5-STAR - highest 1st week sales in Kpop history (*still counting)
Highest 1st Week Sales
— KOREAN SALES (@koreansales_twt) June 8, 2023
1. #StrayKids ★★★★★ (5-STAR) — 4,566,853 copies *still counting*
2. #SEVENTEEN FML — 4,550,214 copies
3. #BTS MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 — 3,378,633 copies
4. #BTS Proof — 2,752,496 copies
5. #BTS BE — 2,274,882 copies
6. #TXT The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION —…
Stray Kids set a new record for first place in K-pop history with 'Five Star'
According to Hanteo Chart, a music aggregation site on the 8th, Stray Kids' 3rd regular album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', released on the 2nd, recorded sales of 4,566,800 copies at 7:10 pm on the 7th day of release. did.
This is a record that surpasses the record of 4,552,14 copies achieved by Seventeen's 10th mini album 'FML', which is the first in K-pop's history (album sales for one week after release).
'★★★★★ (5-STAR)' recorded sales of 2,392,666 copies on the 2nd, the day of release, and achieved double million sales on the first day of release, going straight to 4th in the first week of history. This is a mini-album released in October 2022 and an increase of more than 1,080,000 copies compared to the 1,308,971 copies recorded on the first day of release by the previous work 'MAXIDENT', and surpassed the Initial Chodong record of 'Maxident'. Since then, the album has exceeded 3 million copies in 4 days of release, and recorded sales of close to 4 million copies in 5 days of release. On the 7th, the 6th day after that, it recorded cumulative sales of 4.12 million copies, and on the last day of the Initial Chodong tally, it surpassed the existing K-pop record for Initial Chodong. Previously, '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' exceeded 5.13 million pre-orders as of the afternoon of the 1st, the day before the release, giving Stray Kids a green light to achieve a new record.
Stray Kids, who showed the album power that connects BTS with 'Maxidant' last year, recorded their career high as well as the best K-pop record with their first comeback this year, '★★★★★ (5-STAR)', stood as king
In particular, this album recorded considerable sales in North America as well, and the possibility of winning three consecutive No.
'★★★★★ (5-STAR)' is the first million-selling album in 3 years of debut with the 2nd regular album 'NOEASY' in August 2021, and the mini album 'ODDINARY' in March 2022. Million Selling, 'Mccident' in October 2022 achieved triple million selling, and took first place on the US Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' for two consecutive years last year. With its high perfection, it is well received by K-pop fans as well as the industry.
Stray Kids achieved their first comeback win on MBC M's 'Show Champion', which aired on the 7th. They will continue their comeback stage activities on Mnet's 'M Countdown', which airs on the 8th.
