SuperM (SM Entertainment) made its debut and rose to the top of the Billboard 200 at the same time.
Billboard announced on October 13th at the homepage with the title, 'SuperM Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'The 1st Mini Album' writing, "The set, which was released via SM/Capitol Records on Oct. 4, launches with 168,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 10, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 164,000 were in album sales." It continued, "Elsewhere in the top 10, R&B singer Summer Walker bows at No. 2 with her debut studio album, Over It, and country singer Brantley Gilbert starts at No. 9 with Fire & Brimstone."
SuperM is a coalition team of seven outstanding artists, including Shinee Taemin, Exo Baekhyun and Kai, NCT 127 Taeyong and Mark, and Chinese group WayV Lucas and Ten, known as 'K-Pop Avengers'. Even before their debut, the group drew much attention with the name 'K-Pop Avengers'.
It was the first time that K-pop artists claimed the No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the debut album, confirming SuperM's 'Super Synergy' once again.
SuperM is a global project jointly presented by SM Entertainment and the US Capitol Music Group (CMG) .Produced directly by producer Lee Soo-man, the content was fully completed.This first win is a result of SM's unique producing ability and CMG's excellent network and marketing.
SuperM expressed their feelings on the results saying, "We are so happy feeling like it is a dream to be the number one on the Billboard 200. We are joyful as we reaped the fruit by challenging ourselves. And we want to express thanks to many people who love us. We will continue to work hard to show super synergy. "
Lee Soo-man, Producer, said, "We are grateful to the fans all over the world as well as the Korean fans who have cheered us. As a producer, I am also thankful to the singers who joined the challenge together. I am very happy to partner with CMG, led by Steve Barnett, and I look forward to seeing more works to collaborate. It's the result of all of SM's employees and their invisible staff."
Steve Barnett, chairman of CMG, said, "SuperM wrote a new history today and is very happy to be able to help the producers and SM staff. Everyone has been working very hard to make this happen, and this is just the beginning. More work is waiting for us." He sent congratulations on SuperM's win.
SuperM's first mini album 'SuperM', which was ranked first in 'Billboard 200'includes 'I Can't Stand The Rain' and '2 Fast' as well as the title song 'Jopping' (Japping). ), 'Super Car', 'No Manners', and five diverse songs.
SuperM will showcase their first mini albums and members' unique performances in major cities in North America such as Texas, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Canada, etc. from November, with the title, 'We Are The Future Live'. Future Live.'