SEVENTEEN Achieves 4th Highest First-Week Album Sales Record of All Time
The first-week album sales for SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" is now the fourth highest of all time!
On June 25, Hanteo Chart revealed the official first album sales amount for "Your Choice." The counting period for the release was from June 18 to 24.
Hanteo Chart added that SEVENTEEN has set a new personal record for the highest album sales in the first week with their eighth mini-album "Your Choice."
SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" Attains 4th Highest First-Week Album Sales Record of All Time
According to Hanteo Chart, "Your Choice" has beaten the first-week album sales amount of the group's previous work "; [Semicolon]" in just two days.
On the first day, SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" sold a total of 881,788 copies and on the second day, 70,593 copies were sold.
In only two days, SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" recorded 952,381 copies, surpassing the sales amount of 932,054 copies that "; [Semicolon]" achieved in the first week.
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In addition to this, SEVENTEEN has eventually broken their highest first-week album sales record on Hanteo Chart.
Hanteo Chart announced that SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" has sold a total of 1,364,127 copies in the first week since its release on June 18.
This is more than 250,000 copies of the sales amount attained by "Heng:garæ" in June 2020.
SEVENTEEN "Heng:garæ" sold 1,097,891 copies from June 22 to 27.
Furthermore, SEVENTEEN "Your Choice" now holds the fourth highest first-week album sales record on the Hanteo Chart of all time.
With 1,364,127 copies sold, "Your Choice" has dethroned BTS "LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR," which sold 1,003,141 copies.
The Top 3 spots on the list of highest first-week album sales are held by BTS's albums: "MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" (No. 1), "BE" (No. 2), and "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA" (No. 3).
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"Your Choice" is part of SEVENTEEN's big project this year, called "Power of Love."
In an interview, SEVENTEEN shared that their eighth mini-album "Your Choice" portrays various types of actions and emotions about love that often happen to anyone around the world.
Following its release, "Your Choice" not only topped the major album and music charts in South Korea but also in China and Japan. It also ranked first on iTunes Album Chart in 18 regions and landed inside the Top 10 in 33 countries.
Congratulations to SEVENTEEN on their notable milestone on Hanteo Chart with "Your Choice"!
SEVENTEEN to Hold an Online Fan Meet Both Offline and Online
In other news, SEVENTEEN has announced that they will be holding their fifth fan meeting, called "SEVENTEEN in CARAT LAND" this coming August.
SEVENTEEN's fan meeting will take place in person at Jamsil Indoor Stadium for three days from Aug. 6 to 8, and it will be simultaneously streamed live.
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According to Pledis Entertainment, there will only be a limited number of seats for SEVENTEEN's offline fan meeting to ensure the health and safety of the audience.
SEVENTEEN's fan meet will be held on Aug. 6 from 6 p.m. KST, Aug. 7 from 6 p.m. KST, and Aug. 8 from 5 p.m. KST.
In the meantime, check out SEVENTEEN's "Ready to Love" music video below!
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
