BABYMONSTER becomes first K-pop girl group in Hanteo history to sell 400k copies of their debut album

YG Entertainment's new girl group BABYMONSTER has become the first Kpop girl group to sell over 400k copies of their debut album. According to Hanteo Chart, the group's debut album sold approximately 401,287 copies in the first week of its release from April 1 to 7. This has broken the previous record of HYBE's new girl group ILLIT for the most first-week sales of any female group debut album.

By selling over 400,000 copies in its first week of release, BABYMONSTER has also become the fifth-generation girl group to achieve the biggest debut in Hanteo history, surpassing ILLIT. Previously, they became the first fifth-generation girl group to debut with over 1.7 million streams on Spotify, with their latest track SHEESH.

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BABYMONSTER records the best debut on Spotify and YouTube for a 5th-gen girl group

Through their reality program Last Evaluation in 2023, the South Korean female group from YG Entertainment won over admirers all over the world with their performances and compositions.

Driven by their hit song SHEESH, the album has soared up the charts, demonstrating the group's enormous popularity following Batter Up.

The music video for SHEESH took the world by storm and topped YouTube's list of most-watched music videos worldwide, garnering over 76 million views in seven days. Even though it's not the best source of revenue, YouTube is still vital for musicians since it's free and widely accessible to the public.

The video withstood fierce competition from well-known artists such as Lucas's Renegade, Chris Patrick's The Calm, and more. BABYMONSTER managed to occupy the top place for four days in a row.

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The first album by a female group, SUPER REAL ME, had the highest first-week sales of any debut album to date with an astounding total of 380,056 copies sold between March 25 and 31, according to the Hanteo Chart. In addition to becoming the best-selling debut album for girl groups in Hanteo history, SUPER REAL ME also defied expectations by taking fifth place in first-week sales of all debut albums.

NewJeans from ADOR, HYBE's second rookie female group, held the previous record. In the first week of its release in August 2022, they sold 311,271 copies of their self-titled debut EP, New Jeans. Now, BABYMONSTER from YG Entertainment has surpassed both the girl groups to claim the throne of being the first fifth-generation girl group to record the highest sales of their debut album on Hanteo.

Moreover, IILIT’s Magnetic became the first song by any K-pop girl group to appear on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart. The EP's breakthrough track, Magnetic, has received 21.7 million official streams globally. It is now at No. 33 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and No. 63 on the Billboard Global 200 as of April 4, 2024, as reported by Billboard.

However, YG’s seven-piece girl group had taken over Billboard’s Hot Trending Song Chart with their single DREAM at No.1 in May 2023. The group released this track way ahead of their pre-debut release Batter Up in November 2023. Meanwhile, HYBE’s ILLIT broke the record for the quickest K-pop group to appear in Spotify's Weekly Top Songs Global and, with their first single Magnetic, became the most streamed K-pop girl group on QQ Music, the largest music streaming platform in China.

However, BABYMONSTER bagged the spot of being the first fifth-generation girl group to debut on Spotify with over 1.7 million streams on SHEESH on its release on April 1, 2024

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YG Entertainment's new girl group BABYMONSTER has seven members

Seven individuals from Thailand, Japan, and South Korea make up BABYMONSTER, which was formed by YG Entertainment through the reality program Last Evaluation (2023).

The members are Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora, and Chiquita. YG Entertainment created a buzz when they launched the group in 2022.

Despite their debut being delayed due to the company's strenuous negotiations with BLACKPINK members and their contracts alongside BIGBANG's G-Dragon, the fifth-generation girl group released their pre-debut single Batter Up on November 27, 2023.

Before making their debut, BABYMONSTER put out two songs, Batter Up and Stuck in the Middle, both of which became huge hits and broke records.

Ahyeon's comeback to the group has been a major factor in the group's quick ascent. Ahyeon resumed group activities following a short break for health reasons.

Furthermore, they even performed at Inkigayo on April 8, 2024, and were praised for their live vocals by netizens.

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BABYMONSTER is scheduled to go on its first fan meeting tour in May 2024, covering five countries including Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and Indonesia.