[๐ฐ] 260609 ARTICLE - 'AND2BLE Become Instant Breakout K-Pop Group With 731,000-Selling Debut' by Forbes
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"Boasting some of K-pop's established superstars, AND2BLE have officially arrived on the scene as one of 2026's biggest new acts and an instant breakout group.
According to South Korea's real-time album sales chart Hanteo, the newly formed five-member boy band under YH Entertainment moved 731,673 physical copies of their debut EP Sequence 01: Curiosity in its first week of release. That haul ranks among the year's 15 biggest sales weeks for any K-pop act, rookie or veteran, and instantly establishes the group as a commercial force
...AND2BLE earns the fourth-highest first-week sales for a debut album by a K-pop group since the Hanteo Charts began recording sales data in the '90s. The figure puts them only behind ZEROBASEONE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, and RIIZE, a boy band under K-pop giant SM Entertainment.
AND2BLE's strong debut sales week was set up by a striking opening day. Sequence 01: Curiosity sold 157,216 copies on its first day of release, according to Hanteo. That figure places AND2BLE among the 30 biggest first-day sales of 2026 for K-pop albums.
...The five-track Sequence 01: Curiosity frames the group's arrival as the first chapter in a larger story, building its concept around curiosity as a core human emotion. Lead single
"Curious" opens the set as an energetic, vocal-focused EDM cut blending synth-pop, future house and anthemic percussion, feeling fresh for today's global pop fans while also recalling elements of classic K-pop songs from past generations. Members Zhang Hao and Ricky contributed to the lyrics of "Curious," which speak of embracing change without fear. The track was produced by the Grammy-winning team The Stereotypes (known for crafting hits with the likes of Bruno Mars, Danity Kane and Justin Bieber), singer-songwriter August Rigo (BTS, Kehlani, SB19) and K-pop creative Kosmic (GOT7's Yugyeom, INI, Say My Name).
The members take part across other tracks with Ricky co-writing the flirty throwback dance track "Aura," while Zhang Hao also wrote on the album's peppy electro-R&B closing cut
"Happy&" alongside Kim Gyuvin. Meanwhile, The Stereotypes and Kosmic took part in two other tracks via high-powered up-tempo "Sugar Rush" and the moving mid-tempo "Bed."
...While AND2BLE are currently promoting Sequence 01: Curiosity locally in Korea as of press time, it likely won't be long before the group reveals more new music. Most likely, the group is preparing to release a Sequence 02 album, potentially conceptualized around exploring another emotion."
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