ASTRO Break Down 'Gateway' EP That Is 'Reintroducing' the Emerging K-Pop Boy Band

billboard.com:

Following a busy 2019 that included two album releases and their first-ever U.S. tour, ASTRO is looking to reintroduce themselves with a new EP that looks to transcend their past.Following the release of the K-pop boy band's Gateway -- that ties in everything from surging pop on standouts "Knock" and "Lights On" to playful hip-hop for "When You Call My Name" -- ASTRO sees gains across the board to mark a return to Billboard's Emerging Artists chart.At No.

49 this week, ASTRO's re-entry to Emerging Artists can be mostly attributed to their social media presence. Upon the release of Gateway, the sextet gained 75,000 new YouTube subscribers (up 181 percent from the week before), earned 346,000 Twitter reactions (up 78 percent), 376,000 Twitter.