&Team's 3rd single sells half million in 1 day
&Team's third physical single sold over half a million copies on its day of release, according to Billboard Japan on Wednesday.
This is the shortest time for an album from the group to achieve the feat; previous albums did so in at least three weeks.
The main track 'Go in Blind' topped Oricon's Daily Single Ranking, as did two previous sets it released last year — the second physical single 'Aoarashi' and the second LP 'Yukiakari.'
The band unveiled all six tracks from the new album online before releasing the physical album.
Next month, the band of nine will embark on its monthslong 'Awaken The Bloodline' tour and visit nine cities in Asia. The first stop will be Nagoya, Japan, followed by three more in the country as well as four in Southeast Asia and Seoul. The Seoul shows will be held June 7-8.
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