SOUTH Korean group BTS made history in the Asian nation by passing one of the most successful releases ever.
Map of the Soul: 7 has now sold 3.343 million copies in South Korea alone, an absolutely insane sum considering the fact that it has only been out for less than a complete tracking frame. The number reportedly makes the newly-launched set the second-bestseller in the country’s history.
The said album now sits behind only one other album, which holds onto its distinction of being the bestselling title in South Korean history: also BTS’ 2019 offering Map of the Soul: Persona that has now sold at least 3.718 million copies, which it managed last year alone.
BTS’s Map of the Soul: 7 smashed records when it first arrived, moving over two and a half million copies in its first day of availability alone and becoming the first title in South Korean history to sell three million units in just one week, a feat it managed in four days. (Forbes)
