Girl group ILLIT is making waves globally, dominating both domestic and international music and album charts right upon their comeback.
According to the Hanteo Chart on the 27th, ILLIT’s 5th mini album ‘BREAK EVEN’ recorded 382,991 sales on its first day of release on the 26th, claiming the No. 1 spot on the daily album chart. This figure is approximately 40% higher than the first-day sales of their previous 4th mini album (276,145 copies), marking the highest sales record for any album in the group’s career.
Chart-Topping Success and Global Reach
The title track ‘Arrest Me’ entered the Melon ‘Top 100’ chart at No. 72 at 7 p.m. on the 26th, soaring 53 spots in just four hours to settle at No. 19. It also secured top ranks on Bugs and Genie real-time charts. In Japan, the new song and previous release ‘It’s Me’ charted side-by-side on the Line Music real-time chart, while all tracks from the new album entered the AWA Music real-time surging chart, proving explosive local popularity.
Explosive Music Video Views
Interest in the music video is equally fierce. The ‘Arrest Me’ music video surpassed 4 million views within 12 hours of release and ranked on YouTube’s ‘Top Trending Music’ charts in 19 countries and regions, including the US and UK, as of 9 a.m. on the 27th.
Meanwhile, ILLIT will release the performance video for ‘Arrest Me’ today at 6 p.m. through Mnet digital studio M2’s ‘Studio Choom’ channel.
