutive weeks in the top 10.

Originally released as a B-side in 2023, “Drowning” went viral in October 2024 after WOODZ performed the song during an “Immortal Songs” Armed Forces Day special while serving in the military. The song’s sudden surge in popularity propelled it to the top of the Korean music charts, and it ultimately ranked No. 1 on the 2025 year-end charts for Melon, Genie, and Circle Chart. The hit song also belatedly earned WOODZ his first music show win on a public broadcast network, claiming two separate wins on SBS’s “Inkigayo.”

Before “Drowning,” the previous records for the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 of Melon’s Top 100 belonged to NewJeans’ “Hype Boy” (49 weeks) and BTS’s “Dynamite” (36 weeks).

Congratulations to WOODZ!

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GOT7’s Park Jinyoung Breaks His 1st-Week Sales Record With “Said & Done”

GOT7’s Park Jinyoung has set a new personal record with his first-ever solo comeback!

Last week, Park Jinyoung made his long-awaited return as a singer with his second mini album “Said & Done” and its feel-good title track “EVERLOVE” on May 13.

Hanteo Chart has now reported that “Said & Done” sold a total of 34,621 copies in the first week of its release (May 13 to 19), breaking Jinyoung’s previous first-week sales record of 30,586 (set by his solo debut mini album “Chapter 0: WITH” back in 2023).

Congratulations to Jinyoung!

Watch Jinyoung in his film “Hi-Five” on Viki below:

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“The Scarecrow” Breaks ENA Ratings Record As “Yumi’s Cells 3” Ends On Highest Ratings Of Its Run

Just six episodes into its run, ENA’s “The Scarecrow” has already made network history!

On May 5, “The Scarecrow” climbed to its highest viewership ratings yet, continuing its perfect streak of seeing its ratings rise with each new episode. According to Nielsen Korea, the latest episode of the mystery thriller took first place in its time slot across all channels with an average nationwide rating of 7.41 percent.

Not only was “The Scarecrow” the most-watched show to air on any cable network on Tuesday, but it has now broken the record for the highest viewership ratings ever achieved by an ENA Monday-Tuesday drama.

Notably, the previous record was set by the series finale of the hit drama “Ms. Incognito,” which ended on an average nationwide rating of 7.1 percent last year—and which “The Scarecrow” managed to overtake in only six episodes. With “The Scarecrow” already gaining steam at an impressive rate, it remains to be seen just how much higher its record will rise in the weeks to come.

Meanwhile, tvN’s “Yumi’s Cells 3” ended on the highest ratings of its entire run. The finale scored an average nationwide rating of 2.5 percent, marking a new personal record for the drama.

Congratulations to the casts and crews of both shows!

Watch “The Scarecrow” with subtitles on Viki below:

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XngHan&Xoul Breaks 1st-Week Sales Record With “Glow”

XngHan has set a new personal record with his first-ever comeback as XngHan&Xoul!

Last week, XngHan&Xoul returned with the mini album “Glow” and its title track of the same name on April 27.

According to Hanteo Chart, “Glow” has now become XngHan&Xoul’s first album to surpass 100,000 first-week sales. The mini album sold an impressive total of 111,807 copies in the first week of its release (April 27 to May 3), breaking XngHan&Xoul’s previous first-week sales record of 97,408 (set by debut single album “Waste No Time” last year).

Congratulations to XngHan&Xoul!

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BABYMONSTER Breaks Their 1st-Day Sales Record + Tops iTunes Charts Worldwide With “CHOOM”

BABYMONSTER’s latest comeback is off to a promising start!

On May 4, BABYMONSTER made their highly-anticipated return with their new mini album “CHOOM” and its title track of the same name.

According to Hanteo Chart, “CHOOM” sold an impressive total of 387,871 copies on its first day of sales alone, breaking BABYMONSTER’s previous first-day sales record of 261,650 set by their second mini album “WE GO UP” last year.

Meanwhile, immediately upon its release, “CHOOM” topped iTunes charts in various countries around the world. By the morning of May 5 KST, the EP had already hit No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums charts in at least 15 different regions across the globe.

Additionally, the music video for BABYMONSTER’s title track “CHOOM” shot to No. 1 on YouTube’s worldwide list of Top Trending Music Videos.

Congratulations to BABYMONSTER!

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TWS Nearly Doubles 1st-Week Sales Record With “NO TRAGEDY”

TWS has set a personal record with their latest comeback!

Last week, TWS returned with their new mini album “NO TRAGEDY” and its title track “You, You” on April 27. Within four days, “NO TRAGEDY” had already sold over 1 million copies, making it TWS’s first album ever to reach the milestone.

Hanteo Chart has now reported that “NO TRAGEDY” sold an impressive total of 1,112,770 copies in the first week of its release (April 27 to May 3), nearly doubling TWS’s previous first-week sales record of 639,787 set by their last mini album “play hard.”

Congratulations to TWS on their new record!

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&TEAM Breaks 1st-Week Sales Record As “We On Fire” Sells Over 1.2 Million Copies

&TEAM has achieved a career high with their latest comeback!

Last week, &TEAM released their new Japanese EP “We on Fire” and its title track of the same name on April 21. By the end of the day, the EP had already sold over 1 million copies, making it the first Japanese album ever to surpass 1 million sales by Hanteo Chart calculations.

Hanteo Chart has now reported that “We on Fire” went on to sell a total of 1,238,907 copies in the first week of its release (April 21 to 27), breaking &TEAM’s previous first-week sales record of 1,222,022 (set by their Korean debut mini album “Back to Life” last year).

Congratulations to &TEAM on their impressive achievement!

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NEXZ Takes Just 2 Days To Break Their 1st-Week Sales Record With “Mmchk”

NEXZ is already soaring to new heights with their latest comeback!

On April 27, NEXZ made their return with their new single album “Mmchk” and its high-energy title track of the same name.

According to Hanteo Chart, by the end of April 28, “Mmchk” had already sold an impressive total of 436,457 copies. In less than two days, the single album has already managed to break NEXZ’s previous first-week sales record of 338,916 set by their mini album “Beat-Boxer” last year.

With five days still left to go until the end of the week, it remains to be seen just how much higher NEXZ’s record will climb by the end of May 3.

Congratulations to NEXZ!

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TWS’s “NO TRAGEDY” Takes Just 1 Day To Break Their Previous Album’s Total Sales Record

It took TWS just one day to smash their personal sales record with their latest release!

On April 27, TWS made their return with their new mini album “NO TRAGEDY” and its upbeat title track “You, You.”

According to Hanteo Chart, “NO TRAGEDY” sold an impressive total of 833,138 copies on its first day of sales alone—managing to surpass the total sales record of TWS’s previous mini album “play hard” (which had sold a total of approximately 740,000 albums as of last month) within just one day.

With the rest of the week still left to go, it remains to be seen just how much higher TWS’s first-week sales record will climb by the end of May 3.

Meanwhile, three of TWS’s new songs from “NO TRAGEDY” entered Melon’s Top 100: their title track “You, You” (which had reached a peak of No. 55 by midnight KST on April 28), along with B-sides “All the Possibilities” (No. 75) and “Why You So Bad?” (No. 100).

Additionally, all of the tracks from “NO TRAGEDY” managed to enter Line Music’s realtime Top 100 chart in Japan.

Congratulations to TWS on their successful comeback!

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