Taeyang's 4th Studio Album Sailing Smoothly on Global Charts... Ranking Top in 19 Countries on iTunes

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(Seoul = News1) Reporter Hwang Mi-hyun = Singer sun With this comeback after three years, they proved their strong popularity in the global music market.

Taeyang, whose second EP and fourth studio album in nine years was released on the 18th, Quintessence It achieved good results on overseas charts with '(QUINTESSENCE)'.

The new album got off to a smooth start, entering the iTunes Worldwide Album Chart at number 5 immediately after its release. Regionally, it topped the charts in seven countries, including Hong Kong, Macau, and Singapore, and reached number 2 in eight countries, including Japan, Thailand, Denmark, and Mexico. Additionally, it ranked in the top tiers of charts in Brazil, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Nigeria, demonstrating broad global influence spanning Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa.

The title track that visually embodies the song's narrative Live Fast Die Slow The reaction to the music video is also enthusiastic. Following its ranking as number one on YouTube Music Video Trending Worldwide in Korea, the music video entered the top 9 of the Korean music video chart on QQ Music, China's largest music platform, expanding its popularity across the Greater China region.

The title track, 'Live Past Die Slow,' is a song that embodies a declaration about the time spent living fiercely while maintaining one's own center amidst a rapidly changing reality. It paradoxically expresses pain and destruction through the imagery of a brightly burning fire, and contains a strong determination to move forward without stopping, even in an uncertain journey.

This full-length album contains a total of 10 songs, including the title track, in which Taeyang personally participated in the production. It musically unfolds the journey of finding the most important values ​​that are invisible, and embodies the intention that questions stemming from the artist's personal narrative will expand into a deep resonance that touches something essential residing within the listeners.

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