BOYNEXTDOOR’s latest comeback is off to a promising start!
On April 15 at 6 p.m KST, BOYNEXTDOOR made their highly-anticipated return with their second mini album “HOW?” and its catchy title track “Earth, Wind & Fire.”
Five hours later (at 11 p.m. KST), “Earth, Wind & Fire” debuted on Melon’s Top 100 at No. 89, making it their first song ever to enter the chart. An hour later, the song had risen to a new peak of No. 63.
Meanwhile, according to Hanteo Chart, “HOW?” sold an impressive total of 390,709 copies on the first day of its release, easily breaking BOYNEXTDOOR’s previous first-day sales record of 302,203 (set by their first mini album “WHY..” last year). As of April 16, the mini album had already surpassed 400,000 sales.
Additionally, by 8 a.m. KST on April 16, “HOW?” had already hit No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums charts in at least five different countries: Russia, Thailand, Hungary, Singapore, and the Philippines.
cr: Soompi