On Thursday, Apr. 22, Gaon Music Chart dropped their post-corona first-quarter analysis of the K-pop market. Want to know which male idols had the best physical album sales for the first quarter of the year? Then keep on reading!
BTS is the Male Idol with the Best Physical Album Sales for the First Quarter of 2021
Sitting at the top of the list is BTS. Not only are they the male artists with the best physical album sales, but they are also, overall, the best K-pop act with the best physical album sales for the first quarter of 2021. By Apr. 22. BTS sold 1,554,843 physical albums, amounting to 22.5% of the total shares among male artists.
Their most recent album, "Be," was released on Nov. 2020. According to the Gaon Album Chart, the album sold 2.2 million copies within the first week of its release. This marks the second-highest opening week sales figure for the Gaon Chart, with BTS's previous album, "Map of the Soul: 7," holding the record. On Jan. 6, 2021, the album was revealed to have been certified as double-million by the Korea Music Contest Association.
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"Be" appeared on the Gaon Annual Album Chart at number two, sitting behind "Map of the Soul: 7." The album reportedly sold 2,692,022 albums in South Korea. BTS appeared thirteen times on the chart, making them the artist with the most entries on the 100-spot ranking.
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EXO Baekhyun is the Male Idol With The Second Best Physical Album Sales for the First Quarter of 2021
After BTS is Baekhyun, who reportedly sold 591,944 albums for the first quarter of 2021, amounting to 8.6% of the total shares among male artists. His most recent release, "Bambi," was released on Mar. 30, 2021, as a final album before his upcoming military enlistment.
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Hour before the release of "Bambi," it was reported that the mini-album had surpassed 833,392 pre-order sales, making it the most pre-ordered album by a South Korean soloist. Upon its release, "Bambi" topped the iTunes Charts in 60 countries. The mini-album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart, making it Baekhyun's fourth release to do so. "Bambi" was the top-selling album of Mar. 2021 on the Gaon Album Chart.
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On Apr. 19, news reports stated that "Bambi" had surpassed one million sales, making it Baekhyun's second album to do so.
These are the Male Idols with the Best Physical Album Sales for the First Quarter of 2021
1. BTS - 1,554,843 or 22.5%
2. EXO's Baekhyun - 591,944 or 8.6%
3. NCT - 514.582 or 7.5%
4. Super Junior - 433,065 or 6.3%
5. ATEEZ - 380,711 or 5.5%
6. WayV - 309,278 or 4.5%
7. TREASURE - 309,024 or 4.5%
8. SHINee - 281,449 or 4.1%
9. NCT Dream - 200,866 or 2.9%
10. TVXQ's Yunho - 193,797 ot 2.8%
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Written by Alexa Lewis
