Ateez’s Amazing Comeback Comes After A Recent Commercial Disappointment

Ateez sees Golden Hour: Part 1 and Part 2 return to U.K. charts as the re-release In Your Fantasy exits the downloads tally after debuting last week. INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 19: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) San, Choi Jong-ho, Kang Yeo-sang, Jeong Yun-ho, Wooyoung, Song Min-gi, Seonghwa, and Song Min-gi of ATEEZ perform at the Sahara Tent during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 19, 2024 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

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Just one week ago, Ateez scored a new bestselling project in the United Kingdom when Golden Hour: Part 3 – In Your Fantasy opened at No. 22 on the Official Album Downloads chart. That re-release followed Golden Hour: Part 3 by about a month, and the group added several new tunes to the set’s tracklist, including the single “In Your Fantasy.”

The original version of Golden Hour: Part 3 had previously appeared inside the top 10 on the same ranking just one frame earlier. Now, the third installment in the Golden Hour series has disappeared, while the first two chapters mount impressive comebacks.

Golden Hour: Part 1 Returns to the Charts

Golden Hour: Part 1 reappears this week on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts. The EP comes in at No. 52 on the former and No. 57 on the latter. Throughout its lifetime — now more than a year — the set has spent around three months on both rankings and previously earned the South Korean boy band a leader on the two tallies.

Golden Hour: Part 2 Also Mounts a Comeback

That EP’s quick follow-up, Golden Hour: Part 2, is also back on the same rosters, joining its predecessor. The second project in the lineup performs better when it comes to purchases on physical formats, as it reenters the Official Physical Albums chart at No. 63. The title comes in 10 spaces beneath that slot on the Official Albums Sales tally.

Unlike the first release in the series, Golden Hour: Part 2 never conquered either of the U.K. rosters. It peaked at No. 2.

Ateez’s Top 10 Bestsellers

Golden Hour: Part 1 and Part 2 were hugely successful for Ateez in the U.K. The EPs peaked at No. 4 on the main ranking of the most consumed albums in the country and became immediate bestsellers.

Golden Hour: Part 3, as well as its re-released version In Your Fantasy, somewhat underperformed, as they only managed to appear on the Official Album Downloads chart, completely missing other sales-focused lists and the most competitive album rankings in the U.K.