Let's start this week's Boy Next Door story with the HOME Party. Held at Blue Square in Seoul on the evening of the 19th, this event marked the wrap-up of the promotions for their first full-length repackage, HOME DELUXE. The event was live-streamed on HYBE Labels' official YouTube channel and Weverse, and it is said that fans from 150 countries and regions, including Korea, the U.S., Japan, China, and Indonesia, watched it together. I think it was great that fans could watch it in real-time even if they couldn't attend in person. I believe it was a wonderful occasion because it allowed them to be with the fans at the same time without having to be physically present.

News regarding their performance results was also released. Their first full-length album, HOME, re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 177, and reportedly ranked 3rd on the World Albums chart and 9th on the Top Album Sales chart. The repackage album topped the Hanteo Weekly Albums chart in its first week of release and reached 4th place on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums chart. It seems the response remained steady throughout their promotional period. Now that things have wrapped up like this, I am curious to see what their next activities will look like. I also thought it was fortunate that they had the opportunity to greet their fans in person. It is said that they spent their activities productively right up to the very end.