”SEVENTEEN” Hoshi and Woozi, ”BEAM” top the charts... Foreign media praise

The Hoshi & Woozi unit, who are the same age as the idol group SEVENTEEN, came through. The new album went straight to No. 1 on the album chart on the day of its release and continues to receive positive reviews from the outside world.

On the 11th, Hoshi & Woozi's first single ‘BEAM’ occupied No.1 on the daily album chart on the 10th, according to Hunt Chart, a record sales volume aggregation website. The title track ‘Same Year’ topped Bugs' real-time chart immediately after its release and also ranked in the ranking range of Melon's Top 100 and Genie's real-time chart.

It is also expected to do well globally. The title track ‘Same Year’ ranked in the iTunes Top Songs chart in 17 countries/regions, including No. 1 in two countries/regions. The song ‘PINOCCHIO (feat. So!YoON!)’ also ranked in the top 10 in 10 countries/regions, showing that it is as popular as the title track.

Reaction to the music video for ‘Same Age’, which sensitively incorporates Hoshi & Woozi's unique aura, has also been enthusiastic, raising expectations for the stage.

Foreign press also took notice. Rolling Stone, an American music magazine, reported that "Hoshi & Woozi are the duo fans have been waiting for for a long time", while People, an American popular newspaper, introduced them as a ‘mastermind duo’ and said that "Hoshi & Woozi's The common ground is full of music. To borrow an online expression, they are a pair perfectly suited to each other's ‘freak’."

Hoshi & Woozi are expected to leap forward as representative runners of the 96th line with originality and self-love in ‘BEAM’. They expressed their readiness for their activities by saying, "We want to light you up again with the light we received from our fans" and "We hope that our music and stage can make you as happy as possible."

Hoshi & Woozi plan to perform their new song on various music programmes, starting with Mnet's ‘M COUNTDOWN’ on 13th. A variety of contents are also planned: special video teasers and full-length videos will be released sequentially on the 11th and 12th, and a pop-up store to celebrate the release of their new album will be held on the 5th floor of The Hyundai Seoul in Hyundai Department Store in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, until the 16th.