“Golden” by Jungkook, “Layover” by V BTS , “Me” by Jisoo Blackpink are in the top 5 albums with the highest first-week sales of Kpop solo artists.
Jungkook BTS, Jisoo Blackpink have high album sales. Photo: Big Hit, Instagram
Golden by Jungkook – 2.43 million copies
Jungkook – the youngest member of the BTS group made a strong impression when releasing his solo debut album “Golden”.
According to Allkpop, the album quickly broke records on domestic and foreign digital music charts.
In addition, “Golden” also sold 2,438,483 copies in its first week of release, becoming the album with the highest first-week sales for a solo artist in Hanteo history.
V’s Layover – 2.10 million copies
“Layover” – V’s solo album achieved impressive results when named at No. 2 on the list of Kpop solo artists with the highest first-week sales.
Accordingly, the male singer’s album sold a total of 2,101,974 copies in the first week of release.
Jimin’s Face – 1.45 million copies
Jimin – main vocalist and dancer of BTS achieved the 3rd highest revenue with his first solo album “Face”.
Specifically, “Face” sold 1,454,223 copies, proving the undeniable charm and talent of male singer BTS.
D-Day by Agust D – 1.27 million copies
Agust D (Suga)’s “D-Day” achieved a notable milestone in its first week of release, with the 4th highest first-week sales in Hanteo history at 1,277,218 copies.
Me by Jisoo Blackpink – 1.17 million copies
Blackpink ‘s Jisoo is the only female solo singer who is not a BTS member in the top 5 of the list.
The female singer’s debut solo album – “Me” achieved the 5th highest first week sales with an impressive number of 1,172,351 copies sold.