SEVENTEEN set new Korean sales record with ‘FML’
nme.comK-pop boyband SEVENTEEN’s new mini-album ‘FML’ has become the highest-selling K-pop album in its first week to date.Yesterday (April 24), SEVENTEEN returned with their tenth mini-album ‘FML’, led by title tracks ‘F*ck My Life’ and ‘Super’.
In less than 24 hours since its release, the record has set a new record for highest first-week sales for a K-pop album.According to South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, per The Korea Times on Tuesday morning KST, ‘FML’ sold over 3.9million copies after it dropped the evening prior, making it the highest-ever number of albums sold by a K-pop act in the first week of release.The record was previously held by BTS with their 2020 album ‘Map of the Soul: 7’, which had achieved over 3.3million sales in its first week.
However, SEVENTEEN are the only act so far to exceed 3million copies in sales within the first day of an album’s release.The third and fourth highest first-week sales positions are also held by BTS, with their 2022 and 2020 records ‘Proof’ and ‘BE’ respectively, followed by Tomorrow X Together with this January’s ‘The Name Chapter: Temptation’.
All three groups are from music labels under HYBE.‘FML’ also marks SEVENTEEN’s first release led by dual singles, ‘Super’ and ‘F*ck My Life’.
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