The group BLANK2Y is making an unusual move as a rookie.
According to Hanteo Chart, a site for album sales on the 25th, BLANK2Y's first mini-album 'K2Y I: CONFIDENCE Thumbs Up' recorded sales of 32,430 copies within the first day of release, ranking first on the real-time album chart. .
The music video for the title song 'Thumbs Up' also surpassed 2.6 million views based on YouTube views within 24 hours of its release, showing a steady rise in the interest of K-pop fans around the world.
BLANK2Y's first mini-album, released on the 24th, is an album that announces the start of the K2Y trilogy, and contains the group's aspiration to instill confidence in people around the world who are tired physically and mentally. A total of 5 tracks, from the intro track 'R' to the title song 'Buzz Up' in Korean and English, 'Touch', and the fan song 'Constellation', are fully recorded.
BLANK2Y has achieved remarkable results since its debut album. It is a 9-member mega boy group consisting of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese members such as U, DK, Sodam, Louie, Youngbin, Siwoo, Sungjun, Mikey, and Donghyuk. 
The team name is a compound word of 'BLANK' and 'KEY', meaning 'a key to open an empty space'. As the team name suggests, attention is focused on what kind of activities Blanky will show in the future, who have opened the hearts of global K-pop fans.
Written by Han Hye Seon Translated by Lee So Yun