NCT debuts No. 6 at Billboard 200 Charts ! BTS and BLACKPINK hang on.

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

What's new ? NCT lands its first entry on the Billboard 200, as "Resonance, Pt. 1", debuts at No. 6 with 43,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 40,000 comprise album sales, a little under 3,000 comprise SEA units, and a negligible sum in TEA units.
BTS' "Skool Luv Affair" is back in the charts at No. 12. The mini-album came out in February 2014 and was re-printed again this October after Big Hit conducted a survey on Weverse to determine which out-of-stock or out-of-print albums fans most wanted to see re-released. Funnily enough, this is their 12th album to enter the charts.


Hot 100:

• BTS' "Dynamite" is No. 7 (from No.5 last week)


• "Ice Cream" with Selena Gomez is No. 84 (No. 72 last week)

Billboard 200:

• NCT "Resonance, Pt. 1" is No. 6


• Blackpink's "The Album" is No. 10 (No. 6 last week)


• BTS' "Skool Luv Affair" is No. 12


• BTS' "Map Of The Soul" is No. 54 (No. 55 last week - 35 weeks on the chart)


• Super M's "Super One: The 1st Album" is No. 76 (No. 57 last week)


• BTS' "Love Yourself: Answer" is No. 121 (No. 133 last week - 94 weeks on the chart)

Global 200 Chart:

• BTS' "Dynamite" is No. 1 (from No. 1 last week)


• "Lovesick Girls" by Blackpink is No. 20 (from No. 11 last week)


• "Ice Cream" by Blackpink & Selena Gomez is No. 26 (from No. 23 last week)


• "How You Like That" by Blackpink is No. 35 (from No. 35 last week)


• "Pretty Savage" by Blackpink is No. 90 (from No. 70 last week)

Global excl. US Chart:

• "Dynamite" by BTS is No. 1 (from No. 1 last week)


• "Lovesick Girls" by Blackpink is No. 12 (from No. 5 last week)


• "Ice Cream" by Blackpink & Selena Gomez is No. 22 (from No. 18 last week)


• "How You Like That" by Blackpink is No. 23 (from No. 22 last week)


• "Pretty Savage" by Blackpink is No. 59 (from No. 52 last week)


• "Make A Wish" by NCT is No. 74 (from No. 78 last week)


• "Bet You Wanna" by Blackpink feat. Cardi B. is No. 80 (from No. 57 last week)


• "Boy With Luv" by BTS feat. Halsey is No. 91 (from No. 101 last week)

Artist 100 Chart:

• No. 1 BTS (from No. 2 last week)


• No. 3 NCT (from No. 69 last week)


• No. 17 BLACKPINK (from No. 9 last week)


• No. 64 SUPER M (from No. 39 last week)

Source: Photo NCT Twitter, Soompi, Billboard.com 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6, 

Comments

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

I think the most surprising thing is that out of all the BTS albums to choose, they chose Skool Luv Affair? 🤔 Though to be fair, it is one of their more solid EPs, so I'm not even mad just confused at how random this is lol

NCT is rising! Now if only they could score a hit song on the charts. They clearly have album selling power but their song charting is weak, NCTzens need to learn how to stream - or maybe SM could give them better music that is more public friendly so that the GP can finally throw them a bone. I can't believe it's been 4 years since they debuted and they still haven't had one significant hit song or at least a break out song. DBSK had Mirotic, SuJu had Sorry Sorry, Soshi had Gee, SHINee had Ring Ding Dong, EXO had Growl, f(x) had Hot Summer and RV had Rookie. When will it finally be their time?

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

There was a poll for fans to choose and "Skool Luv Affair" was a Graal for fans. I think there were like 30 000 copies sold in the world so ARMY assembled and voted massively for this one. They want their collection to be completed !

NCT is a weird sounding group and I think they'll stay weird. Their music is not radio friendly and not GP friendly. I guess that's why they have SuperM with so many NCT members but they're failing (maybe one day they'll find success).
WayV deserves success though. My boy Ten too TT

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Well, Skool Luv Affair was one of their earlier albums so it was back in their underdog days so I can imagine there aren't that many copies of it floating around...But I can't help but wonder what other options were on the poll. Heck, even though I saw SLA charting, I had no idea it was because of this. I thought it was so random.

NCT has always been pretty niche, they are the definition of experimental. I feel as if they're pretty much the guinea pigs for SM to throw whatever concept at that they wouldn't really give to the other groups at this point. They've had public friendly songs, it's just that fans seem to prefer their noise songs for some reason.

Super M was pretty much an easy way for fans to get exposed to NCT by throwing them in with the established idols - though instead of becoming NCT fans, I see a lot of people end up becoming fans of EXO and SHINee lol

Ten is my WayV bias, I want them to be successful one day 😭

[rose-potion.livejournal.com]

In the poll there were all their albums and all the DVDs. It was a fricking long poll to choose from.

I totally got into EXO because of SuperM but I still like the group, they have a nice chemistry and they’re so cute together. And they’re so HAWT 🔥

Ten bb thank god for WayV letting him be the sexy man he was meant to be

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

If that poll had all the albums and DVDs then holy shit...That is a long ass poll. Which is why I wonder once more, why Skool Luv Affair? 🤔 I guess it's the rare factor that wins out there. I would have expected Dark & Wild or HYYH for some reason lol

The only reason I gave Super M a chance was because of EXO and SHINee lol I have been stanning EXO ever since pre-debut and I've been stanning SHINee ever since debut (Replay is still my fave debut song ever). I never expected Super M to vibe so well together, but they've got good chemistry. It's adorable seeing Kai and Taemin act like hyungs when they're the maknaes of their groups. You are right on the money about them being HAWT, Kai was already hot to begin with...But when he bulked up for this comeback...Whew lawd, I was not ready! 🥵

I appreciate WayV for letting Ten shine as he rightfully should - and for finally giving WinWin actual lines lmao

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Like rose_potion said, Skool Luv Affair won in the polling for fans. And I think fans are using these albums as testing ground when we get to BE lol. They're also planning on repeaking Dark & Wild so it looks like ARMYs are getting more and more organised. I mean they already were before but this is something else lol

Wasn't Dream their more GP-friendly unit? Or am I just assuming things lol I'm still confused by everything and I say this as a fan.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

I'm curious about this poll. I wanna see what the other options were.

