ATEEZ just turned their new mini album GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 into a 1.88 million first-week beast, locking in the biggest opening of their career on Hanteo. The 14th EP sold 1,885,712 copies between June 26 and July 2, according to KQ Entertainment and Hanteo Chart.
For fans, the number is bigger than a flex. It breaks a record that stood since 2023 and pushes the group past the “rising” label into the territory usually reserved for K-pop’s most established boy groups, all while a polarizing title track keeps the conversation noisy.
ATEEZ “Golden Hour Part 5” first week sales in hard numbers
Released June 26, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 is a five-track EP led by the Latin and Brazilian funk flavored single BAD, with B-sides MAMACITA, TOXIN, Fallin’, and Body. KQ describes the project as ATEEZ embracing instinct and sensation with playful energy.
On Hanteo, which tracks real-time physical album sales from Korean retailers, the EP finished its first week at 1,885,712 copies. That tops the group’s previous first-week best of 1,707,870 for 2023 album THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL and outpaces the roughly 1.54 million first-week tally for February’s GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4.
- 2023: THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL – 1,707,870 first-week sales
- Feb 2026: GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 – about 1.54 million
- June 2026: GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 – 1,885,712
KQ says Part.5 is now ATEEZ’s seventh million-selling album overall, and their sixth to clear one million copies within its first week. Globally, the EP hit No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums in at least 26 regions, while BAD topped iTunes Top Songs in at least eight and reached No. 1 on Bugs’ realtime chart in Korea.
How ATINY turned a risky era into a record
This surge is the product of a fandom that has been training for numbers like this. Only four months ago, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Top Album Sales, with 200,000 equivalent units and 195,000 pure sales in the United States, according to Billboard.
Those U.S. figures show how aggressively international ATINY buy physical albums, from Target exclusives to K-pop specialty stores. Multiple versions, collectible packaging, and photocards give fans reasons to pick up stacks, not singles.
Online, fan communities organized buying and streaming guides, scheduled listening parties, and coordinated iTunes pushes that helped send Part.5 and BAD to the top of charts around the world. Even as some commentary criticized the Latin concept and line distribution in BAD, the fandom treated debate as separate from support.
That loyalty, especially during a mixed-reaction comeback, is exactly what turns a strong group into a top-tier act.
What 1.88 million means for ATEEZ’s place in K-pop
Across the recent THE WORLD and GOLDEN HOUR series, ATEEZ now have multiple albums that pass one million in the first week, plus seven million-sellers overall. Very few fourth generation boy groups can point to that kind of sustained album power.
On the U.S. side, repeated top three Billboard 200 entries and earlier No. 1s for projects like THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL and GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2 already placed them in elite company. If Part.4 could move 195,000 pure albums in one American week, a 1.88 million Hanteo start suggests the buying base has only expanded.
For 2026 K-pop, “top tier” looks like this mix of multi-million Korean sales, six-figure U.S. weeks, festival stages, and world tours. With Billboard results for GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 still to come, all eyes are on how far ATINY can push ATEEZ’s latest era up the next round of charts.