Top idol group BTS (BTS, RM Jin Ji Min J-Hop Sugar Vu Jungguk) also topped major Japanese music charts after United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The Japanese Oricon chart reported on its official website on the 17th, "BTS' new album MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA topped the digital album rankings of April 22, the first week of sales in Japan."
"This album topped the charts, ranking fourth in the history of the digital album chart, following LOVE YOURSELF 'Answer', which ranked first in the digital album rankings of September 17, 2018," the Japanese Oricon chart said.
Earlier on the 15th (local time), the US Billboardss and UK Official charts reported that BTS will be on the Billboardss 200 chart and UK Official Album chart with the new album MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA released simultaneously around the world on the 12th.
Billboardss said, "If this album reaches the top, it will be the third Billboardss 200 chart ever after LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear' and LOVE YOURSELF 'Answer'."
The UK official chart also said, "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA's album sales have already exceeded the sum of the first week's sales of all three albums, including LOVE YOURSELF 'Tear', which entered the top 10 last year." The BTS has written the history of the UK official charts. "