For the last three years, BTS held the record for the most pre-ordered K-Pop album. Just in April, the thirteen-member boy group Seventeen broke this record with their new album 'FML'. Fans pre-ordered 4.64 million copies, over 60 million more than Map of the Soul! But last week, this record was broken once again:
Recently, JYP Entertainment announced that Stray Kids have passed the 5 million mark with their current album ★★★★★ (5-STAR)! With more than 5.13 million pre-ordered copies, 5-STAR is currently the most pre-ordered K-Pop album in history!
With that, Stray Kids have more than doubled their personal record: The previous album “Maxident” (October 2022) was pre-ordered 2.16 million times.
In the fiercely competitive K-Pop scene, pre-orders are an important measure of an album's success. So we're excited to see which milestones 5-STAR will reach next!
According to the Hanteo Chart, fans bought 2.39 million copies on the first day after release. That's still far below the current record of Seventeen’s ‘FML’, which stands at 3.99 million copies, but it's an impressive number all the same.
Which record will Stray Kids break next?
Sources: Hanteo
