TXT's Yeonjun Sells 738K First Week With 'Ice Cream' — Beating His Own Record in a Day

Correction (2026-09-10): The scope, comparisons and interpretation of key figures have been reviewed and corrected below. The original publication date is retained.

TXT's Yeonjun set a first-week sales record with his second solo album, surpassing his own previous release. Here's what the chart and sales data say about what this comeback means.

What's the album

Yeonjun of TXT (TOMORROW X TOGETHER) released his second solo mini album, "NO LABELS: PART 02", at 1 p.m. on July 10. The six-track EP includes Vanilla, Ice Cream (title track), Baby Wassup?, No More Disco, Fxxking Star, and Long Way Long Ride.

The title track "Ice Cream" is a bright, upbeat song suited to the summer season, striking a different tone from his previous EP, "NO LABELS: PART 01," released in November 2025. His agency is BIGHIT MUSIC.

The numbers behind it

According to Hanteo Chart (Korea's album shipment tracker), the album's first-week sales — cumulative physical album sales in the week after release — came to 738,072 copies. That's the highest first-week figure of any Korean solo artist's album released in 2026.

What stands out even more is the pace. On release day alone, 661,924 copies sold — already surpassing PART 01's entire first-week total (601,105 copies) in a single day. Sales volume that used to take a full week to move now clears in a day.

On that same Circle Chart weekly tally, Yeonjun swept No. 1 in three categories at once — album, download, and background music (BGM) — for a "triple crown." Streaming numbers climbed steadily too: "Ice Cream" entered Bugs' (a Korean streaming platform) weekly Top 10 within three days of release, then reached No. 1 the following week (July 13-19). On domestic music shows, it topped both Music Bank and Show! Music Core for a music-show "double crown."

Overseas metrics moved in tandem. The music video crossed 10 million YouTube views on July 13, just three days after release, and landed on trending music video charts in 19 countries and regions. On iTunes album charts, it hit No. 1 in 11 regions. On the U.S. Billboard 200 (dated July 25), it entered at No. 16 — the highest ranking of any Korean solo artist's album released in 2026. That said, it's worth noting that PART 01 once reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 (though released in November 2025, outside this comparison window), so this ranking isn't Yeonjun's personal best. In Japan, it reached No. 2 on Oricon's Weekly Combined Albums Chart, a career high that improved one spot on the previous EP's No. 3.

What drove this performance

Sales rose over comparable first-week periods, but these data do not identify repeat buyers or establish growth in unique buyers.

A notable part of this result is that physical and digital both moved together. Physical album sales grew clearly on a first-week basis, and digital streaming also drew an upward curve — a Top 10 entry within three days of release, then No. 1 the following week. It's not uncommon in K-pop comebacks for fandom spending (physical) to rise while broader public response (streaming) fails to keep pace; this time, both tracks grew together.

The overseas expansion strategy is clear too. Topping iTunes charts in 11 regions, entering music video charts in 19 countries, and a career-high Oricon ranking all show the fandom spreading evenly rather than staying concentrated at home. That a lineup of U.S. broadcast and festival appearances for August was already locked in by release time suggests this comeback was part of a promotional cycle aimed at the North American market from the start.

Records and what they mean

Taken together, Yeonjun has now proven — across two consecutive albums — that his solo success isn't a side project for a group member, but a repeatable formula. His record as the highest-charting Korean solo album on the Billboard 200 in 2026 is evidence of that.

What's next / what it means

Yeonjun wrapped up his domestic broadcast promotions for "Ice Cream" with an appearance on M Countdown on July 23. His schedule then heads straight to the United States — he becomes the first Korean artist to appear at Z100's "Summer Bash" at Hudson Yards in New York on August 6, and the next day, August 7, he takes the stage at ABC's "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series (becoming the second K-pop solo artist to do so, after BTS's Jungkook). On August 15, he'll perform a solo set at KCON LA, then join TXT's full lineup as headliners of the same festival the following day.

If these activities translate into actual gains in streaming and chart rankings, they could become the material that pushes his already-solid streaming performance up another notch for his next solo release. Two things will determine that: whether the growth in physical sales carries through to his next solo release, and whether U.S. broadcast and festival exposure actually converts into local streaming numbers.

This is nuloq's own analysis based on the public charts, reporting, and official data listed under Sources, written with the help of AI. It is an interpretation of public data for information only — not a definitive judgment of any artist or agency — and chart figures reflect the time of writing. We correct the text if errors are found.