SEVENTEEN
Group SEVENTEEN (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, Dokyeom, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino) set another significant record with its 10th mini album “FML.”
According to the Japanese Record Association, on May 12, SEVENTEEN’s 10th mini album “FML” surpassed 750,000 cumulative shipments locally in April 2023, earning “Triple Platinum” certification. The Japan Record Association grants gold (over 100,000), platinum (over 250,000), double platinum (over 500,000), triple platinum (over 750,000) and million (over one million) each month based on cumulative shipments of singles and albums.
Additionally, “FML” continued its longtime popularity by reclaiming the No. 1 spot on the Japanese Oricon Daily Albums Chart (as of May 10) and proved its popularity in Japan by taking No. 2 on the Oricon Monthly Albums Chart.
SEVENTEEN became the only artist to sell over 3 million copies on the first day of the album’s release with “FML”, and set a new record for the first time in K-pop with 4,552,214. initial sales copies (record sales for a week after release).
Additionally, SEVENTEEN topped Billboard’s US “Artist 100” chart for the first time since its debut, and, entered the main “Billboard 200” album chart with “FML”, and topped the “Top Album Sales “, “Top Current Album Sales” and “World Album”.
SEVENTEEN will hold a Japanese fan meeting “SEVENTEEN 2023 JAPAN FANMEETING LOVE” at Kyocera Dome Osaka from May 17 to 18 and Tokyo Dome from May 27 to 28.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: Pledis Entertainment
