Group Seventeen once again made history with their best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE'.
According to Hanteo Chart on the 30th, '17 IS RIGHT HERE' sold 2,260,906 copies on the day of release on the 29th and went straight to No. 1 on the daily album chart.
According to Hanteo Chart, this is the highest sales volume on the first day of release in the history of the best album released by a K-pop singer. This achievement is even more unusual considering the nature of the best album, which is a collection of already popular hit songs.
The response from global fans is also enthusiastic. '17 IS RIGHT HERE' ranked first in 17 regions/countries on the iTunes 'Top Album' chart and ranked second on the Worldwide Album Chart. It also topped the real-time album chart of Line Music, Japan's largest music site.
The title song 'MAESTRO' also achieved high rankings on the global charts, heralding the birth of a new hit song. This song topped the iTunes Worldwide Song chart immediately after its release, and ranked first on the iTunes 'Top Song' chart in 32 countries/regions, including Spain, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It also ranked first on the real-time trending chart of AWA, a major Japanese music site.
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The unit's new song is also receiving a generally good response. The hip-hop team's 'LALALI', the performance team's 'Spell', and the vocal team's 'Hymn to Youth' all entered the main charts of major domestic music sites such as Melon, Genie Music, and Bugs. On the iTunes 'Top Song' charts in countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia, 'MAESTRO' and three new unit songs were in the top 10.
Seventeen included not only 28 previous title songs in '17 IS RIGHT HERE', but also 4 diverse new songs. The album also included the instrumental song ‘I Love You (Inst.)’, a surprise gift for fans. Through this, SEVENTEEN commemorates the past 9 years with CARAT (fandom name) and promises to continue to stand by each other as one under the name of 'TEAM SVT' (Team SVT).
In addition to releasing the album, they are meeting fans by holding 'SEVENT TOUR 'FOLLOW' AGAIN' at large stadiums in Korea and Japan. The tour, which started at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium on the 30th and 31st of last month, will continue to Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 27th and 28th, then Yanmar Stadium in Osaka, Japan on May 18th and 19th, and Kanagawa Nissan Stadium on the 25th and 26th of the same month.
(SBS Entertainment News Reporter Kang Seon-ae)
