The group Seventeen has set a new K -pop record for the highest initial sales(albums sold in the first week after release)of the year with their fifth full-length album.

According to Hanteo Chart, a website that compiles album sales, SEVENTEEN’s fifth full-length album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ sold a total of 2,521,208 copies in the first week of its release(May 26 - June 1), taking first place on the weekly album chart.This is the highest figure among K -pop albums released this year.

On the day of their comeback, they became the first double million seller in K -pop this year, and once again added a record with their initial sales, showing off their status as the ‘best K -pop group.’

SEVENTEEN is a team that continues to increase album sales even after the initial sales figures have been finalized, so expectations are high for what they will achieve in the future.

‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ is sweeping the domestic and international album charts.

The new album went straight to #1 on Hanteo Chart’s Daily Album Chart and ‘Worldwide iTunes Albums’ immediately after its release, and held the top spot on Japan’s Oricon ‘Daily Album Ranking’ for five consecutive days(May 27-31).In China’s QQ Music, it ranked #1 in the daily and weekly ‘Digital Best-Seller Album’ comprehensive category, and also received the ‘Diamond Album Certification’ given when sales exceed 5 million yuan.

The success of the title song ‘THUNDER’ is also extraordinary.

The song has been at the top of the Bugs Daily Chart for two consecutive days(May 30-31).It has also reached the top of Melon’s “Top 100,” which is called the “concrete chart” due to its small fluctuations in the upper ranks, and is “fixed” there.As the “THUNDER” performance previously shown on a music show is receiving positive responses online, the rise in the music charts is expected to gain even more momentum.

SEVENTEEN boasts a strong influence not only in the album industry but also in the global concert market.According to the semi-annual report recently released by Billboard in the United States, they achieved ticket sales of approximately $120.9 million from October 1st of last year to March 31st of this year.This is the third highest ticket sales among artists worldwide and the highest record for a K -pop artist.


Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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