INI → Miai, CJ ENM label idol...I've made a new career high
Dec 23, 2024
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First, boy group 'INI' was honored to become one of only two boy groups in Japan' with a single album in 2024, recording a million seller. INI's album THE FRAME, released in June, easily surpassed 1 million album sales, breaking its own record, proving it to be a top tier group in Japan. According to the Japan Records Association, only two artists, INI and Snowman, have recorded million sellers from January to November 2024 this year.
'JO1(JO1)', which debuted ahead of INI and has already established itself as a Japanese national group, also recorded No. 1 on the Oricon chart from its debut in March 2020 to its latest album. At the end of this year, the 66th Music Awards hosted by the Japanese Composers' Association will shine! The Best Work Award, which is given only to 10 songs that are popularly loved by the Japanese Record Grand Prize (hereinafter referred to as the Japanese Record Grand Prize), was also listed as the "Love Seeker" released in May. In addition, the company will expand its fandom across the world based on its strong popularity in Japan, including its third consecutive appearance at NHK 'Red and White Music Competition', Japan's largest music festival, and overseas tours are also scheduled to take place in a total of six regions across North America and Asia from February 2025.'
The activities of girl groups from CJ ENM's other Japanese label Rapone Girls also shone.
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Subsequently, the four-member girl group `IS:SUE' debuted in June of the same year and topped the Oricon weekly single chart with its debut song, building solid popularity around Generation Z in Japan with its differentiated trendy and fashionable image.
In January 2025, the "LAPOSTA 2025", where all artists from CJ ENM labels will appear, will hold a live festival with various concepts such as concerts and fan meetings at Tokyo Dome and around Japan for 7 days.
Shin Hyung-kwan, head of CJ ENM's music content division, said "Raphone Entertainment, a Japanese label, has recorded another highest sales this year with steep growth every year since its foundation in 2020. This success proves that CJ ENM's music-based IP ecosystem MCS (Music Creative Eco-System), which encompasses IP planning, platform, and management, is an effective strategy not only for domestic but also for localization of K-POP. "We will work harder on globalization of K-POP by experiencing various success models" he said.
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