[K-Enter] IVE Reach No.1 on Japan's Oricon, Billboard Japan, and Tower Records Charts

Published on: 2025/08/08 15:37

[K-Enter] IVE Reach No.1 on Japan's Oricon, Billboard Japan, and Tower Records Charts
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Time for our K-enter news, today with Walter Lee. Walter I know you love IVE so what do you have for us?

Girl group IVE have swept the Japanese major music charts.

According to Oricon Japan on Thursday, IVE's third Japanese album "Be Alright" topped the latest "Oricon Weekly Combined Album Chart."

The album also claimed the No. 1 spot on the "Weekly Album Sales Chart", making IVE a double chart-topper on Oricon's weekly rankings.

IVE's momentum continued on Billboard Japan, where "Be Alright" also ranked No. 1 on the weekly "Top Album Sales Chart" on Wednesday.

With this, IVE have now scored three consecutive No. 1 albums on Billboard Japan.

Finally, the group also dominated Tower Records' "All-Store Album Chart", coming in at No. 1.

Tower Records is one of Japan's largest and most influential record store chains.

What a great achievement for the girls. Next up, sticking with the Japanese theme, let's talk NCT Wish.

NCT WISH, the Japanese sub unit to NCT, are set to release their third mini album "COLOR".

Scheduled for release on September 1, the album features seven tracks in total.

This new release showcases the group's energy and noticeable artistic growth.

Ahead of the album's official drop, NCT WISH will pre-release the track "Surf" on August 12 at 6 PM Korea time on major music platforms.

The song is a vibrant, feel-good summer track that highlights the group's signature bright and refreshing charm.

Back in April, NCT WISH achieved their first million-seller status with their second mini album "Wish", which sold over 1.33 million copies.

The release also earned strong results on domestic and international music charts.

Can't wait to hear more from the boys. And finally, let's talk about a new teen romance movie set to come out soon.

The Netflix original teen romance film "Love Untangled" , starring Gong Myung and Shin Eun-soo , is set to premiere on August 29.

Set in 1998, the story centres on 19-year-old Park Seri .

Park is in the midst of planning a mission to tame her biggest lifelong insecurity, her naturally frizzy hair, she unexpectedly becomes entangled with a transfer student, Han Yoon-seok .

Capturing the charm and nostalgia of late 1990s youth, "Love Untangled" as mentioned before, it will be available worldwide on Netflix on August 29.

Thanks for the news Walter. Now we move onto our AI anchor Ari for more culture news. Ari.

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