Gateway (EP) explained

Gateway
Type:ep
Artist:Astro
Cover:ASTRO Gateway EP Cover.jpg
Caption:Digital and Another World version cover
Genre:K-pop
Length:19:39
Label:
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Gateway is the seventh extended play by South Korean boy group Astro.[1] It was released on May 4, 2020, by Fantagio Music and distributed by Kakao M. The album contains six songs including the lead single "Knock".[2] This is their third number one album in South Korea.[3]

Reception

The group re-entered the Emerging Artists chart at number 49. Upon the release of Gateway, Billboard reported that the sextet gained 75,000 new YouTube subscribers, 24,000 new Twitter followers and 6,000 new Facebook page followers. The biggest music move Astro made was with new single "Knock" logging 312,000 on-demand US streams, in its first week available.[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart for the week ending May 9, 2020.[4] It also debuted at number 38 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums for the week ending May 18, 2020, and at number 15 on Top Download Albums.[5] [6] It also debuted at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart with 11,459 copies sold and peaked at number 3 on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart.[7]

Charts

Chart performance for Gateway!Chart (2020)!Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)3
Japan Combined Albums (Oricon)3
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)38
Japan Top Download Albums (Billboard Japan)15
South Korea (Gaon)1

Accolades

Music program awards!Song!Program!Date
"Knock"Show Champion (MBC M)May 13, 2020

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASTRO Perlihatkan Dominasi EP 'GATEWAY' Saat Puncaki Chart iTunes Global. May 8, 2020. Berita Musik – Mata Mata Musik. en. May 19, 2020. April 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413191932/https://matamatamusik.com/astro-perlihatkan-dominasi-gateway-saat-puncaki-chart-itunes-global/. dead.
  2. ASTRO Review 'Gateway' Album Track-by-Track. May 13, 2020. Billboard. May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: Astro's long-awaited 'Gateway' EP will be released on May 4. koreajoongangdaily.joins.net. en. May 19, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2020년 19주차 Album Chart. Gaon Chart. May 19, 2020.
  5. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts. Billboard JAPAN. ja. May 19, 2020.
  6. Web site: Billboard Japan Top Download Albums Charts. Billboard Japan. ja. May 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2020年05月11日~2020年05月17日 オリコン週間 アルバムランキング. ORICON NEWS. 2020-05-20.