MUSIC
Group Stray Kids, 'JYP's first' to become a penta million seller
According to the announcement of the album counting site Circle Chart on August 10th, Stray Kids' 3rd regular album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' released on June 2nd has exceeded 5 million copies in cumulative sales and has been certified as Penta Million. Acquired.
Previously, they exceeded 5.13 million pre-orders as of June 1, ahead of the official release of the album, and on June 8, Hanteo Chart recorded 4,617,499 copies in the first week (album sales for a week from the release date), the highest number of pre-orders in K-pop history. , of course, broke a new Initial Chodong record and wrote a new history in the music industry.
Stray Kids, who are positioned as 'JYP Entertainment's first' million-seller, double million-seller, and triple million-seller, boasted their mighty power and momentum by holding the title of 'JYP Entertainment's first penta million seller'.
At the '2023 K Global Heart Dream Awards' held at KSPO DOME, Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 10th, Stray Kids won three crowns, including the K Global Best Artist Award, the K Global Heart Dream Bonsang Award, and the Choi Aedol 4th Generation Hot Icon Male Group Award. did.
Following this, the title song 'Special' of the 3rd regular album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' released in June of this year topped the US Billboard main chart 'Billboard 200' for three consecutive times.
Meanwhile, with "★★★★★ (5-STAR)", Stray Kids posted their name on the US "Billboard 200" for "8 weeks in a row" and broke their own record for the longest period on the chart. Stray Kids' first dome tour 'Stray Kids 5-STAR Dome Tour 2023' (Five Star Dome Tour 2023), which will be held on a total of 8 shows in 4 cities in Japan, has recorded more than 2.5 million pre-registrations, and general ticket sales are open All seats were sold out in 5 minutes.
(Photo provided by JYP Entertainment)
Reporter Kim Se-ah, Ten Asia haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
