BTS becomes the first K-pop group to have all members become million sellers on Circle and Hanteo charts

On July 4, 2024, the South Korean band BTS emerged as the first K-pop group to have all seven members become Million sellers with their solo album discography on domestic Circle and Hanteo Charts. The latest milestone was added to the list of the group's achievements as Jin's solo single album The Astronaut hit one million sales on the Hanteo charts on the same day.

Meanwhile, Jin emerged as the first soloist to become a Million seller act with a single album, The Astronaut, on the Circle Album Chart by selling over 1,024,382 copies on November 17, 2022.

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BTS members dominating Hanteo and Circle Music Chart

BTS Kim Taehyung's Layover emerged as the first album by a solo artist to sell over two million copies within the first week of its release on Hanteo Charts. The record also created a history of hitting two million sales in South Korea after twenty-three years on September 13, 2023.

It also emerged as the first album by a soloist to surpass the sales of two million copies on the Circle Album Chart on September 13, 2024. Hence, BTS Kim Taehyung was labeled a double Million seller on Hanteo and Circle Charts.

Meanwhile, on March 26, 2023, Jimin emerged as a Million seller with his debut album FACE. The idol's record reached 1,021,532 unit sales and emerged as the first album to surpass a million sales on its day in the Hanteo's history. He was labeled as the fastest Million Seller act as a soloist on the Circle Album Chart, as FACE emerged as the best-selling album in history on the music chart with 1,349,771 unit sales on March 30, 2023.

Jungkook's debut studio album GOLDEN sold over two million copies on its first day on Hanteo Music Charts, making him the first and only soloist to achieve this milestone. He later became a Double Million seller on November 3, 2023, when his album surpassed 2,563,559 copies on the Circle Album Chart.

BTS' Suga, also known as AgustD, made history on April 21, 2023, with his solo album D-Day, which sold over 1,071,649 copies within six hours, setting a record for the highest first-day sales debut by a soloist. The album continued its success, selling 1.4 million copies on the Circle Album Chart by June 6, 2024, solidifying its position as the best-selling rap album in the chart's history.

BTS j-hope was crowned as a Million seller on an official note as his album Jack In The Box sold over one million units on the Hanteo Music Charts on August 18, 2023. He also emerged as a Million Seller on the Circle Album Chart after selling over one million copies of his record Jack In the Box by August 25, 2023.

The leader of BTS also achieved the status of a Million seller on May 24, 2024, following the release of his second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person. It should be noted that the idol received the following status by combining the cumulative sales of his first solo album, Indigo, and the latest release.

Right Place, Wrong Person, and Indigo recorded 1.1 million unit sales on the Hanteo Music Chart. As of June 8, 2024, Indigo sold over 830,706 copies, and Right Place, Wrong Person, sold over 595,071 copies on the charts.

Meanwhile, Right Place, Wrong Person debuted with sales of 585,381 on the Circle Weekly Albums Chart, earning the second-biggest debut by a soloist on the Circle Album Chart in 2024 on May 24, 2024. Indigo was certified 2x platinum by KMCA for surpassing the 500,000 sales on the Circle Album Chart as of January 12, 2023. Hence, both RPWP and Indigo have cumulatively recorded one million sales.

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The six members of BTS are enlisted for mandatory military service, including Kim Namjoon, Suga, j-hope, Kim Taehyung, Jimin, and Jungkook. Jin was discharged after serving eighteen months of duty on June 12, 2024.