K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN continues to establish themselves as one of the biggest names in the industry. With their 11th mini-album SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN, the group have taken the industry by storm by setting new records and achieving remarkable milestones.
On Monday, October 23, SEVENTEEN made their highly-anticipated comeback with SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN. The eight-track album served as the group’s return after five months following the release of FML in May.
Although it’s only been months since the group released new music, their latest album still had a meteoric rise to the top of charts, solidifying the group’s status as one of the most influential acts in the industry.
Records set by ‘SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN’
Prior to the album’s official release, SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN amassed an astounding 5.2 million pre-orders, setting a new benchmark for Korean acts. Said number also served as the group’s best personal record as their previous album, FML, only recorded 4.64 million copies in pre-orders. Furthermore, with this final total, SEVENTEEN now holds the record for the highest pre-order volume for an album in the history of K-pop.
SEVENTEEN has recorded 5,206,718 pre-orders for their 11th Mini Album ‘SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN’
This is the highest pre-order volume for an album in the history of K-Pophttps://t.co/T39I72FbqS pic.twitter.com/g4QHO0tkpQ
— The Seoul Story (@theseoulstory) October 23, 2023
Meanwhile, the first-day album sales of SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN are equally impressive as it reached 3.288 million units. This places them second only to their previous release, FML, which achieved 3.99 million first-day sales. In doing so, SEVENTEEN now holds the top two positions for the biggest first-day album sales debuts in the history of the Hanteo chart.
#SEVENTEEN now holds the top 2 biggest first day album sales debuts in Hanteo chart history (@pledis_17):
#1 FML 3.99M
#2 SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN 3.288M pic.twitter.com/igdqMGqWH4— chart data (@chartdata) October 23, 2023
Additionally, the reach of SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN extended far beyond Korea’s borders. According to a report from Naver, the album achieved an all-kill status as it dominated the Japanese iTunes album chart across all genres. Moreover, it also maintained its reign at the top of Line Music’s real-time album chart.
In China, the album sold a total of ¥400,000 digital sales revenue in just 18 hours after its release.
[INFO] SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN becomes #SEVENTEEN's second album to be certified 4X Gold on KuGou Music China after selling a total of ¥400,000 digital sales revenue, 18 hours after its release. 🇨🇳
It is now their fastest album to achieve this certification, with FML achieving this 6… pic.twitter.com/KWrdCvS6QP
— Worldwide Carats (@WorldwideCarats) October 24, 2023
‘God of Music’ dominates charts
Some of the standout achievements of SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN is also attributed to its title track, “God of Music.” Within 24 hours of its release, the track quickly dominated charts such as Genie, and Bugs. What makes this accomplishment even more remarkable is that SEVENTEEN became the first male group to top the Melon Top 100 for 2023, a milestone that speaks volumes about their growing influence and popularity.
Now that “God of Music” debuted at Melon’s Top 100, SEVENTEEN joins NewJeans, IVE, LE SSERAFIM, and G-IDLE as the only idol groups to have a song top the list for 2023.
Idol Group songs to reach #1 on MelOn TOP100 in 2023:#NewJeans Ditto#IVE Kitsch#IVE I AM#LESSERAFIM UNFORGIVEN#aespa Spicy#GIDLE Queencard#NewJeans Super Shy#SEVENTEEN God of Music 🆕
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) October 23, 2023
#SEVENTEEN becomes the first and only boygroup to reach #1 on MelOn TOP100 in 2023 with ‘God of Music’. pic.twitter.com/RFhxgIPkAP
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) October 23, 2023
Outside of the Korean music charts, “God of Music” achieved top rankings on the iTunes “Top Song” chart in an impressive 29 countries and regions. The song’s appeal transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries, finding favor in places like Brazil, the Philippines, and Singapore.
📰 231024 SEVENTEEN 11th Mini Album'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN' title track 'God of Music' set a record as the first new song released by a K-Pop male group this year to rank FIRST on its release on major korean music charts such as Melon (Top 100), Genie, and Bugs!! 🤍
🖇️… pic.twitter.com/aBo9Bqa6fV
— . (@svtcontents) October 23, 2023
In an interview with Vulture, member Vernon says that the track shows SEVENTEEN’s “true colors.” “We’re just a really fun and bright group in general,” he said. Meanwhile, Joshua added: “It shows our energy, it shows our happiness, it shows our teamwork, it shows our performance skill sets.”
Other songs included in the album are “SOS,” “Diamond Days,” “Back 2 Back,” “Monster,” “Yawn,” and “Headliner.”
Featured image: Melon shares photos from SEVENTEEN’s filming for ‘SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN.’ Credit: Twitter/SVT Contents