These 25 K-Pop Girl Group Albums Had The Highest First Week Of Sales Ever
The first week after release for K-Pop albums is, in general, when an album will make the most sales, so oftentimes an album’s success is partially determined by how many units are sold in that amount of time.
This isn’t always the case, but the following albums definitely showed how highly anticipated they were with their first-week sales! These are the 25 best-selling K-Pop girl group albums within the first week of release.
25. Holiday Night by Girls’ Generation
Released on August 7, 2017 with the title song “Holiday”, Holiday Night sold 90.2k albums in the first week.
24. Twicecoaster: Lane 1 by TWICE
Released on October 24, 2016 with the title song “TT”, Twicecoaster: Lane 1 sold 94.1k albums in the first week.
23. DUMDi DUMDi by (G)I-DLE
Released on August 3, 2020 with the title song “DUMDi DUMDi”, DUMDi DUMDi sold 94.7k albums in the first week.
22. Square Up by BLACKPINK
Released on June 15, 2018 with the title song “DDU-DU DDU-DU”, Square Up sold 102.0k albums in the first week.
21. Summer Nights by TWICE
Released on July 9, 2018 with the title song “Dance the Night Away”, Summer Nights sold 106.5k albums in the first week.
20. What is Love? by TWICE
Released on April 9, 2018 with the title song “What is Love?”, What is Love? sold 109.5k albums in the first week.
19. I Trust by (G)I-DLE
Released on April 6, 2020 with the title song “Oh My God”, I Trust sold 112.1k albums in the first week.
18. Twicecoaster: Lane 2 by TWICE
Released on February 20, 2017 with the title song “Knock Knock”, Twicecoaster: Lane 2 sold 113.6k albums in the first week.
17. Signal by TWICE
Released on May 15, 2017 with the title song “Signal”, Signal sold 114.2k albums in the first week.
16. Monster by Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi
Released on July 6, 2020 with the title song “Monster”, Monster sold 117.4k albums in the first week.
15. Yes or Yes by TWICE
Released on November 5, 2018 with the title song “Yes or Yes”, Yes or Yes sold 118.3k albums in the first week.
14. Travel by MAMAMOO
Released on November 3, 2020 with the title song “AYA”, Travel sold 129.0k albums in the first week.
13. Twicetagram by TWICE
Released on October 30, 2017 with the title song “Likey”, Twicetagram sold 129.7k albums in the first week.
12. HEART*IZ by IZ*ONE
Released on April 1, 2019 with the title song “Violeta”, HEART*IZ sold 132.1k albums in the first week.
11. Not Shy by ITZY
Released on August 17, 2020 with the title song “Not Shy”, Not Shy sold 144.4k albums in the first week.
10. Kill This Love by BLACKPINK
Released on April 5, 2019 with the title song “Kill This Love”, Kill This Love sold 146.1k albums in the first week.
9. Fancy You by TWICE
Released on April 22, 2019 with the title song “Fancy”, Fancy You sold 151.1k albums in the first week.
8. Feel Special by TWICE
Released on September 23, 2019 with the title song “Feel Special”, Feel Special sold 154.0k albums in the first week.
7. How You Like That by BLACKPINK
Released on July 17, 2020 with the title song “How You Like That”, How You Like That sold 204.3k albums in the first week.
6. Eyes Wide Open by TWICE
Released on October 26, 2020 with the title song “I Can’t Stop Me”, Eyed Wide Open sold 245.6k albums in the first week.
5. More & More by TWICE
Released on June 1, 2020 with the title song “More & More”, More & More sold 332.4k albums in the first week.
4. One-reeler/Act IV by IZ*ONE
Released on December 7, 2020 with the title song “Panorama”, One-reeler/Act IV sold 355.3k albums in the first week.
3. BLOOM*IZ by IZ*ONE
Released on February 17, 2020 with the title song “Fiesta”, BLOOM*IZ sold 356.3k albums in the first week.
2. Oneiric Diary by IZ*ONE
Released on June 15, 2020 with the title song “Secret Story of the Swan”, Oneiric Diary sold 389.3k albums in the first week.
1. The Album by BLACKPINK
Released on October 2, 2020 with the title song “Lovesick Girls”, The Album sold 689.1k albums in the first week.