The duo JEONGHAN X JOSHUA of the group SEVENTEEN proved its powerful attraction force in Japan.
After exceeding 100,000 copies shipped with its first unit album and sweeping the top of the main album charts, the duo is now preparing to take over a dome of several tens of thousands of seats.
According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on November 11, JEONGHAN X JOSHUA‘s 1st mini-album, “DREAMSCAPE”, obtained Gold certification for the month of October. The Recording Industry Association of Japan attributes Gold certification to albums recording cumulative shipments of over 100,000 copies. “DREAMSCAPE” displayed impressive power by crossing this threshold just ten days or so after its local release.
The domination in the local album charts also proved fierce. After occupying 1st place on the Oricon daily album chart for four days in total, the duo also swept everything at the top of the weekly album chart and the combined weekly album chart. It also recorded 1st place on Billboard Japan’s “Top Albums Sales” chart, thus reaffirming the solid purchasing power of the local fandom.
The enthusiasm surrounding the album continues with a concert in a major dome. JEONGHAN X JOSHUA will hold on coming November 21 and 22 at the Belluna Dome in Saitama, Japan, the event “JEONGHAN X JOSHUA JOURNEY INTO [DREAMING] – JAPAN”. As a stage performance in a dome carried by the unique chemistry of the two members, this event is expected to constitute an opportunity to prove once again on stage the local popularity confirmed by the album.
The impact of the concert is not limited to Japanese territory either. The performance on the 22nd will be broadcast live in real time in movie theaters throughout Japan, as well as in major foreign cities in countries such as Korea, the United States, Singapore, and Mexico. Previously, since last 6th, they have been meeting local fans by holding a commemorative pop-up store at Shibuya Tsutaya in Tokyo.
From purchasing albums to attending the concert in a dome, including visiting the pop-up store and watching the live broadcast in foreign movie theaters, the fandom’s forms of consumption are diversifying. Attention is focused on the level to which this endeavor by the two members will be able to expand their own independent commercial scale, beyond the aura of the major group that is SEVENTEEN.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS SEVENTEEN
