group BTS (BTS) broke BTS' record again. It made K-pop's new history, reaching number one on the United States of America Billboards main album chart, "Billboards 200".
Billboards announced on the 16th that its new mini-album "Map of the Sol: Persona (MAP OF THE SOUL: Persona, hereinafter Persona)" released by BTS on its official website and social media on the 12th topped the "Billboards 200".
The Billboards 200 chart on April 27, when 'Persona' was announced as the number one spot, was originally scheduled to be updated on the website on the 21st. However, BTS is said to have released its overwhelming album sales volume. The Billboards expect BTS to score between 200,000 and 225,000 points by the 18th.
Previously, BTS was the first Korean singer to take the top spot on the chart with its third regular album, "Love Yourself Former Tier" (LOVE YOURSELF TEAR), released in May last year. It was again on the charts with its repackaged album "Love Yourself Resolution Anthology (ANSWER)" released in August of the same year.
'Love Your Self' is a big increase compared to 135,000 in the first week and 'Love Your Self' is 18,500 in the first week.
Points are added to the sales volume of Bigger Than Life albums, downloading digital sound sources and streaming numbers, but in fact, album sales are important because they are considered to have bought one Bigger Than Life album if they download 10 songs or stream 1,500 songs.
As a result, the number one album in "Persona" was expected before the release of the album, and as in domestic charts, the sales volume of the album is often influenced by fandom. BTS has huge amis (fandom) around the world, including United States of America.
The album also received great attention from the world's amis before its release, and it topped the bestseller list of Amazon's "CD & Vinyl" for 30 days from the first day of reservation sales to the 11th. The album distributor Dreamers Company said, "The total amount of orders by the same month totaled 3,021,822."