BoyNextDoor's 'HOME: DELUXE' repackage tops Oricon daily album chart
In short
BoyNextDoor's first full-length repackage album, “HOME: DELUXE”, went straight to No. 1 on Oricon's daily album ranking in Japan, the group's agency KOZ Entertainment said, according to Yonhap. The album was released in Japan on Oct. 2 and entered Apple Music's “popular albums” charts in 14 countries and regions, including Japan, China, Singapore and Turkey. The group is scheduled to appear on KBS 2TV's “Immortal Songs” special at Gyeongbokgung on Oct. 6, Dong-A Ilbo reported.
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BoyNextDoor's first full-length repackage album, “HOME: DELUXE”, went straight to No. 1 on Oricon's daily album ranking in Japan, the group's agency KOZ Entertainment said on Oct. 4, according to Yonhap. The album was released in Japan on Oct. 2, Yonhap reported, and Dong-A Ilbo said it entered the chart at the top on its first day of release. [ 1 , 3 ]
Both Yonhap and Dong-A Ilbo reported that the release entered Apple Music's “popular albums” charts in 14 countries and regions, including Japan, China, Singapore and Turkey. Yonhap said the album carries the group's stated intention to widen its musical spectrum with new perspectives and emotions beyond familiar spaces. [ 1 , 3 ]
Dong-A Ilbo added that the title track, “ANIMAL”, reached the upper ranks of Japan's LINE MUSIC daily chart and of YouTube's trending music chart in Korea. The group is due to appear on KBS 2TV's “Immortal Songs — 2026 Palace Culture Festival Special” at Gyeongbokgung's Heungnyemun plaza on Oct. 6, the outlet said. [ 3 ]
A document from Newsis carried a headline on the Oricon No. 1 result, but its article text dealt with an unrelated topic — a post by President Lee Jae-myung on X about extremism. The documents do not explain the discrepancy. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The result extends the group's run of top-tier placements on the Japanese album chart, the market most often used as a gauge of a Korean act's overseas sales. Chart entries in 14 Apple Music markets and ranking of the title track on Japanese streaming and Korean YouTube charts point to continued demand beyond the domestic fanbase. The documents give no sales figures or weekly chart position, so the size of the achievement cannot be measured from them.
Key facts
- BoyNextDoor's first full-length repackage album “HOME: DELUXE” took No. 1 on Oricon's daily album ranking in the latest chart, dated Oct. 2, KOZ Entertainment said on Oct. 4. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The album was released in Japan on Oct. 2. [ 1 ]
- The release entered Apple Music's “popular albums” charts in 14 countries and regions, including Japan, China, Singapore and Turkey. [ 1 , 3 ]
- The title track “ANIMAL” ranked high on Japan's LINE MUSIC daily chart and on Korea's YouTube trending music chart, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 3 ]
- The group is scheduled to perform at KBS 2TV's “Immortal Songs — 2026 Palace Culture Festival Special” at Gyeongbokgung's Heungnyemun plaza on Oct. 6. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the Newsis document's article text relates to the Oricon story The Newsis document's headline matches the album chart story, but its article text is about an unrelated topic — President Lee Jae-myung's post on X about extremism — and the documents do not explain the mismatch.
- Sales figures and the album's position on Oricon's weekly ranking No document gives sales numbers or a weekly chart placing; only the daily ranking is cited.
- The exact dates of the chart positions for the title track Dong-A Ilbo says “ANIMAL” ranked on Japan's LINE MUSIC daily chart and Korea's YouTube trending music chart, but gives no dates or positions.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Yonhap publishes KOZ Entertainment's announcement that “HOME: DELUXE”, released in Japan on Oct. 2, took No. 1 on Oricon's daily album ranking in the chart dated Oct. 2. [ 1 ]
- Newsis publishes a document headlined on the group's Oricon No. 1 entry, whose article text covers an unrelated topic. [ 2 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes its summary of the Oricon chart entry, the title track's chart placements and the upcoming Oct. 6 television appearance. [ 3 ]