
EXO is the first top international male artist to be ranked on the rookie artist sales. Japan's Oricon Style released on 12/23 that EXO won triple crowns under the rookies category at the '48th Oricon yearly ranking'.
Firstly, their total sales stands at ¥9billion, making them the top selling international artist under the rookies category for the year. They also sold 187.000 copies of their Japanese debut single
Also, EXO was the first international artist to have sold 147.000 copies of their Japanese debut single in the first week of sales.
【オリコン年間】EXO、新人セールス1位 海外男性初 #KPOP #EXO #オリコン #音楽 #ニュース https://t.co/DNYqGkYqLH pic.twitter.com/3dhUd4fXxV
— ORICON STYLE (@oricon) December 22, 2015
sources: osen, boon_yi, oricon
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Date: 2015-12-24 11:29 pm (UTC)A little surprising at least half the number of people who bothered to go to their concerts wouldn't buy albums, but I suppose there were plenty of casual Kpop fans who were just checking them out...
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Date: 2015-12-24 10:50 am (UTC)60000 copies of EXODUS without actually promoting it, well done WXO and EXO-L