HYBE Boy Group Debuts New Album With Baffling Sales Numbers

A HYBE boy group has crushed their own sales record with their latest album.

BOYNEXTDOOR, the fifth-generation boy group under KOZ Entertainment, made their comeback with the album 19.99 and the title song “Nice Guy” on September 9, KST. 

BOYNEXTDOOR | @boynextdoor_official/Instagram

According to the data released by Hanteo, the album sold a whopping 609,666 copies on the first day of its release. Not only did 19.99 achieved the highest first-day sales in BOYNEXTDOOR’s career so far, it also surpassed the entire first-week sales numbers of the group’s last mini album.

[HT] BOYNEXTDOOR (@BOYNEXTDOOR_KOZ) 3rd Mini Album <19.99>

DAY 1: 609,666
DAY 2: 054,299

TOTAL: 663,965 #BOYNEXTDOOR #보이넥스트도어 #BND pic.twitter.com/UXq5NNffgS

— KOREAN SALES (@koreansales_twt) September 10, 2024

19.99 HANTEO SALES 🏠🚪
ALL VERSIONS IN REAL TIME ⏰

DAY 1 : 609.666 (Final)

TOTAL : 609.666#BOYNEXTDOOR #보이넥스트도어 #BND pic.twitter.com/Ccsg0sI9O6

— ♡ Gaby : 19.99 ♡ ONEDOOR ♡ (@GabySAC25) September 9, 2024

HOW?, the second EP by BOYNEXTDOOR, was released in April of this year, and sold around 530,000 units during the first week of its release. Interestingly, HOW? recorded the biggest first-day sales by a fifth-generation group on Hanteo until its release date!

Biggest 1st day sales by 5th generation groups on Hanteo this year:

#1. HOW? by BOYNEXTDOOR — 390K 🆕
#2. Sparkling Blue by TWS — 202K
#3. SUPER REAL ME by ILLIT — 142K
#4. HOT : Trial And Error by xikers — 84K#BOYNEXTDOOR #보이넥스트도어 #BND pic.twitter.com/Dvoaf2VohB

— BOYNEXTDOOR Charts (@bonedocharts) April 15, 2024

Given the recent apprehensions around the sales number of K-Pop acts slowing down, BOYNEXTDOOR’s achievement stands even more significant as one of the hopeful instances of K-Pop’s sustainable popularity. Congratulations to the group!