BLACKPINK ROSÉ’s Solo Album Reaches 500 Thousand Album Sales… Half Million Selling Female Solo Artist in 19 Years
[일간스포츠=김진석 기자] BLACKPINK ROSÉ’s solo album has surpassed a total of 500 thousand accumulated sales.
According to YG Entertainment on the 21st, ROSÉ’s solo album ‘R’, released in 3 different formats including CD·LP·KiT, has reached a total of 502,447 in album sales(based on Hanteo Chart).
She became a half million seller as a Korean female solo artist in approximately 19 years. The achievement is remarkable even when compared to top idol girl groups in the 1990s, when the physical albums market was in its prime. ROSÉ’s solo album has received over 500 thousand pre-orders during its pre-sale period, noticing an upcoming storm. It reached over 440 thousand initial album sales, showing ROSÉ’s unrivaled presence as a female solo artist.
ROSÉ has hit not only the Korean market, but also the global music market with her solo album. The title track ‘On The Ground’ has topped iTunes Top Song charts in 51 countries including the US, as well as topping the US Billboard Global 200 and the Global YouTube Song Chart. The song also entered the Global Top 50 chart of Spotify, the biggest music platform in the world, as no. 8 and has maintained its position within the top 10. The song also entered UK’s Official Chart Singles Top 100 as no. 43, proving her presence and influence in the major Pop market once again.
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