TREASURE First Full Album Tops Japanese Album and Digital Charts

Number 1 on iTunes 'Top Albums' Chart in 18 Countries... Title Track 'My Treasure' and More Popular

Rookie boy group TREASURE topped the Japanese album and digital music charts with their first full-length album, 'The First Step: TREASURE EFFECT.' According to their agency YG Entertainment on the 13th, the album led the real-time chart of 'Album Top 100' on Line Music, Japan's largest music site, the day before. It consistently maintained a top position and finished second on the daily chart. The digital tracks also showed strong performance. The title track 'My TREASURE' ranked first on Rakuten Music's real-time comprehensive ranking for two consecutive days starting the day before. Another track included, 'MICHYOGANE,' also appeared in the top ranks of this chart on the 11th.

TREASURE is a 12-member rookie group introduced by YG Entertainment for the first time in four years since BLACKPINK. It includes many Japanese members such as Yoshi, Mashiho, Asahi, and Haruto, attracting attention in Japan even before their debut. Their first full-length album, released five months after debut, received about 250,000 pre-orders before its official release. Immediately after release, it topped the iTunes 'Top Albums' charts in 18 countries including Brazil, Thailand, Singapore, Spain, and India. It is also gaining popularity domestically, ranking first on the Hanteo Chart's real-time sales chart. Previously, the three singles in 'The First' series sold 720,000 copies, making it highly likely for the rookie group to surpass one million sales, which is unusual for new artists.

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