K-pop group Stray Kids’ ‘5-Star’ sells more than 4 M copies; tops tops weekly album chart


K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ third studio album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” has sold more than four million copies to date and topped the weekly chart in South Korea. 

Stray Kids released “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” on June 2 and sold 2.38 million copies on the first day of release, based on data from Hanteo Chart. 

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As of June 7 or in six days, “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” has sold 4,124,849 copies compared to 2,163,349 copies sold by their previous album “Maxident” in the first week of release. 

The total first-week sales for “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” will be announced on June 9. 

The first-day sales for “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” ranked third among the highest first-day sales on Hanteo Chart after Seventeen’s “FML,” which garnered 3.99 million copies and BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7,” which had 2.65 million copies. 

“★★★★★ (5-STAR)” topped Hanteo’s weekly physical album chart for May 29 to June 4 with 2.77 million copies sold or equivalent to a physical record index score of 3.13 million. 

Here is the weekly physical album chart on Hanteo Chart for May 29 to June 4 based on the physical record index score, which incorporates the album price with the total copies sold:

1. Stray Kids - ★★★★★ (5-STAR) - 2,774,171 (copies sold) 3,138,377.20 (physical record index score)

2. CIX - OK Episode 2: I’m OK - 124,736 / 149.683.20

3. BoyNextDoor - WHO! - 106,266 / 131,034.50

4. AB6IX - The Future Is Ours: Lost - 69,782 / 82,673.96

5. Nine to Six - Good To You - 60,960 / 72,975.59

6. ENHYPEN - Dark Blood - 38,487 / 39,205.02

7. RM - Indigo - 10,724 / 36,452.08

8. Dreamcatcher - Apocalypse: From Us - 22,934 / 32,713.40

9. (G)I-DLE - I Feel - 22,932 / 23,580.30

10. B.I - To Die For - 17,244 / 22,417.20