MONSTA X Places High on Oricon Chart with New Japanese Single Album 'Wanted' + Extends Record on Tower Records Chart
MONSTA X has recently entered Japan's Oricon Chart with their new Japanese single album "Wanted." The album even maintained its high position on the Tower Records Chart.
On March 10, the K-pop boy group made their Japanese comeback with a single album titled "Wanted." Ahead of the album's launch, its lead single of the same name was pre-released on Feb. 10 and its music video was uploaded three days later.
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MONSTA X's "Wanted" is defined as a thrilling track with cool lyrics and heavy sounds that reflect the members' growth as artists. The music video for the song further attracted global fans owing to the boy band's powerful energy and strong charisma.
MONSTA X Enters on Oricon Chart with "Wanted" + Remains at No. 2 on Tower Records Chart
On March 24, the group's management agency Starship Entertainment stated that MONSTA X has entered Japan's Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with their new Japanese single album "Wanted." In particular, "Wanted" ranked 17th for the week ending on March 21, out of the 200 single albums that entered the chart.
In the previous week (March 8-14), the single album was placed at No. 2 on the Oricon Chart. And based on Oricon's website, MONSTA X's new Japanese album was also at No. 2 on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart for March 22.
Although the album dropped from No. 2 to No. 17 on the weekly Oricon chart, the fact that it continues to stay on the rankings since it was released on March 10, which is two weeks from now, is already a great milestone for MONSTA X.
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The rankings for Japan's Oricon Singles Chart are based on physical singles' sales. Oricon does not include download sales in the calculations. Hence, even though MONSTA X's "Wanted" is slowly descending on the chart, the Japanese single album still earns a high amount of sales considering that it is within the Top 20.
Other than that, Starship Entertainment also announced that MONSTA X's new Japanese single album remains at No. 2 on the Tower Records Weekly Singles Chart for the week ending on March 21. It also debuted on the chart at No. 2, meaning "Wanted" has extended its record on the Tower Records Chart. The single album successfully stayed at No. 2 on the rankings for two weeks in a row.
MONSTA X to Make a Comeback in May with Third Japanese Studio Album
Meanwhile, the K-pop boy group previously announced that they will be making another comeback this year in Japan with the release of their third Japanese studio album on May 5. Titled "Flavors of Love," the album will be composed of a total of 11 songs. Six of them are Japanese tracks that were already released in the past, while five of them will be new Japanese singles.
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Previously, Shownu, Kihyun, Minhyuk, Hyungwon, I.M, and Joohoney spent time with Monbebe (MONSTA X's fan club) through an online fan concert called "MX UNIVERSITY" on March 6 and 7. The event was broadcasted live via Naver V LIVE.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
