ZEROBASEONE Sets a Sales Record of 1.2 Million Albums in a Day, Just debuted

ZEROBASEONE, managed to make a new achievement by becoming  a million seller right after debut. Thanks to their first mini album, Youth in the Shade, ZEROBASEONE achieved sales of 1.2 million album copies in one day on Monday July 10, 2023, along with the debut date of the group which consists of 9 talented youths. 

According to the Hanteo Chart, ZEROBASEONE's debut album reached 1.24 million copies on the first day of release. Through this new record, ZEROBASEONE became the first K-pop group to achieve the  million seller title on their debut day. This also adds to the list of other accomplishments of ZEROBASEONE. 

Previously, the group chaired by Sung Han Bin managed to collect more than 1 million followers on Instagram and Tiktok in less than one week. Youth in the Shade itself is ZEROBASEONE's debut album which consists of six songs, including "Back to ZEROBASE", "In Bloom", "New Kidz on the Block", "And I", "Our Season", and "Always". 

Became the solo song of Zhang Hao, first place winner on Boys Planet. This album also set a new record because it has ordered more than 1.08 million copies of the album in 13 days. ZEROBASEONE was formed from the survival reality show,  Mnet Boys Planet , which aired on February 2, 2023. The event was initially attended by 98 contestants who were divided into two groups, K and G. 

However, in each episode one by one the contestants were eliminated leaving 9 members consisting of Zhang Hao, Sung Han-bin, Seok Matthew, Ricky, Park Gun- wook, Kim Tae-rae, Kim Gyu-vin, Kim Ji-woong, and Han Yu-jin. After being declared the winner, ZB1 has been actively appearing at various events, including KCON Japan 2023 which brought them together with fans for the first time. 

In fact, even though ZB1 hasn't debuted yet, they already have their own reality show, Camp ZEROBASEONE. However, they are still excited to debut together. Through  Youth in the Shade, ZEROBASEONE officially started their career in the K-pop world for the next 2.5 years according to the contract agreed with WAKE ONE Entertainment, the agency and subsidiary of CJ ENM.