Fans reacted to idol group (G)I-DLE surpassing 700K pre-orders for their upcoming album, I Love.
We previously reported that the group’s upcoming fifth mini-album reached the remarkable feat of surpassing 700K pre-orders, which is the group’s best.
The group’s label Cube Entertainment confirmed the strong sales numbers in a statement.
They are receiving much attention from fans around the world with news of their new album. We are predicting another syndrome like ‘TOMBOY’ and are seeing the possibility of higher sales than before.
— Cube Entertainment
The impressive numbers come at the heels of the group’s breakout first full studio album, I Never Die, which featured the smash hit single “TOMBOY.” The album’s pre-order numbers were 170K, which means the group saw a 4X increase in the pre-order sales for I Love.
Fans celebrated the group’s incredible accomplishment and spoke about the current momentum building behind the group’s successes.
- “I hope Cube takes this as a sign and doesn’t lose its focus on (G)I-DLE. I feel like Cube has been so on/off with the group. This group can go really far if pushed by the label. Let’s do better! Hopefully, there is only happiness from here on out.”
- “That is such a large increase from the pre-sales for TOMBOY.”
- “I don’t want to bring up the past, but this group could’ve really blown up if it wasn’t for this long break. I’m glad that the group is doing so well, but last year all the members were slowly establishing themselves, especially Miyeon, who was a fixed guest on five shows per week. Hopefully, there is only good news from here on out.”
- “TOMBOY legit saved their career.”
- “I heard advertisers are scrambling to book them.”
- “This group has established itself as a legit first-tier idol group.”
- “I’ve been a fan since their debut, but their growth spurt has been insane.”
What are your thoughts on the group’s success? The group’s upcoming album, I Love, will be released on October 17. Check out the album’s audio snippet in the link below.
