New boy group ”AHOF” sells 300,000 copies of debut album...Office CEO ”Thank you for the achievement that exceeded our expectations”

The group AHOF recorded sales of over 300,000 copies of their first album in just five days, demonstrating the strength of a debut team from an idol survival program.
According to management office F&F Entertainment on the 7th, AHOF's first mini album "WHO WE" was released on the 1st.
The CD sales of "ARE" exceeded 345,000 copies (HANTEO Chart standard) on the previous day. This is the highest result among the boy groups that debuted this year.
It also ranks fifth in the initial sales of debut albums by boy groups of all time.
There are only four teams: "ZERO BASE ONE" (approximately 1.8 million copies), "RIIZE" (approximately 1.01 million copies), "X1" (approximately 520,000 copies), and "WannaOne" (approximately 410,000 copies).
Among the top four groups, except for "RIIZE" which is under the large entertainment agency SM Entertainment, all other teams debuted through survival programs just like "AHOF".
The sales volume of AHOF's debut album is also drawing attention as it shows once again the firepower of the debut team from the survival program.
Initial sales refers to the number of albums sold within one week of release. In the K-POP industry, this is the act of buying an album immediately after it is released.
This is an indicator of the size of the loyal fan base. Attention is focused on how much the "AHOF" album "WHO WE ARE" will increase sales in the remaining counting period.
"AHOF" is a debut team from SBS's "Universe League," an idol survival program that aired from November last year to January this year. Steven, Seo Jungwoo, and Ji
The group has nine members, including Ya Eun-gi, Chang Shuai-bo, Park Han, Jay-L, Park Ju-won, Duong, and Daisuke.
The final winner was Jayel (Philippines), and Steven (Australia).
The group is made up of more than five members from different countries, including Leah, Zhang Shuaibo (China), Duong (Taiwan), and Daisuke (Japan). The team name "AHOF" stands for "All
The acronym stands for "K-time Hall Of Famer." The name of the team reflects the nine members' ambition to make it into the K-pop hall of fame.
Although "Universe League" recorded low ratings during its broadcast period, it was a hit in the 3rd Global Forum.
At the time of the fan voting, they received 14.89 million votes from 193 countries, showing that they have a solid fan base. Among them, the debut results of "AHOF" are attracting attention, but first of all,
In a phone interview with Edaily on the same day, Choi JaeWoo, CEO of F&F Entertainment, said, "We are very pleased with the pre-marketing efforts through the show.
I think we were able to achieve good results thanks to the fact that we were able to perform together. I'm grateful to the fans who exceeded our expectations."
The album is multi-functionally produced in photo book version, jewel CD version, QR version, etc., with a total of 6 songs recorded.
The title song "Rendezvous" tells the story of boys who are facing a moment when imperfection and hope intersect.
The fact that they have chosen a melodic style based on songwriting for their debut song has attracted attention. CEO Choi JaeWoo said, "To the fans, it will sound like a fan song, and to the general public, it will sound like a fan song.
"We tried to create easy-to-listen-to music that sounds like the songs of third-generation K-pop idols," he said, "After the album was released, we wanted to create the kind of K-pop that we were waiting for, the K-pop that we were looking for."
"I was happy to receive many comments like, 'Thank you for letting us hear your pop sound.'" He continued, "Rather than the ambition and confidence that a new boy band has, we want to focus on our sincerity in music.
He emphasized, "I wanted to make it in line with the lyrics of the album," and "I put a lot of thought into the composition, such as giving titles to all the songs on the album in Korean and adding a storytelling element."
Since their debut, AHOF has been appearing on major music shows such as Mnet's M COUNTDOWN, KBS 2TV's Music Bank, and SBS's Inkigayo, and has been gaining popularity.
The members are continuing their activities. Through the management office, they said, "We are excited and nervous to be on the stage we have always dreamed of, but thanks to our fans being with us, our first week of activities went great.
"It was a great finish. I was especially encouraged by the cheers and support from the fans that I heard on stage," he said, and asked fans to stay with him until the end of his future activities.