Well, I can see how ARMY are an organized unit, so I can imagine they've strategized how to get BE to chart and stay on the charts - just like they did with Dynamite. The thing with Dynamite's success is that majority of it is from ARMY and not really the GP. They have got the art of bulk buying down to a T, because the sales was the reason why Dynamite was able to chart so high for so long - no other song was selling as much as Dynamite, but every other song had more radio play and streaming numbers. It was literally only last week that Dynamite finally managed to surpass WAP and enter the top 5 most streamed songs in the US even though it's been 2 months after its release. ARMY have been working overtime to hold streaming parties and funding bulk buying every day just to keep up the momentum - that has got to be exhausting. Dynamite definitely got a boost from Fortnite and being promoted on TV - the other songs in the top 10 (especially WAP) aren't even being promoted at all. I think the GP is feeling the song cuz it's a cute bop and I'm sure they gained some new fans as a result, but I am not gonna assume that all of those fans turned hardcore enough overnight to stream and buy this song til kingdom come. The GP are the casual listener type, they'll stream from time to time and bop on the radio but they're not gonna be dropping big bucks and streaming 25/8 on any song.

Dream is definitely the GP friendly unit. I'm a fan too but even I get confused lol Dream is my bias unit as well. Ridin was arguably their best charting song to date. Because whilst Punch also hit #1 like Ridin, unlike Punch, Ridin charted reasonably higher and longer. However, it seems as if the distinct sounds that Dream, 127 and WayV should be known for have begun to overlap - so now they all sound pretty interchangeable. Even their concepts seem to be similar. So it's like, what's the point of these separate units if they aren't that different anymore?

[sheisagentleman.livejournal.com]

didn't punch rank high because fans of the 97 scandal line voted for nct? lmaoooo like i swear i saw carats/armys/the other fandom say they'd vote for nct bc of jaehyun lmao

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

For Punch, I distinctly remember a lot of fans clowning him for being irrelevant in comparison to the others from 97 lines lol Which kinda sucks, because he's still my bias even if he isn't as popular as Jungkook or Cha Eunwoo. I do recall them winning on shows though, but Punch kinda fell off the charts pretty quickly. Punch also boosted Kick It to chart again. Bear in mind that Make a Wish isn't even charting on Melon right now, but yet they've won 3 times now. NCT still manages to win on music shows even if their charting is a mess.

[sheisagentleman.livejournal.com]

omg i agree, i can't believe jaehyun isn't that popular in korea! i'm a newbie czennie (got fully into the fandom in june) and it's insane! jaehyun is beautiful, can sing, can dance and can rap. he wrote lyrics! he's hilarious too! and has other talents (radio hosting is not easy!) i feel bad that he's not the nation's it boy (who is instead? jihyo's sugar baby!?)

i can't believe nct is both a flop and an absolute success lmao that's why nctzens behave the way they do lmao

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Jaehyun has the potential to be an IT boy, if only NCT were more popular *sigh* He's such a well rounded visual too and very accomplished. Along with all the activities you've mentioned, he's also finally getting his start in acting - I'm so proud of him! Jaehyun has a lot of potential and he's so likable, if SM pushes him properly, he could really see a boost in popularity. He has more appeal than Taeyong even though Taeyong is the main visual, because unlike him, Jaehyun isn't as awkward and adapts faster. I've been following NCT ever since their concept was announced but I didn't call myself a true NCTzen until around last year.

NCT is so contrary. Like how the heck do you rake in so much money in sales and yet still not manage to have one hit song? I don't understand! The group's popularity is on the fence just like it's fandom lmao NCTzens really don't know what to do with themselves at times 😅

[daynr.livejournal.com]

I'm totally butting in uninvited, but I kind of think Jaehyun looks too mature, versus a lot of the other it idol boys. I think he may grow in popularity as he ages, especially if he acts. (by mature I mean his bone structure leans more classically handsome than pretty boy, plus I think his visuals are well suited for smoldering. Those seem more mature fans/acting fans that teen idol slayage.)

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Feel free to butt in, I don't mind lol

Honestly, when I first saw Jaehyun, I thought he was much older - the same when I first saw Kai. So to realize that Jaehyun is one of the youngest in 127 still kind of blows my mind because he sounds and looks so mature. I can see him becoming an actor because he has that kind of look for kdramas where he's more handsome than pretty and looks more down to earth instead of unusual. He's kind of like Siwon in that regard, the classically handsome idol actor type.

[chukachukachoo.livejournal.com]

This is late and ranty so apologies in advance. I don't really listen to Dream but 127 and WayV sound and look nothing alike. 127 seems more experimental in sound and look, and their title tracks are more hip hop influenced while their bsides lean more R&B. WayV has the whole time/space travel theme in their videos and lyrics (even the bsides), borrows a lot from old school SM with sung (rather than chanted) choruses and electric guitar dance breaks, and their bsides lean more towards pop so even the rappers have to sing in most tracks. WayV also tend to be more overtly sexy than the other units.