BTS hits 3M stock pre-orders (double from previous record) for "Map of the Soul: Persona"

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

#BTS Doubles Previous Record With Stock Pre-Orders For "Map of the Soul: Persona" https://t.co/e7wUZPZ8Qg pic.twitter.com/J7n2MjVriv

— Soompi (@soompi) April 12, 2019

BTS continues to break records ahead of their new album release!

According to the music distributor Dreamus, the group’s upcoming album “Map of the Soul: Persona” recorded 3,021,822 stock pre-orders until April 11.

This is the first time that a BTS album has surpassed 3 million pre-orders. The group’s previous record was 1,511,910 stock pre-orders for “Love Yourself: Answer.”

Source: Naver via Soompi

Comments

[scionofawhisper.livejournal.com]

Damn, their rise is insane. It almost scares, me, lmao. I can't imagine what it feels like to be them. I don't really personally care either way as I'm not really a fan, but I think they deserve it, and I do enjoy reading the happiness of BTS fans and like, feeding on that, lmao. Gimme all your happiness so I can live vicariously tho it. :x

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

an album that's sold 30 million and one that sold 24 million worldwide

I would like to say that I contributed a piece in that 30 million lmao (if I'm correct in assuming that it's Millenium because I distinctly remember seeing the news/announcement of them hitting 30 million on MTV's TRL yes, I'm old-ish)

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

If I remember correctly, it was around 2005 or 2006 but the album was released in '99, I think. I would also like to correct myself because they appeared on TRL on the week of their release lol but yeah, they sold 1M copies on the first week release.

lol I also contributed to Spice Girls tbh. *NSYNC and Britney Spears too. The 90s were truly amazing when it came to album sales.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

I contributed to those sales too lololol. Millenium remains a classic, still don’t get why Black and Blue got more hype, though The Call is exceptionally good despite the cringe lyrics.

[rockerista03.livejournal.com]

Black and Blue getting more hype still has me ???? tbh like nah there's no way More Than That is better than I Want It That Way or Larger Than Life lmao

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

I Want It That Way and Larger Than Life were Those Bitches, yes! Also Don’t Want You Back was a bop, the literal first song ever in my life I listened over and over on repeat until my CD player REFUSED to let me replay it, let me tell you!!

ETA: Also, Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely, another great song!

[hellicoptajuuce.livejournal.com]

Super big albums use to sell 30mill plus. Check MJ Thriller album

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

The preorders this time blows my mind. The rise is straight-up meteoric, like...phew.

Anyway, I am anticipating this, and I’m hogging space at the cinema with my phone plugged and charging right now waiting for this to drop bc I’m too lazy to walk around and my plans to see Hellboy in theatres is thwarted due to the bad reviews and the r rating. Sighghgh.

Based on the song descriptions out so far, I am curious about Dionysus the most....the hip hop track, of course.

[gigabytexx.livejournal.com]

That is awesomeee! I had a good read yesterday from someone's tweet, you guys might want to follow this person bec her tweets are interesting

https://twitter.com/neoliveson/status/1116435703364292609?s=19

[3677.livejournal.com]

not neoliveson ldskalkds

[gigabytexx.livejournal.com]

eh, why is that? sorry I really have no idea

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

that person is a nutter

[soft-taozi.livejournal.com]

You really realise how big they're getting when a cd store in a western country is opening the store at 9pm so fans can buy the album as soon as they're allowed to...

[veep-throat.livejournal.com]

Legends.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

It's truly crazy, while CD sales everywhere are going back because of downloads and streaming, K-Pop acts manage to doubel and tripple their sales with every comeback.