NCT 127 Announces Second World Tour, Kickstarting With Concerts In Seoul (Photo : mang2goon/CC BY 3.0)
NCT 127's latest album "Sticker" has charted on the Billboard 200 for a fourth consecutive week! The album is now also only the second K-pop album of 2021 to chart on the Billboard 200 for four weeks, sharing the feat with TXT's album "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE", which was also released this year.
According to the latest Billboard chart, which was updated on October 19, the album ranked 132nd on the Billboard 200 chart. "Sticker" is the K-pop group's third studio album that made quite a debut at the No. 3 position last month, making it the highest ever rank of any K-pop album recorded this year.
NCT 127 also recorded 82,000 copies sold in total in terms of pure sales in the US for the album. "Sticker" also got 2 crowns Gaon Monthly from Album and Download Charts while selling out 2,277,575 copies, and became the best-selling album so far from SM Entertainment.
As of October 19, the album has ranked on many other Billboard charts, including No. 4 on Billboards World Albums chart, No. 9 on both Billboard's Top Current Album Sales and Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, No. 17 on Billboard's Independent Albums, and No. 61 on Billboard's Artist 100 chart. All of these achievements speak volumes about "Sticker"'s as well as NCT 127's overall success.
In addition to charting on top spots and successful sales, "Sticker" has also recorded numerous music show wins. NCT 127 set a new milestone for themselves on October 3, when they recorded their first-ever win for the album at SBS' Inkigayo. The album recorded nine South-Korean music show wins in total.
NCT 127 is currently getting ready to return with a repackaged version of "Sticker", called "Favorite", on October 25. To prep up for the new release, the South-Korean boys' band has released the second concept teaser for "Favorite", which is called "Catharsis". In the teaser images, the boys are seen wearing colorful, casual attires, giving a glimpse into how the album will include contrasting songs. The first teaser images, released on October 16, showcased the concept "Classic", with all the members sporting classy outfits.
The third full-length repackaged album is going to have a total of 14 new songs including the eponymous title track "Favorite", "Pilot", and "Love On The Floor". "Favorite" will be released on numerous music sites on October 25 at 6 PM KST (5 am ET).
