''Fate Number For'' is the first

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by South Korean boy group

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. It marks the first comeback for the group as four members, after the departure of

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in 2016.

Background

In January 2017, the members started hinting at an upcoming comeback, and on February 16, it was reported that they'll be shooting music videos for two of their new songs in the United States. On March 17, it was confirmed by

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that the group would be releasing new music on April 4, with under the title ''Fate Number For''. Throughout March they released several teasers, including the name of the two title tracks "Really Really" and "Fool". On March 31, the first teaser of the music video for "Really Really" was released, revealing the track's

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sound, and on the following day, the teaser for "Fool" was released.

Promotion

Winner held a celebratory party on April 1, with influential figures from the media and the fashion industry invited to the event to celebrate the album's release. From April 2 to 4, a showroom exhibiting the concept of the band's new album was revealed. They did a countdown live show on April 4 and told the behind stories of their comeback and future plans, revealing other events planned for their fan club. Winner held their first comeback stage on MBC's

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on April 8, it will be the band's first-ever appearance on the show since their debut. They also performed live on

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the following day.

Commercial performance

"Fate Number For" entered and peaked at number 2 on the

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, on the chart issue dated April 2–8, 2017. The single album stayed at number 2 in its second week. In its third week, the single album fell to number 8 and to number 18 in its fourth week. The single album entered at number 2 on the chart for the month of April 2017, with 63,573 physical copies sold. The single album has sold 66,494 physical copies in 2017.

Track listing

Charts

"Really Really" "Fool"

Sales

Download

"Really Really"

Release history

References

External links

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