82 Major achieves career high with new song ‘Like Fire’... enters global charts

The group 82 Major (Nam Seong-mo, Park Seok-jun, Yoon Ye-chan, Jo Seong-il, HWANG SEONG BIN, Kim Do-kyun) began full-scale activities by releasing their second single ‘HEAT’ on the 1st. According to the agency, this album achieved a 'career high', the group's own highest record, with first-week sales of approximately 131,089 copies as of the 5th, just five days after its release.

The title track ‘Like Fire’ rose to 64th place on the Melon Hot 100 chart immediately after its release, and on the 4th, it achieved the feat of reaching 1st place on the Bugs real-time TOP100 chart for the first time since their debut. Furthermore, they garnered attention from overseas fans by entering the top of global charts, including reaching 3rd place on the Spanish iTunes chart, as well as appearing in the upper ranks of charts in the UK, Germany, Australia, and Canada.

82 Major held a release celebration live performance at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul on the 2nd, and on the 6th, they attended the ‘SPOTV K-POP AWARDS’ held at KINTEX in Ilsan and won the ‘Global Connect Award’. According to media reports, they left a strong impression on major music broadcast stages by showcasing fighter-style styling and performances utilizing matches.

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