BTS' new album 'Proof' sold over 2 mil. on 1st day of release
A fan of the South Korean boy band BTS poses for a picture inside a newly opened pop-up shop selling BTS merchandise in Manhattan in New York City, June 10, after the release of their new album "Proof". Reuters-Yonhap
K-pop supergroup BTS' new album "Proof" sold over 2 million copies on the first day of its release, its agency said Saturday.
A total of 2.15 million copies of the anthology album had been sold as of 11 p.m. Friday, just 10 hours after it became available on the market, according to Hanteo Chart, a South Korean music chart.
Captured images from the BTS music video for "Yet to come." Yonhap
It was the second time that the boy band's album sales surpassed 2 million on the first day, after its fourth album, "Map of the Soul: 7," in 2020.
Its lead off song, "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)," instantly topped real-time charts of major online music services, and its music video posted on YouTube had garnered nearly 50 million views as of 1 p.m. (Yonhap)