ARMYs rejoiced after BTS finally released the highly anticipated "BE (Essential Edition)" album. Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM and Suga dropped their latest offering on Friday, Feb. 19, and, as expected, it is starting to smash records.
BTS' 'BE (Essential Edition)' Smashes Records Just A Few Hours After Release
Devoted supporters of BTS were given another reason to celebrate after it was made known to the public that the group's "BE (Essential Edition)" album already surpassed the 500 million sales mark during its first day of release. HANTEO, which is known for tallying how many albums have been purchased by individual buyers, even listed the said EP as the No. 1 Most Popular album on its official website.
With this feat, it is safe to say that "BE (Essential Edition)" has already surpassed the record of "Love Yourself: Her" album in terms of first day sales on HANTEO. To recall, the latter sold more than 450,000 copies just a few hours after its official release. In other words, the "BE: Essential Edition" album is the fourth biggest first day sale of BTS of the said platform.
"MAP OF THE SOUL: 7" still holds the highest first day sales record on HANTEO with more than 2.6 million sales. "BE (Deluxe Edition)" followed on the second place with more than 1.9 million sales during its first day. "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA" secured the third spot with more than 1.4 million first-day sales.
Aside from that, BTS became the No. 2 trending topic on the MelOn Realtime Search list. Avid fans of Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM and Suga also trended the #BExESSENTIALisComing (No. 2), #BeEssentialToday (No. 3) and #BE_Essential (No.14) on Twitter following the official "BE (Essential Edition)" album release.
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What Should Fans Expect in BTS' 'BE (Essential Edition)' Album?
For starters, the "BE (Essential Edition)" album still carries all the tracks that were included in its deluxe edition, namely: "Telepathy," "Skit," "Stay," "Skit," "Fly to My Room," "Blue & Grey," "Life Goes On" and "Dynamite." What makes this EP different from its predecessor, though, is the fact that it includes other interesting items that each ARMY should have.
Part of the "BE (Essential Edition)" album package is a number of photo cards, which feature Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM and Suga individually. A poster showing the BTS boys together and a 140-page photo book are also part of the bundle alongside, of course, the CD.
The "BE (Essential Edition)" album is available for purchase in various outlets such as the Global Weverse Shop, BTS Japan Official Shop, BTS US Store, Interpark, Aladdin, Hot Tracks, Shin Dynasty and Yes24. Fans may also opt to buy the latest album of BTS through Amazon US, Amazon UK, JB HI-FI Australia and Amazon Germany.
BTS, previously, shared that the "BE" album is a fruition of their idea and eagerness to provide a feeling of hope and love to all their devoted supporters as the world continues to face the perils brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The "BE (Essential Edition)" album is projected to break more records in the coming days.
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Written by Nica Vaughn
