ILLIT, the rising K-pop group, is dominating the Japanese music scene with the remarkable success of their third mini album, ‘bomb’. According to Oricon on June 26, ‘bomb’ surged to No. 2 on the latest Weekly Combined Album Ranking (for the week of June 16-22). The album also ranked second on Oricon’s Weekly Album Sales chart for the same period.

Oricon’s Weekly Combined Album Ranking calculates its chart based on a combination of CD sales, digital downloads, and streaming numbers. With ‘bomb’, ILLIT has surpassed even the impressive record set by their previous second mini album, ‘I’LL LIKE YOU’.

The album’s strong performance extends beyond Oricon. On Billboard Japan, ‘bomb’ landed at No. 2 on the ‘Top Album Sales’ chart (for June 16-22), and third on the ‘Hot Albums’ chart. The album’s title track, ‘Do the Dance’, secured the No. 3 position on the fast-rising ‘Hot Shot Songs’ chart.

ILLIT continues to set new records both in Korea and Japan with each release. The latest album sold over 400,000 copies in its first week in Korea, earning the group the top spot on both the Hanteo Chart and Circle Chart’s weekly album charts (third week of June). Notably, in Japan, first-day sales for ‘bomb’ surpassed the previous record for weekly sales of the group’s prior album, underscoring their rapid rise.

Title track ‘Do the Dance’ has also garnered enthusiastic response on various music charts. Shortly after its release, the track entered Melon’s 'Top 100', and held the No. 1 spot on Apple Music Korea’s ‘Top 100 Today’ for six consecutive days (June 18-23).

Meanwhile, ILLIT is set for consecutive appearances on Korean music shows, performing on KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’ on June 27, followed by MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’ and SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’ on June 28 and 29.

Note “This article was translated from the original Korean version using AI assistance, and subsequently edited by a native-speaking journalist.”

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