B.A.P shows 'NO MERCY' on weekly album charts in Germany

B.A.P members Zelo (top left), Bang Yong-guk (top middle) Young-jae (top right), Him Chan (bottom left), Jong-up (bottom middle) and Dae-hyun (bottom right) pose in the cover photo of "NO MERCY" released on July 19, 2012. [TS Entertainment]

Following its popularity on music charts in Taiwan, K-pop boy band B.A.P's first mini-album "NO MERCY" has topped a weekly music chart in Germany. According to the data compiled by the website as of August 21, B.A.P's "NO MERCY," which was released locally on July 19, was crowned the best-seller on the German Asian Music chart. The website showed that the boys beat out BEAST's "Beautiful Night," PSY's "Gangnam Style," Super Junior's "Sexy, Free & Single" and 2NE1's "I LOVE YOU," which were listed on the top five. Additionally, after their activities have gone with favorable responses in the Greater China region, B.A.P decided to open their official Weibo account on Monday in order to communicate with their fans in the country. So far, the "POWER" singers have attracted over 5,000 followers as of Tuesday. Composed of Zelo, Young-jae, Bang Yong-guk, Him Chan, Jong-up and Dae-hyun, B.A.P released the first mini-album "NO MERCY" and have since been promoting their new record.※ Any copying, republication or redistribution of 10Asia's content is expressly prohibited without prior consent of 10Asia. Copyright infringement is subject to criminal and civil penalties.10 아시아 Reporter : Lee Tae-ho myenclaves@10 아시아 Editor : Lucia Hong luciahong@<ⓒ즐거움의 공장 "10 아시아" (10.asiae.co.kr) 무단전재 배포금지>