V (BTS) sets record with new album

The debut solo album by V, a member of K-pop group BTS, has set a record for the biggest first-week sales for an album by a K-pop solo artist. Specifically, the album sold 2.1 million copies, according to the Korea Times .

According to data from Hanteo Chart, the leading album sales tracker in South Korea, "Layover" sold 2,101,974 copies as of the previous day.

V (BTS) sets record with new album

The title of V's album literally means the time a person takes to rest after finishing a journey. Photo: BTS.

This makes V the first K-pop solo artist to surpass 2 million copies in the first week of an album release since Hanteo began releasing sales data.

First-week sales are considered an important benchmark for measuring an artist's popularity and the size of that artist's fandom.

To date, only five solo artists have surpassed the 1 million mark in their first week of album sales, with V's bandmates Jimin and SUGA taking the top three spots with "Face" (1.45 million) and "D-Day" (1.28 million).

"Layover" is expected to rank high on the main Billboard 200 albums chart this week, which will be released as early as Sunday (US time).

The album's title literally means the period of time a person rests after finishing a journey.

The album contains six songs, including the lead single, "Slow Dancing", as well as previously released songs "Rainy Days" and "Love Me Again". The album also features the songs "Blue", "For Us", and a piano version of "Slow Dancing".

Source: https://danviet.vn/v-bts-lap-ky-luc-voi-album-moi-20230915114735752.htm