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CLOSE YOUR EYES' '256th Note' hits 710K first-week sales, a career high

CLOSE YOUR EYES' fourth mini album sold 710,000 copies in its first week, pushing their cumulative Hanteo total past 1.9 million.

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CLOSE YOUR EYES' '256th Note' hits 710K first-week sales, a career high

710K first week, 1.9M lifetime

256th Note dropped September 30 and moved 710,000 copies in its first week—the group's highest first-week figure since debut. That brought CLOSE YOUR EYES' cumulative Hanteo Chart sales past 1.9 million.

The album landed at No. 62 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart, making it the third-highest-ranked K-pop release on that chart at the time of reporting.

Jazz shaped the concept. Each instrument's fleeting sounds during improvisation became the foundation—the freedom and spontaneity pulling listeners into deep immersion.

'Drop That!' breaks the group's Bugs ceiling

Title track "Drop That!" peaked at No. 26 on Melon's Latest Release Chart and No. 78 on the Melon HOT100. On Bugs, it hit No. 3 on the real-time chart. First TOP5 entry for CLOSE YOUR EYES since debut. The daily chart saw it land at No. 56.

Pre-release track "Open Your Eyes" reached No. 35 on Melon's Latest Release Chart.

The "Drop That!" music video peaked at No. 24 on YouTube's daily popular music video chart. The choreography practice video followed at No. 28.

(Seven members: 전민욱, 마징시앙, 장여준, 김성민, 송승호, 켄신, 서경배.)

CLOSE YOUR EYES is currently promoting "Drop That!" as the active title track.

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