Ahead of their official Japan’s debut, Boyfriend already captured the attention of Japanese fans and made further noise on the prestigious Oricon chart.
On June 20th, Starship Entertainment revealed that the Japanese version of “We Are Boyfriend”, dropped on June 6, has been named the best-selling record on Oricon’s weekly Foreign Music Chart.
The special album, “We Are Boyfriend”, contains some of the original songs from their Korean albums and a special version of their debut title track “Boyfriend.”
“We were extremely happy to hear that Boyfriend's album is doing well in Japan. It’s quite meaningful as it is evident that their popularity is growing even before their official debut in Japan”, Starship stated.
Boyfriend has signed with top Japanese talent agency Bing Entertainment, the home to top Japanese celebrities such as Zard, Mai Kuraki, and more.
The group is set to hold their premium showcase ‘First Date With Boyfriend In Japan’ starting at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on June 30.
Furthermore, Boyfriend will release their Japanese debut single “Kimio Hanasai” on August 22nd.
Source: Nate