Group RIIZE has proven their immense popularity in Japan by sweeping the top spots on major local weekly album charts.
RIIZE topped both the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking and the Billboard Japan Top Album Sales chart with their second mini-album "II," which was released on June 15. The tracking period for these charts was from July 6 to July 12.
On the morning of July 14, Oricon shared the news through their official website with an article titled "RIIZE, Second Album to Reach Number One."
With this achievement, RIIZE has once again reached the top of the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking, following their first mini-album "RIIZING" released in 2024.
"II" became a million-seller just four days after its release, marking the fourth million-seller record for RIIZE. In Korea, the album also achieved significant results, including topping the Circle Monthly Album Chart for June, securing two wins on the Circle Weekly Chart, topping the Hanteo Weekly Chart, reaching number one on the Melon Global K-Chart (daily) and HOT100, and winning three music show trophies.
The group continued their success on global charts as well. They reached number one on the iTunes Top Album charts in 6 regions worldwide, topped the integrated K-Pop chart across five music platforms under Tencent Music in China, and received 'Platinum' certification on QQ Music while also topping their weekly digital album sales chart.
In Japan, they previously topped the AWA real-time rising chart and the Recochoku Weekly Album Ranking, and have now continued their upward momentum by sweeping the Oricon and Billboard Japan weekly album charts.
Meanwhile, RIIZE is currently holding their Japanese fan meeting tour, "RIIZE JAPAN FANMEETING 2026 RPG - RIIZE PLAYING GAME -." They successfully completed their Fukuoka performance on the 10th and are scheduled to meet local fans in Tokyo on the 15th and 16th, and in Hyogo on the 23rd and 24th.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)