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Korea Herald
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Boynextdoor marks career high with 4th EP
The fourth EP from BoyNextDoor sold over 1.16 million copies in the first week, hitting a new high for the rookie boy band, agency KOZ Entertainment said Tuesday, citing a local tally. The EP 'No Genre' exceeded 1 million in sales in five days, and became its second million-seller after its previous album '19.99.' The mini album topped Oricon's Daily Album Ranking for two days, debuting atop the chart as did its four previous endeavors — three EPs released in Korea as well as its debut physical single in Japan, 'And.' The new album cinched the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Albums Chart in seven regions while the main track 'I Feel Good' made Melon's Top 100, joining the digital single 'If I Say, I Love You' from January. In the meantime, a pop-up store in Seoul to mark the album's release is running until May 25.
South China Morning Post
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
K-pop's BoyNextDoor on new EP No Genre, coming Lollapalooza debut and connecting with fans
In today's K-pop scene, most idol groups focus on delivering flashy performances to tracks prepared by professional songwriters and producers, which, unfortunately, leaves little room for the idols themselves to participate in the creative process. Under the guidance of rapper and producer Zico – also the head of the group's agency KOZ Entertainment – BoyNextDoor have distinguished themselves from their peers by having all members take part in songwriting and production. From Jaehyun and Taesan to the youngest member, Woonhak, all have participated in writing the team's buzzy singles that include 'Earth, Wind & Fire', 'Nice Guy' and 'If I Say, I Love You'. Play 'What makes a song good is different for every artist,' Jaehyun said in an interview this week.
Korea Herald
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
BoyNextDoor to return with new EP 'No Genre' in May
BoyNextDoor, a boy group created by rapper Zico, is set to return May 13 with its fourth EP 'No Genre,' the group's agency KOZ Entertainment announced Tuesday. The new EP comes about eight months after its third EP '19.99,' and four months after the digital single 'One and Only I Love You,' unveiled in January. With "19.99," BoyNextDoor entered the Billboard 200 at No. 40 and earned its first million-seller certification in Korea. The group's momentum continued with 'One and Only I Love You,' which became a career high. The song landed at No. 4 on Melon's Top 100 chart on Jan. 7 and climbed to No. 7 on the platform's monthly chart in February. Most recently, it ranked No. 9 on the weekly chart for April 7-13. It also topped Apple Music Korea's Daily Top 100 for 37 consecutive days through mid-February. Internationally, the track charted on Billboard's Global 200 and Global (Excl. US) charts. BoyNextDoor recently wrapped up its first solo concert series 'BoyNextDoor Tour 'Knock on Vol.1,'' performing 17 shows across 12 cities, including Incheon, Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Kanagawa, Singapore, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong and Jakarta. Following the tour's success, the group will hold encore concerts in Japan and Korea. 'Knock on Vo.1 Encore in Japan' will take place June 28 to 30 at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo and the final shows will be held July 25 to 27 at KSPO Dome in Seoul.
