RIIZE's 'ARCHIIVE²' popup sells out every session; 'II' becomes group's 4th million-seller

RIIZE's second mini album II dropped June 15. It's already their fourth cumulative million-seller.

To mark the release, the six-member group — Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, and Anton — ran a 13-day popup called ARCHIIVE² at Layer Studio 11 in Mapo-gu, Seoul from June 16 to 28. The venue covered approximately 250 pyeong (about 826 square meters). Every session sold out the moment advance reservations opened.

Visitors collected member-specific keyword keychains, combined and scanned cards to build a personal archive, and followed a route tracing handwritten notes left by RIIZE. The space featured hanging posters, cabinets, a 1,300-piece puzzle, telescopes, and portrait image displays in multiple formats.

Merchandise — hats, hoodies, jerseys, pants, t-shirts, and eco bags, all designed with input from the members — sold out repeatedly. Online pre-order sales opened after that response.

On Hanteo Chart weekly, II hit #1. Circle Chart weekly gave it two crowns. Melon's Global K-Chart daily and HOT100 both went to the album, which swept three music broadcast wins and topped iTunes Top Albums Charts in six regions. QQ Music in China awarded it Platinum certification with a #1 on the digital album sales chart weekly; in Japan it reached #1 on AWA's real-time rising chart and #1 on Recochoku's weekly album ranking.

(Four million-sellers in a row is not a small number for a group still in their second mini album era.)