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Korea Herald
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
TXT to return with 4th LP in July
Tomorrow X Together will return on July 21 with its fourth full-length album, label Big Hit Music announced Thursday. The upcoming LP is titled 'The Star Chapter: Together' and will be the second and last installment of its 'Star Chapter' series, following the seventh EP, 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary.' The mini album from November debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spent three more weeks on the chart. It also topped Oricon's Daily, Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings. The EP sold over 1.5 million copies in the first week, hitting a career-high, and became the band's fifth million-selling album. Meanwhile, the group concluded its world tour in Tokyo in May. The 'Act: Promise – Ep. 2' tour spanned across 13 cities for 23 shows. TXT is set to embark on another tour, 'Act: Tomorrow,' starting Aug. 22 in Seoul.
Korea Herald
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Seventeen cinches double platinum in Japan with 5th LP
Seventeen earned double platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan with its fifth LP, according to the organization on Tuesday. 'Happy Burstday' was released on May 26 and reached 500,000 shipments by the end of the month. The album swept all major music charts in the country, nabbing the No. 1 spot on Oricon's Daily, Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings. It sold over 2.5 million copies in the first week and hit the Billboard 200 at No. 2. In March, the band certified triple platinum with its fourth physical single in Japan, 'Shohikigen.' In April and May, it hosted five fan meetings in two cities in the country and drew 180,000 fans in total.
Korea Herald
14-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Enhypen's 2nd LP sells 3m
Enhypen sold more than 3 million copies of its second studio album, a first for the band, agency Belift Lab said Thursday citing a local tally. Its second LP, 'Romance: Untold,' logged more than 3 million in sales as of February, after selling over 2.34 million in its first week, a career-high for the group. Combined with its previous album, the EP 'Orange Blood,' which sold over 2 million, Enhypen logged more than 5 million albums sold in 2024. Its second LP came out in July 2024 and debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 2, staying on the main albums chart for 15 weeks total. It topped Oricon's Daily, Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings as well as the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 10 regions. Next month, the band will make its festival debut at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Korea Herald
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Seventeen drops fan song
Seventeen gifted fans the digital single 'Encircled' Friday to celebrate its official fandom's ninth anniversary. The bandmates wrote the lyrics to express their gratitude and love while the music video used scenes from tours and award shows to relive the memories shared between the group and its fans. Meanwhile, the band flew to Bangkok on Thursday for its live show in the Thai capital. It will close its international tour that began in October 2024 with two concerts over the weekend. Earlier this week, the 13-piece act's latest EP 'Spill the Feels' cinched double platinum certification in Japan, its seventh to do so. The album topped Oricon's Daily, Weekly and Weekly Combined Album Rankings and ranked No. 5 on the Billboard 200. It sold over 3.82 million copies and became the most-sold album in Korea last year. Taehyun and Huening Kai of Tomorrow X Together participated in the original soundtrack of the Netflix show 'Melo Movie,' label Big Hit Music said Friday. The two sang 'Surfing in the Moonlight' for the Korean romantic comedy that stars Choi Wooshik and begins streaming Friday. This is the second time the two idols lent their voices to a drama following last year's 'Brewing Love.' In the meantime, TXT is preparing to embark on its international tour "Act: Promise Ep. 2," which will kick off March 7-9 with three shows in Incheon. The five-member team will visit Kanagawa, Japan, the following week before starting the European leg, a first for the band.
