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The word-of-mouth-fueled idol group BOYNEXTDOOR went straight into the top tier of the charts with their first full-length album ··.

BOYNEXTDOOR (Seongho, Riu, Myeong Jaehyeon, Taesan, Ihan, Unhak) saw the title track ‘VIRAL’ from its first full-length album enter the Melon daily chart for the 8th at No. 68. In addition, as of 12:00 a.m. on the 9th, the upper ranks of Melon ‘Top 100’ featured ‘VIRAL’ (No. 5), ‘ADIOS!’ (No. 14), ‘Knock, Knock, Knock’ (No. 15), ‘Upside Down’ (No. 17), ‘Please Remember Me’ (No. 20), ‘DIVE’ (No. 21), ‘06070’ (No. 23), and ‘I Wonder’ (No. 30). With the exception of the final track ‘I Wonder, Always’, which is available only on CD, every track on the new release made the charts across the board, projecting the presence of a ‘digital music powerhouse’.

‘VIRAL’ placed at No. 22 on Apple Music ‘Top 100 Today : South Korea’ for the 8th, and at No. 29 on Spotify Korea ‘Daily Top Songs’. Furthermore, on the 9th it stood at No. 2 on QQ Music ‘Surging Chart’ and No. 29 on the ‘New Songs Chart’. On the same day, it ranked No. 19 on Line Music ‘New Song Top 100’ in Japan. On YouTube ‘Trending Music’ (as of 12:00 a.m. on the 10th), it attracted high interest in many regions, including South Korea (No. 2) as well as Japan (No. 8), Taiwan (No. 8), Singapore (No. 18), New Zealand (No. 23), and Hong Kong (No. 29). The music video for the new song landed within the rankings in a total of eight countries/regions, including No. 4 in South Korea and No. 14 in Taiwan, on YouTube ‘Daily Popular Music Videos’ (for the 8th).

Also, the new release held No. 1 on the Hanteo Chart Daily Album Chart for two straight days, signaling a fourth consecutive million-seller. ‘HOME’ took No. 1 on Apple Music ‘Popular Albums’ in South Korea and Taiwan as of 12:00 a.m. on the 10th, and entered the top 10 in 10 countries/regions including China, Indonesia, Japan, Turkiye, Singapore, and Malaysia. Additionally, by 10:00 a.m. on the 10th, it was ranked on iTunes ‘Top Albums’ in a total of 16 countries/regions including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Brazil, and Japan. It reached the top in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia, and Indonesia.

The ‘VIRAL’ music video by BOYNEXTDOOR can be seen on Shinsegae Square, the flagship outdoor medium of Shinsegae Department Store. Shinsegae Square began screening a commemorative time signal video and the music video from 6:00 p.m. on the 8th to mark the release of the new album. This time signal video was produced around the concept of the first full-length album and its title track. The portraits of the six members unfold across the entire massive media facade, drawing a positive response.