# Hearts2Hearts’ ‘ICONIC HEART’ Records Highest First-Week Sales Among 5th-Gen K-Pop Girl Group Japanese Debuts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hearts2hearts-iconic-heart-records-highest-first-week-sales-among-5th-gen-k-pop-girl-group-japanese-debuts/
- Published: 2026-08-30T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-30T15:17:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/hearts2hearts-iconic-heart-billboard-japan-chart-debut-1236327893/
- Topics: Art, Asia, Culture, World

## Key points

- Hearts2Hearts' Japan debut single sold 65,176 copies in week one.
- Highest first-week sales among 5th-gen K-pop girl group Japan debuts.
- Single hit No. 2 on sales and Hot 100 charts, topped radio airplay.

## Summary

Hearts2Hearts, an eight-member K-pop girl group, has achieved the highest first-week sales among Japanese debut singles by 5th-generation K-pop girl groups, with their track "ICONIC HEART" selling 65,176 copies. The single debuted at No. 2 on Billboard Japan's weekly Top Singles Sales chart and also reached No. 2 on the Hot 100, while topping the radio airplay metric, marking a strong commercial and critical start for the group's Japanese debut.

The group, comprising JIWOO, CARMEN, YUHA, STELLA, JUUN, A-NA, IAN and YE-ON, debuted in South Korea in February 2025 and won nine rookie awards, the most of any K-pop act debuting that year. Their first-week Japanese sales figure surpassed comparable debut releases of 54,187 and 5,764 copies from other 5th-generation girl groups, a result attributed to extensive promotional activity in Japan beforehand, including performances at SMTOWN LIVE, TOKYO GIRLS COLLECTION appearances, and recognition such as being named on NME's 2026 emerging artists list.

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