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(G)I-dle's second studio album "Two" topped the iTunes top albums chart in 24 regions, according to agency Cube Entertainment on Tuesday.
The LP also was No. 1 on Apple Music’s top albums chart in eight regions.
The album was released on Monday and had more than 1.8 million pre-orders, becoming the group’s second million-selling album after its sixth EP “I Feel” from last year. The LP sold over 860,000 copies on the first day, a record for the quintet.
Minnie and Yuqi, however, will not be able to join the promotional activities for the new album as they are taking a break due to health reasons. The media conference slated to be held on Monday to introduce the album was canceled as well.
The physical album will be available from Tuesday.
Zerobaseone to host 1st fan concert in Japan
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Boy band Zerobaseone is set to hold its first fan concert in Japan on March 23-24, said agency WakeOne Entertainment Tuesday.
Before taking to the stage in Yokohama, the band will officially debut in Japan with the single “Yurayura – Unmeino Hana” on March 20. The release will consist of three tracks: the titular track as well as Japanese language versions of “In Bloom” and “Crush,” the lead singles from the group's first and second EPs, respectively.
Both albums achieved the No. 2 spot on Oricon’s weekly album ranking when they were released in July and November last year.
Last week, the eight members thanked fans via their SNS channel for being there for them every second over the last 200 days.
Blackpink’s Jisoo tops 100m Spotify streams with solo song
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Jisoo of Blackpink generated 100 million plays on Spotify with the solo single “All Eyes on Me,” YG Entertainment said Monday.
The track is the B-side track from her first solo album “ME” that rolled out in March last year. The single album sold more than 1.17 million units in the first week, becoming the first album from a K-pop female solo artist to hit 1 million sales.
Meanwhile, Black Pink's music video for “Pink Venom” surpassed 800 million views on YouTube as of Saturday. It is the group’s 12th music video to hit that milestone. “Pink Venom” is the pre-release from Black Pink's second full album “Born Pink” and ranked No. 22 on both Billboard’s Hot 100 and the UK’s Official top singles chart.
Pentagon’s Hui, Jinho to go live in Japan
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Hui and Jinho of Pentagon will perform in Tokyo twice on March 20, said Cube Entertainment on Tuesday.
The two are returning to the country about seven months after their duo concert in Yokohama. The upcoming fan concert is named “Spring Picnic” and will have a warm ambience.
Hui dropped his first solo EP “Whu Is Me: Complex” on Jan. 16, and the album topped iTunes top albums chart in several countries. Jinho was one of the top three finalists on JTBC's survival audition show "Phantom Singer" last year.
In October last year, six members of the nine-piece act decided not to renew their contracts with Cube Entertainment. All of members, however, denied that Pentagon is disbanding.
