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Jungkook Become First Korean Solo Artist to Top the Hanteo Album Chart

Aaron Martin
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Jungkook of BTS has made history by becoming the first Korean solo artist to top the Hanteo album chart. The vocalist behind GOLDEN sold over 2.4 million record copies (2,438,483) in the first week of his solo album release. The GOLDEN solo album by the BTS vocalist was released on November 3, 2023. Additionally, this is the very first instance of a soloist accomplishing this in all of Hanteo’s existence.

The Hanteo chart is a South Korean music chart system that monitors the real-time sales of K-pop albums. There are around 1,500 record stores all over the world that are in sync with the list. Music competitions like Inkigayo, Show Champion, and Music Bank use hanteo charts for their scoring systems.

Hanteo charts are music charts broken down by genre for tangible records. It shows the genre-specific top 10s for K-pop, Trot, OST, and Pop. Using the same technology as the Hanteo chart, data on Korean pop music from around the world is compiled to construct the final chart.

On November 3, Jungkook released “GOLDEN,” his long-awaited debut solo album. By the end of that day, he had already surpassed the first-day and first-week sales of any solo album in Hanteo history, both of which had previously been held by his bandmate V. According to Hanteo Chart, “GOLDEN” sold 2,438,483 copies in its first week of release (November 3-9), which is the best first-week sales ever for a solo artist.

Groups included, Jungkook’s first week sales are now the fifth biggest in Hanteo history, after SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, NCT DREAM, and his own group, BTS.

Jungkook is Now “GLOBAL POPSTAR” for Fans

The BTS member Jungkook released his first solo album worldwide on the 3rd of November, 2023 (EST), setting a number of records in the process. As the first K-Pop soloist album to sell over a million copies on Hanteo on its first day of release, his album GOLDEN made history.

The album shares its title with the moniker given to the musician by his fellow members of BTS. Importantly, on the first day of its release, Jungkook’s solo album debut GOLDEN, sold over 2 million copies on Hanteo, setting a new record for the Hanteo Chart.

To his already impressive list of accomplishments, he can now claim the distinction of being the first Korean solo artist to sell over 2 million copies on the Hanteo Chart. Hence, the Standing Next To You singer’s crossing the 2.4 million album sales milestone before the conclusion of the first week on Hanteo did not come as a surprise to his admirers.

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By Aaron Martin
Aaron Martin is a seasoned journalist and writer currently working as a news writter for Pabaon News, one of the leading online news platform. With a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, Aaron has covered a wide range of topics, including politics, crime, and human interest stories, both locally and internationally.
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