New York, NY (Top40 Charts) K-pop all-star group
SuperM makes its debut atop the Billboard 200 with its first EP, The 1st Mini Album 'SuperM' - making history as the first debut K-pop artist to launch at No. 1 on the tally. Selling 168K equivalent album units in the first week of release,
SuperM also set the record for biggest-ever debut sales by a K-pop artist in the U.S. Their five-track EPwas released as a joint venture between SM Entertainment, Korea's largest entertainment company, and Capitol
Music Group (CMG) with distribution via Caroline. The 1st Mini Album 'SuperM' is available HERE.
SuperM delivered their heartfelt thoughts by commenting, "We are so happy that we ranked #1 on the Billboard 200. It's like a dream come true. We are happy that our new challenge achieved such great results, and we would like the thank everyone who believed in us and supported us. We will work hard to show our super synergy and do our best throughout our activities."
Producer Soo-man Lee stated "As a producer, I am proud of the members for joining me in this new challenge and I am also grateful for the Korean and Global fans who supported us. I am very happy to partner with Steve Barnett and CMG and I look forward to the greater things we will do together. This is a result of the support and effort of all SM employees and other staff members."
Capitol
Music Group Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett commented, "SuperM made history today. Congratulations to the group, Producer Soo-Man Lee, SM Entertainment and everyone at Capitol and Caroline. This is only the beginning. There's lots more to come from SuperM!"
The massive launch began on the eve of the EP's release, with the global livestream of the band's Premiere Event at Capitol Studios, where they unveiled their first single and video, "Jopping." The video, which can be seen HERE, racked up over 25 million views in its first week of release.
On Saturday, October 5, Vine Street was closed to traffic to accommodate the crowd at the
SuperM Village, presented by Capitol Records outside its landmark Hollywood Tower headquarters. Thousands of fans turned out for the mega-event, which featured photo opps, pop-up shops, food trucks and more. The festivities culminated with SuperM's first-ever live performance, which was viewed via global livestream by more than two million fans. Enormous crowds turned out for the group's three Los Angeles in-store appearances in the days that followed.
On Wednesday, October 9,
SuperM made its world television debut, performing "Jopping" on "The
Ellen DeGeneres Show." Afterward, the group taught DeGeneres about jopping. View their performance HERE. The clip went viral, hitting one million views in 12 hours.
SuperM will introduce their first album and show new sides of all seven members throughits first series of live shows - WE ARE THE FUTURE LIVE - starting November 11th. The headline run will include shows at New York City's Madison
Square Garden and The Forum in Los Angeles. Visit SuperMofficial.com for itinerary and tickets.
Drawn from some of the most popular K-pop acts in the world, SuperM's seven members are Taemin from SHINee, EXO's Baekhyun and Kai, NCT 127's Taeyong and Mark, and Ten and
Lucas of Chinese band WayV. Refinery 29 recognized
SuperM as "K-pop's most buzzed-about new act" and E! praised the group's "epic debut." Billboard - which hailed them as "K-POP'S AVENGERS" - said, "SuperM's distribution of talent is their unifying force." Forbes observed, "this can only work with a team that has a palpable synergy among them like
SuperM shows."
