BLACKPINK's 'BORN PINK' Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
BLACKPINK has made history once again on the Circle Chart with their second full album "BORN PINK"! Keep reading to find out what the girl group achieved this time.
BLACKPINK's "BORN PINK" Is the First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
On Sept. 22, Circle Chart updated its website to reveal the best-selling albums for the week of Sept. 11 to 17. "BORN PINK" ranked first with a whopping total of 2,141,281 copies. Those numbers made BLACKPINK the first K-pop girl group in history to become a double-million seller.
BLACKPINK ‘BORN PINK’ Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
Now, according to the latest Circle Weekly Album Chart updated on Sept. 30, BLACKPINK's "BORN PINK" climbed down to No. 3 with a total of 242,962 copies sold from Sept 18 to 24. This particular chart ranks albums based on album distribution volume (shipments - returns).
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"BORN PINK" also made it to the latest Retail Album Chart, which ranks albums based on total sales of offline albums at retail stores. The studio album placed first with 575,472 copies. Their highest daily sales figure was recorded on Thursday (Sept. 22), having a total of 283,661 copies. It can be seen that sales overseas are bigger than domestic sales.
BLACKPINK’s ‘BORN PINK’ Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
Additionally, BLACKPINK's "BORN PINK" is the only K-pop album that sold more than half a million copies during the tracking week. (Following them at No. 2 is NCT 127's "2 Baddies," which sold 368,520 copies).
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The overall sales of "BORN PINK" on Circle Chart have surpassed 2.4 million copies, as of Sept. 24. With that, it has become the first album by a female K-pop artist to ever reach 2.4 million copies in Circle Chart history.
BLACKPINK ‘BORN PINK’ Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
Meanwhile, the album's title track "Shut Down" and pre-release single "Pink Venom" also stayed strong on different Circle weekly charts. "Shut Down" rose to No. 1 on the Global K-pop Chart, while "Pink Venom" stayed strong at No. 2.
On the Digital Chart, "Shut Down" ranked third on the Digital Chart with over 26 million points, followed by "Pink Venom" at No. 4 with over 25 million points.
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BLACKPINK ‘BORN PINK’ Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
BLACKPINK's "Shut Down" impressively jumped 46 spots up to No. 5 on the Streaming Chart, while "Pink Venom" maintained its position at No. 3. And, on the Download Chart, "Shut Down" descended to No. 5 and "Pink Venom" ranked 12th.
Finally, BLACKPINK remains in first place on the Circle Social Chart.
Celebrate the girls' new historic milestone by watching the "Shut Down" music video below:
BLACKPINK Takes Home 4th Music Show Trophy With "Shut Down"
In other news, BLACKPINK has bagged another music show trophy for "Shut Down."
On the Sept. 29 broadcast of Mnet's "M Countdown," "Shut Down" was nominated for first place along with NCT 127's "2 Baddies." The girl group song ultimately won with a score of 8,377 copies. This marks BLACKPINK's second time winning on "M Countdown" with "Shut Down," as well as their fourth time overall. They previously won twice on "Show Champion."
BLACKPINK ‘BORN PINK’ Becomes First Album by Female K-pop Act to Score THIS on Circle Chart
While "Shut Down" consistently wins on music shows, it also steadily soars on major domestic music charts. At 10 a.m. KST on Oct. 1, the title track placed first on Bugs and ranked third on three charts (MelOn, Genie, and FLO).
Congratulations to BLACKPINK on their latest music show win with "Shut Down"!
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Written by Maria Scott
