NCT Dream's 'Beatbox' Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
NCT Dream's first-week sales figure with "Beatbox" is now the second-highest amount of any repackaged album on the Hanteo Chart in history!
Continue reading to know how many copies "Beatbox" sold.
NCT Dream's First-Week Sales With "Beatbox" Becomes 2nd Highest in Hanteo History
On May 30, NCT Dream dropped their new repackaged album "Beatbox" together with the music video for the title song of the same name. This album comes after the group's second studio album "Glitch Mode," which came out in February.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
On June 6, Hanteo Chart officially announced that NCT Dream's "Beatbox" first-week sales (May 30 to June 5) reached 848,367 copies. Although it falls short of the whopping first-week sales of "Glitch Mode," which sold over 1.4 million copies from March 28 to April 3, the figure is still notably high for a repackaged album.
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In fact, "Beatbox" has surpassed NCT Dream's own album "Hello Future" as the repackaged album with the second-highest first-week sales in Hanteo history. "Hello Future" only sold 681,316 copies from June 28 to July 4 of last year.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
This means "Beatbox" is now the group's best-selling repackaged album, as well as their third best-selling album overall (following "Glitch Mode" and "Hot Sauce").
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So far, the only repackaged album with the most sales in the first week is BTS' "Love Yourself: Answer" with 868,052 copies sold.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
Other than that, NCT Dream's "Beatbox" has landed on the No. 21 spot in the top 100 highest first-week sales on Hanteo. The position was previously held by ENHYPEN's "DIMENSION: DIELLAM" with 818,716 copies.
Congratulations to NCT Dream on yet another successful album!
Watch NCT Dream's "Beatbox" music video here to celebrate the group's new historic feat.
NCT Dream's "Beatbox" Dominates iTunes Charts Around the World
Shortly after its release on May 30, NCT Dream's "Beatbox" and its title song quickly entered iTunes charts in different countries across the globe.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
The title song debuted at No. 11 on the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart. Some B-side songs also entered the tally: "To My First" at No. 26, "On the way" at No. 29, and "Sorry, Heart" at No. 30. Moreover, "Beatbox" debuted at No. 108 on the European iTunes Song Chart.
NCT Dream's "Beatbox" also hit No. 1 on iTunes Song charts in countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia, and more.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
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On the same day, the repackaged album debuted at No. 3 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and at No. 14 on the European iTunes Album Chart. It also reached No. 1 in at least 11 countries, including Russia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Turkey, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and more. And, as of May 31, "Beatbox" entered at No. 10 in the United States.
"Beatbox" is at No. 71 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart as of June 4, while the title track is at No. 101 as of June 5.
NCT Dream’s ‘Beatbox’ Becomes Repackaged Album With 2nd Highest First-Week Sales
In South Korea, "Beatbox" entered various music charts at 7 p.m. KST on May 30. It scored No. 1 on Bugs, No. 4 on MelOn's real-time chart, No. 15 on MelOn, and No. 18 on Genie. It becomes the sixth song from SM Entertainment released this year to go straight to the top of Bugs' real-time chart.
In China, NCT Dream's "Beatbox" was certified as a double-platinum album by QQ Music after selling 100,000 copies in the country.
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Written by Maria Scott
