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Seventeen's 'FML' sells 4.55 million copies to set new record for highest first-week album sales
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Seventeen's 'FML' sells 4.55 million copies to set new record for highest first-week album sales
Seventeen's 'FML' sells 4.55 million copies to set new record for highest first-week album sales
Published May 1, 2023 02:22 am
K-pop idol group Seventeen set a new record for the highest first-week album sales in K-pop history.
Seventeen released their 10th mini-album “FML” on April 24, which broke album records in South Korea.
K-pop group Seventeen (Twitter)
According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “FML” sold a total of 4,550,214 copies in the first week of release from April 24 to 30. This set the record for the highest first-week album sales total ever for a K-pop album based on Hanteo Chart data. The previous record holder was BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7,” which sold 3,378,600 copies in the first week of release in February 2020, followed by BTS’ “Proof,” released in June 2022, which tallied 2,752,496 copies sold, and BTS’ “BE,” which had 2.27 million copies in first-week sales. Seventeen’s “FML” earlier set a new record for the highest first-day album sales in Hanteo Chart’s history. “FML” sold 3,998,373 copies on the first day of release on April 24, compared to BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7,” which sold 2,653,050 copies on the first day of release on Feb. 21, 2020. Here are the top 20 highest first-week album sales based on Hanteo Chart data, according to blog Korean Sales: 1\. SEVENTEEN — FML \(2023\) \- 4\,550\,214 copies \[NEW\] 2\. BTS — MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 \(2020\) \- 3\,378\,633 copies 3\. BTS — Proof \(2022\) \- 2\,752\,496 copies 4\. BTS — BE \(2020\) \- 2\,274\,882 copies 5\. TXT — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION \(2023\) \- 2\,180\,889 copies 6\. Stray Kids — MAXIDENT \(2022\) \- 2\,163\,349 copies 7\. BTS — MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA \(2019\) \- 2\,130\,480 copies 8\. SEVENTEEN — Face the Sun \(2022\) \- 2\,067\,769 copies 9\. BTS — Butter \(2021\) \- 1\,975\,363 copies 10\. NCT DREAM — Candy \(2022\) \- 1\,591\,021 copies 11\. NCT 127 — 2 Baddies \(2022\) \- 1\,547\,595 copies 12\. BLACKPINK — BORN PINK \(2022\) \- 1\,542\,950 copies 13\. Jimin — FACE \(2023\) \- 1\,454\,223 copies 14\. NCT DREAM — Glitch Mode \(2022\) \- 1\,405\,199 copies 15\. SEVENTEEN — Your Choice \(2021\) \- 1\,364\,127 copies 16\. SEVENTEEN — Attacca \(2021\) \- 1\,335\,862 copies 17\. Agust D — D\-DAY \(2023\) \- 1\,277\,218 copies \[NEW\] 18\. TXT — minisode 2: Thursday's Child \(2022\) \- 1\,248\,370 copies 19\. ENHYPEN — MANIFESTO : DAY 1 \(2022\) \- 1\,241\,112 copies 20\. Jisoo — ME \(2023\) \- 1\,172\,351 copies
K-pop group Seventeen (Twitter)
According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “FML” sold a total of 4,550,214 copies in the first week of release from April 24 to 30. This set the record for the highest first-week album sales total ever for a K-pop album based on Hanteo Chart data. The previous record holder was BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7,” which sold 3,378,600 copies in the first week of release in February 2020, followed by BTS’ “Proof,” released in June 2022, which tallied 2,752,496 copies sold, and BTS’ “BE,” which had 2.27 million copies in first-week sales. Seventeen’s “FML” earlier set a new record for the highest first-day album sales in Hanteo Chart’s history. “FML” sold 3,998,373 copies on the first day of release on April 24, compared to BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7,” which sold 2,653,050 copies on the first day of release on Feb. 21, 2020. Here are the top 20 highest first-week album sales based on Hanteo Chart data, according to blog Korean Sales: 1\. SEVENTEEN — FML \(2023\) \- 4\,550\,214 copies \[NEW\] 2\. BTS — MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 \(2020\) \- 3\,378\,633 copies 3\. BTS — Proof \(2022\) \- 2\,752\,496 copies 4\. BTS — BE \(2020\) \- 2\,274\,882 copies 5\. TXT — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION \(2023\) \- 2\,180\,889 copies 6\. Stray Kids — MAXIDENT \(2022\) \- 2\,163\,349 copies 7\. BTS — MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA \(2019\) \- 2\,130\,480 copies 8\. SEVENTEEN — Face the Sun \(2022\) \- 2\,067\,769 copies 9\. BTS — Butter \(2021\) \- 1\,975\,363 copies 10\. NCT DREAM — Candy \(2022\) \- 1\,591\,021 copies 11\. NCT 127 — 2 Baddies \(2022\) \- 1\,547\,595 copies 12\. BLACKPINK — BORN PINK \(2022\) \- 1\,542\,950 copies 13\. Jimin — FACE \(2023\) \- 1\,454\,223 copies 14\. NCT DREAM — Glitch Mode \(2022\) \- 1\,405\,199 copies 15\. SEVENTEEN — Your Choice \(2021\) \- 1\,364\,127 copies 16\. SEVENTEEN — Attacca \(2021\) \- 1\,335\,862 copies 17\. Agust D — D\-DAY \(2023\) \- 1\,277\,218 copies \[NEW\] 18\. TXT — minisode 2: Thursday's Child \(2022\) \- 1\,248\,370 copies 19\. ENHYPEN — MANIFESTO : DAY 1 \(2022\) \- 1\,241\,112 copies 20\. Jisoo — ME \(2023\) \- 1\,172\,351 copies