Korean ballad group 2AM’s album has come atop the weekly music chart of global online music retailer HMV based in Hong Kong.
The HMV Hong Kong website showed that 2AM’s “Saint o’clock,” released in the country on April 15, ranked No. 1 on its weekly Japanese/Korean music chart from the week of April 10 to 16.
The group, which fly out to the Philippines early in the morning, will head to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam and return from the tour in mid-June.
“Saint o’clock,” which is the group’s first regular album released in Korea last October, had topped various online music charts.
Trained and discovered by major talenthouse JYP Entertainment, 2AM released their debut single "This Song" in July 2008. They have several hit ballads under their belt including "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die," "Time for Confession" and "I Did Wrong."
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