Blackpink sets new 1st-week record for girl group album

‘Born Pink’ sells over 1.54 million copies in just one week of release

Blackpink (From YG Entertainment homepage)

Blackpink has made another history with its latest album.

“Born Pink,” the second studio album of Blackpink, has broken the record for the biggest first week sales for a K-pop girl group by selling more than 1.54 million copies since its release on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, according to its agency.

YG Entertainment cited Hanteo Chart’s figure, which stood more than double the number of first-week sales at 690,000 copies for the same girl group’s first studio album, “The Album,” back in 2020. Considering the local market tracker’s tally does not include some of U.S. and EU and other overseas album sales, the actual first-week sales are believed to be even bigger, according to the agency.

On top of the album sales, Blackpink is also making prominence in various global charts including major music streaming services. It has topped iTunes albums chart in 60 countries and took first place in Apple Music albums charts in 64 countries. ‘Shut Down,’ the main track of the latest album, has remained in the top place of Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming platform, for six consecutive days.

Blackpink has also been dominating the YouTube scene, where the pre-released song ‘Pink Venom’ became the fastest video from a K-pop girl group to pass the 100-million-view milestone at 29 hours and 35 minutes. It’s now nearing 400 million views!!!

Fans around the world, myself included, are very much excited at these fantastic achievements!!!

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