xikers, initial sales of 370,000 copies...breaking its own record

xikers (Xikers: Minjae, Junmin, Sumin, Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Junghoon, Seeun, Yujun, Hunter, Yechan) set a new personal record by surpassing 370,000 copies in first-week sales with their 8th mini-album, ″ROUTE ZERO: The CALLING.″ This figure exceeds the first-week sales of 360,000 copies for their 7th mini-album, ″ROUTE ZERO: The AURA,″ marking a career high in about six months. The album ranked first on the Circle Chart Retail Album Chart daily category immediately after its release on November 2 and entered the top ranks of the iTunes Top Albums charts in several countries and regions. The title track, ″DIENAMITE,″ reached as high as third place on the Bugs real-time chart. ″DIENAMITE″ is the first title track produced by member Minjae, who also participated in writing, composing, and arranging the song. Sumin and Yechan also contributed to the lyrics. The three members were involved in the production of all tracks on the new album. The music video features the concept of ″Digging,″ which explores the roots of music, a special appearance by Lee Sungwoo of the band No Brain, and xikers’s performance. It surpassed 10 million views on YouTube within four days of its release. On the 9th, xikers released a special clip for the track ″Sanctuary,″ and on the 6th, they released a remix album of ″DIENAMITE″ consisting of three tracks. On the 10th, they are scheduled to appear on MBC M’s ″Show! Champion.″