ZEROBASEONE Achieves Fifth Consecutive Million-Unit Album Sales, Setting a New Chapter in K-POP History with “Blue Paradise”

ZEROBASEONE has established itself as a group with no equal in K-POP history by achieving million-unit album sales for every release since its Debut. According to Hanteo Chart data from March 3, the group’s first regular album, “Blue Paradise,” sold over 1.2 million copies during its initial week of release from March 24 to March 2, marking its fifth album to reach this milestone. This is a record that remains unmatched in K-POP history. ZEROBASEONE is the first group in which every album released since Debut has sold more than one million units. Considering that even BTS, which debuted in 2016, did not have all of its albums exceed one million units from the start, the significance of ZEROBASEONE’s achievement becomes even clearer. “Blue Paradise” is the second installment in ZEROBASEONE’s existing “Paradise” series and represents their first comeback approximately nine months after releasing “Cinema Paradise” in June. This fifth mini-album delivers more mature music that showcases the group’s continued growth. The Title Track, “Blue,” is an emotional song that tells a heart-wrenching story of fated love while expressing the desire to stay by someone’s side in a lonely world. It was created through another collaboration with K-POP hitmaker Kenji. “Blue Paradise” features a total of six new tracks, including three songs from the Sub-unit for the first time. These include “Out of Love” performed by Zhang Hao, Kim Jiwoong, and Kim Gyuvin, “Step Back” sung by Seok Matthew, Han Yujin, and Park Gunwook, and “Cruel” voiced by Sung Hanbin, Kim Taerae, and Leehan — all of which highlight the diverse vocal talents of the members. The album’s success in international markets is equally remarkable. “Blue Paradise” topped the iTunes “Top Albums” chart in 17 regions and ranked second on the global iTunes album chart. The Title Track, “Blue,” made it onto both Melon’s Top100 and Hot100 lists, achieving 11 million cumulative streams on Melon within 24 hours of release, thereby qualifying it for the “Million-Unit Album” category. The music video surpassed 40 million views just one week after its release. Particularly noteworthy is the group’s performance in the Japanese market. “Blue Paradise” reached third place on Japan’s iTunes album chart, third place on Apple Music’s overall album chart, third place on Line Music’s album chart, and fourth place on Amazon Japan’s digital music album chart. The Title Track, “Blue,” also claimed first place on AWA’s foreign songs Top 50 list and fourth place on Line Music’s daily chart. Beyond their musical activities, ZEROBASEONE continues to promote their comeback through web variety shows and online content, actively engaging with fans. Since July of last year, they have been on the “Timeless World” Asia tour, drawing over 140,000 attendees across seven locations including Seoul, Singapore, Japan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, further solidifying their global presence. In just two years since Debut, ZEROBASEONE has reached this peak of million-unit album sales five times. As undisputed leaders of the 5th generation of K-POP, their next moves across the world are highly anticipated.