KQ Entertainment on August 5, said, “According to Hanteo Chart, a domestic album sales site, the Initial Chodong sales of ATEEZ’s ‘THE WORLD EP.1: MOVEMENT’ released on the 29th. (Based on the count from July 29 to August 4), it recorded 930,000 copies.” Marking a 40% increase from the Initial Chodong sales of 666,350 copies of the 7th mini album 'ZERO: FEVER Part.3' released in September, breaking their own record.
The album by ATEEZ ranked first in Japan's Tower Records Weekly (July 25-31, tally) comprehensive album, and immediately after its release, it ranked second in the Amazon Bestseller K-Pop category in the United States and debuted in Spotify's 'Top Global Album (July according to the count) chart’. At the same time as ATEEZ's comeback, on the 2nd, SBS MTV 'The Show' and on the 3rd, MBC M's 'Show! Champion' won 1st place on music shows.
ATEEZ also ranked first in the album chart in the 31st week of the Circle Chart (formerly Gaon Chart) (according to July 24-30), and also on the Physical Album Chart of Hanteo Chart from July 31 to August 4 for 5 days in a row.
ATEEZ is a South Korean boy band formed by KQ Entertainment. The group consists of eight members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho. They debuted on October 24, 2018, with the extended play (EP) ‘Treasure EP.1: All to Zero’. As rookies, ATEEZ won the Next Generation Award at the 2019 Golden Disc Awards and were named Worldwide Fans' Choice at both the 2019 and 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Personal Record: ATEEZ ‘Guerrilla’ MV; Crosses 270,000 copies in first-day album sales
ATEEZ's extraordinary performance in the futuristic 'Guerrilla' MV
