‘SuperM’ Becomes the First Debut K-Pop Artist To Enter Billboard 200 At No.1

K-pop all-star group SuperM makes its debut atop the Billboard 200 with its first EP, The 1st Mini Album ‘SuperM’ – making history as the first debut K-pop artist to launch at No. 1 on the tally. Selling 168,000 equivalent album units in the first week of release, SuperM also set the record for biggest-ever debut sales by a K-pop artist in the U.S. Their five-track EP was released as a joint venture between SM Entertainment, Korea’s largest entertainment company, and Capitol Music Group (CMG) with distribution via Caroline. The 1st Mini Album ‘SuperM’ is available HERE.
 
SuperM delivered their heartfelt thoughts by commenting, “We are so happy that we ranked #1 on the Billboard 200. It’s like a dream come true. We are happy that our new challenge achieved such great results, and we would like the thank everyone who believed in us and supported us. We will work hard to show our super synergy and do our best throughout our activities.”
 
Producer Soo-man Lee stated “As a producer, I am proud of the members for joining me in this new challenge and I am also grateful for the Korean and Global fans who supported us. I am very happy to partner with Steve Barnett and CMG and I look forward to the greater things we will do together. This is a result of the support and effort of all SM employees and other staff members.”
 
Capitol Music Group Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett commented, “SuperM made history today. Congratulations to the group, Producer Soo-Man Lee, SM Entertainment and everyone at Capitol and Caroline. This is only the beginning. There’s lots more to come from SuperM!”
 
Drawn from some of the most popular K-pop acts in the world, SuperM’s seven members are Taemin from SHINee, EXO’s Baekhyun and Kai, NCT 127's Taeyong and Mark, and Ten and Lucas of Chinese band WayV. Refinery 29 recognized SuperM as “K-pop’s most buzzed-about new act” and E! praised the group’s “epic debut.” Billboard – which hailed them as “K-POP’S AVENGERS” – said, “SuperM’s distribution of talent is their unifying force.” Forbes observed, “this can only work with a team that has a palpable synergy among them like SuperM shows.”