TXT Becomes Newest K-pop Artist to Surpass 1 Million Pre-Orders
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" has made the boy group the newest K-pop artist to exceed one million in pre-orders.
Keep on reading to know the mini-album's cumulative pre-order count.
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
On April 30, the album distribution company YG PLUS announced that TXT's fourth mini-album "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" reached 1,449,287 pre-orders as of April 29.
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
To recall, the pre-orders for "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" surpassed 816,000 on April 19 after six days since the pre-order sales began. This means the mini-album had more than 630,000 pre-orders in the following days and hit almost 1.45 million pre-orders in 15 days.
With this figure, TXT is expected to earn the "million seller" title for the first time since their debut as soon as their new album is out.
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Because "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" has recorded over 1.44 million pre-orders, it is now the boy group's most pre-ordered album in their career. It more than doubled the pre-order count (more than 700,000) for the group's second full-length album "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE." This came out in May of last year.
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
On top of that, TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" has now landed in the top 20 albums by K-pop artists with the highest pre-orders in history. It now ranks No. 10, dethroning SEVENTEEN's "Attacca" which only recorded 1,410,000 pre-orders.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER also now becomes the 12th Korean act in history to ever reach the million mark in terms of album pre-orders, following BTS, NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT, g.o.d., SEVENTEEN, DEUX, Jo Sung Mo, Stray Kids, EXO, and BLACKPINK.
With 10 more days left before the mini-album officially drops, the number of stock pre-orders is projected to further increase.
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
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Meanwhile, TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" will capture the conflicted, confused feelings of youth undergoing their first breakup. It is due out on May 9 along with the music video for the title track.
Ahead of the album's release, the quintet will drop more teaser content in the succeeding days, including the track list which is scheduled on May 1.
Congratulations to TXT on their new highest pre-order count thanks to "minisode 2: Thursday's Child"!
TXT's Previous Albums Enter Latest Gaon Album Chart
In other news, TOMORROW X TOGETHER's past albums consistently rank on the Gaon Album Chart despite being released months and years ago.
For the week of April 17 to 23, TXT had six entries on the album chart, showcasing the unchanging popularity of the group's albums.
TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
While "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE" placed No. 25, "minisode1: Blue Hour" ranked No. 36, "The Dream Chapter: MAGIC" ranked No. 51, and "The Dream Chapter: STAR" ranked No. 58.
Meanwhile, "The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY" placed No. 61, while "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" landed at No. 69.
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TXT's "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" Pre-Orders Exceed 1 Million Pre-Orders
All of these six albums are the ones that TXT released since their debut, with "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE" as their latest work.
Two of these albums also made it to the Gaon Retail Album Chart. "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE" ranked No. 19 with 1,490 copies sold, while "minisode1: Blue Hour" ranked No. 37 with 840 copies sold.
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Written by Maria Scott
