South Korean boy band Big Bang's best album topped Japan's weekly album chart, the band's management agency said Tuesday. "The Best of Big Bang 2006-2014," a compilation album featuring the band's hit songs and music videos, ranked first in Japan's Oricon Weekly Album Chart in the first week of its release on Nov. 26, said the YG Entertainment, which manages a stable of popular acts such as"Gangnam Style"rapper Psy and girl group 2NE1.
The album also maintained the No.1 spot in Japan's Oricon Daily Album Chart for five days in a row by selling a total of 120, 442 copies. The figure was the highest for Big Bang in Japan.
The album contains 50 tracks, including hit song"Fantastic Baby"and"My Heaven," the band's 2009 debut song in Japan, along with 32 music videos and video of performances.
From Nov. 15, the boy band began its concert tour in Japan that will continue by the end of December.
Meanwhile, the group's members G-Dragon and Taeyang will release the Japanese version of"Good Boy" on Dec. 17, which gained popularity in South Korea as well as Hong Kong, China's Taiwan and Malaysia, YG said.