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RESCENE's 'PULSE' sells 131,893 copies on day one as 'With' tops Melon

RESCENE's fourth mini album 'PULSE' sold 131,893 copies on its November 3 release day, according to Hanteo Chart, already beating the group's previous best first-week total, while title track 'With' reached No. 1 on Melon two hours after release.

By 2FC NEWSROOM · Published

RESCENE's five members in white outfits standing in a row in a promotional photo for 'PULSE'
Image: The Muze Entertainment (via YTN)

RESCENE's comeback is off to a record start. Their fourth mini album 'PULSE', released on November 3 at 6 p.m. KST, sold 131,893 copies on day one according to Hanteo Chart, the group's best first-day figure and already more than the roughly 104,400 copies of their previous best first week, per Korean media.

Title track 'With' climbed to No. 1 on Melon's TOP100 at 8 p.m. KST, just two hours after release, and the agency said it held the top spot the next morning. On Melon's real-time HOT100, all five new songs lined up at Nos. 1 through 5, YTN and Newsis report. Hankyung reports 'With' was back at No. 1 on Melon on the morning of November 5 KST.

The release follows a breakout year for RESCENE, whose 2024 single 'LOVE ATTACK' climbed back up the charts after going viral.

Confirmed

  • According to Melon, as reported by Yonhap, 'With' reached No. 1 on Melon's TOP100 chart at 8 p.m. KST on November 3 (5 a.m. CST), two hours after 'PULSE' was released at 6 p.m. KST.
  • Agency The Muze Entertainment said 'With' was still No. 1 on the TOP100 as of 9 a.m. KST on November 4, with all five new songs on the chart, per Financial News.
  • Hanteo Chart data shows 'PULSE' sold 131,893 copies on its first day, November 3, as reported by Top Star News and others.

Reported by other outlets

  • YTN and Newsis report that all five new songs ('With', 'Finest Thing', 'Inside Out', 'MEME' and 'Dragon') took Nos. 1 through 5 on Melon's real-time HOT100 on release night.
  • Financial News, YTN and Top Star News report that the first-day total already exceeds the group's previous first-week sales record of about 104,400 copies.
  • Hankyung and Star Today report 'With' was again at No. 1 on Melon on the morning of November 5 (KST).
  • YTN reports that reaching No. 1 on Melon's TOP100 within two hours of release is the first time a girl group has done so since NewJeans' 'Ditto' in December 2022.

Analysis

Interpretation by 2FC NEWSROOM, not reported fact.

2FC NEWSROOM: Strong digital and physical numbers at the same time suggest RESCENE's viral momentum has turned into a lasting fanbase rather than a one-song moment.

Sources

Conflicts of interest: Outlets disagree on which album holds the previous first-week record of about 104,400 copies: Financial News and YTN name 'Bloom', while Top Star News and Complex name 'lip bomb'. Exact Melon positions of the b-sides differ by outlet and time, since real-time charts change hourly.

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