Continuous (EP) explained

Continuous
Type:ep
Artist:Victon
Cover:Continuous by Victon.png
Released:March 9, 2020
Recorded:2019–2020
Genre:
  • K-pop
Length:18:43
Label:
Prev Title:Nostalgia
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Mayday
Next Year:2020

Continuous is the sixth extended play by the South Korean boy group Victon. It was released on March 9, 2020, with the lead single "Howling", by Play M Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.

Background and release

The EP was released on March 9, 2020, with the first promotional appearance on a music show on March 12.[1] The EP was the group's first release with Han Seung-woo since his appearance on Produce X 101 and subsequent debut in X1.[2]

Commercial performance

The album ranked number two on the Gaon weekly album chart. In its first month of sales, it sold 87,971 copies in South Korea, and had sold 95,709 copies by the end of 2020.[3] It also ranked 38 on the Oricon weekly album chart in Japan, the group's highest spot on the chart at its time of release.[4]

Charts

Album

Weekly charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)38
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] 2

Monthly chart

Sales

RegionSales
Album
scope=rowSouth Korea (Gaon)95,709[7] 95,709
scope=rowJapan (Oricon)[8] 1,067

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://news.wowtv.co.kr/NewsCenter/News/Read?articleId=A202003090117&t=NN. ko:빅톤, 9일 미니 6집 `Continuous` 및 신곡 `Howling` 발표. The Korea Economic Daily. 2020-03-09. 2021-04-22. ko.
  2. Web site: http://sports.khan.co.kr/entertainment/sk_index.html?art_id=202003091603003&sec_id=540101&pt=nv. ko:한승우 합류 아이돌그룹 빅톤(VICTON)이 컴백. Sports Kyunghyang. 2020-03-09. 2021-04-22. ko.
  3. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&hitYear=2020&year_time=3. ko:2020년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. 2021-04-13. ko.
  4. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/p/4/. ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2020年03月23日付. 2021-04-13. ja.
  5. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=11&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week. ko:2020년 11주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. March 3-8, 2020. April 13, 2021. ko.
  6. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=03&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month. ko:2020년 03월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. 2021-04-13. ko.
  7. Web site: http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&hitYear=2020&year_time=3. ko:2020년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. 2021-04-01. ko.
  8. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/p/4/. ja:週間 アルバムランキング 2017年10月16日付. Weekly Album Ranking on March 23, 2020. Oricon. March 18, 2020. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318071111/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2020-03-23/p/4/. March 18, 2020. dead.