Lee Gyu-lee is a business writer at The Korea Times, focusing primarily on IT & telecommunications, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KOTRA. Prior to this, she has covered a wide range of cultural news, from film, television and K-pop to lifestyle and fashion.
EXO Baekhyun's solo album sells over 1 million copies
EXO's main vocalist Baekhyun topped 1 million sales with his solo album “Delight.” Courtesy of SM Entertainment
By Lee Gyu-lee
By Lee Gyu-lee
K-pop juggernaut EXO's Baekhyun is the first solo artist since 2001 to sell over a million albums, achieving the feat with his second solo album “Delight.”
It has sold about 1.02 million copies ― as of Tuesday ― since hitting the shelves on May 25.
This is the highest for a solo artist since singer-songwriter Kim Gun-mo's 2001 album “Another Days,” which sold 1.3 million copies.
The group's main vocalist also became the first artist in 20 years to be a “million-seller” with both the group and solo act.
Previously, legendary singer Seo Tai-ji was the only artist to surpass 1 million sales as a group ― Seo Taiji and Boys ― and as a solo artist.
Baekhyun achieved the record with EXO, as the group sold over a million copies for five consecutive albums, including its first studio album “XOXO.”