Is 2023 going to be the 12 months for fourth-gen K-Pop boy teams?
After the success that fourth-generation K-Pop woman teams noticed in 2022, this 12 months appears to be beginning off the rise in success of fourth-generation boy teams!
TXT made their long-awaited comeback with the mini-album The Name Chapter: Temptation on January 27, with the addicting “Sugar Rush Ride” serving because the title monitor.
Despite not even 24 hours passing for the reason that album was launched, it has already been breaking information not just for TXT however for K-Pop teams generally. For instance, it bought over 1.87 million copies in first-day gross sales on Hanteo, the best for any fourth-generation K-Pop group and solely surpassed by BTS.
Highest 1st Day Sales on Hanteo by K-Pop Acts (All Time):
#1. MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 (2.65M)
#2. PROOF (2.15M)
#3. BE (1.95M)
#4. The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION (1.87M) — @TXT_members 🆕
#5. Face the Sun (1.75M)
#6. Butter (1.71M)
#7. MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA (1.47M)— TXT Charts (@TXTChartData) January 27, 2023
It additionally surpassed 3 million streams on MelOn in simply 9 hours after its release, and “Sugar Rush Ride” debuted at #46 on MelOn 24Hits, the best peak by a fourth-generation K-Pop boy group.
And that’s definitely not all. Perhaps most impressively, all 5 tracks from The Name Chapter: Temptation have reached the highest 10 of the MelOn Top 100 chart, the primary mini-album by ANY K-Pop group to attain such a feat!
All tracks from “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION” entered on the Top 10 of the MelOn Top 100.
#3. Sugar Rush Ride — @TXT_members
#6. Devil by the Window
#7. Tinnitus (Wanna be a Rock)
#8. Farewell, Neverland
#9. Happy Fools ft. @Coi_Leray pic.twitter.com/0Vj6xtqjXH— TXT Charts (@TXTChartData) January 27, 2023
MOAs can’t include their pleasure and pleasure for TXT’s accomplishments on social media!
Iam Soo pleased with you k-moa Now Is our time I- Moa let go preventing 💪 ❤💋
— Jungkook is my life(however OT7 is my No:1 To me)💜 (@Luwisa23974203) January 27, 2023
NO WAYTYYYDKYDOSYDILAO I’M SO PROUD
— wannabe bee (@wannabe2bee) January 27, 2023
I’m dreaming this cant be actual
— 💗 dede 💚 (@tubatu_odi) January 27, 2023
FVKING ICONIC IF YOU ASK ME
— yaas 🦋 (@fallintogyu) January 27, 2023
I swear no one anticipated this. 3 in melon high 100 and entire album in high 10 with such sturdy competitors. K-Moas on hearth pic.twitter.com/q0udOEShRg
— VIBE (@BPxWABP) January 27, 2023
Even TXT’s older songs have been trending on MelOn’s charts too!
IM CRYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THIS IS INSANE WHAT HAPPENED KMOAS FORGIVE US😭😭😭 AN THE OLD SONGS TOO😭😭 pic.twitter.com/T47TAYtIAG
— the alf chapter ✢ | TNC:TEMPTATION 01.27! (@ayohitmanbaaang) January 27, 2023
We can’t wait to see what TXT succeed on this 12 months after such an ideal begin to 2023!