Le Sserafim Achieves Fastest Ever Million-Seller Debut Week for a Girl Group
Le Sserafim has become the fastest K-pop girl group to achieve a million-seller debut week in album sales.
According to the album sales aggregation site Hanteo Chart, Le Sserafim's (Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, Hong Eun Chae) first full-length album 'UNFORGIVEN' sold a total of 1,258,011 copies in just one week (from May 2nd to 8th). This sets a new record as the fastest million-seller debut week in K-pop girl group history. Le Sserafim has demonstrated its elevated status by writing a new chapter in K-pop history within just one year of its debut.
Looking at the initial sales of Le Sserafim's previous albums, their impressive growth becomes apparent. Their debut album 'FEARLESS' sold 300,000 copies, and their second mini-album 'ANTIFRAGILE' recorded 560,000 initial sales, making the latest full-length album a staggering four times and two times greater, respectively. Additionally, 'UNFORGIVEN' sold over 1.02 million copies on its first day alone, achieving a consecutive million-seller milestone following 'ANTIFRAGILE.'
Le Sserafim is also making remarkable achievements on global music charts. According to the latest chart from Spotify, the world's largest streaming service, Le Sserafim's new song 'UNFORGIVEN (feat. Nile Rodgers)' ranked 73rd on the Global Daily Top Songs on May 7th, maintaining its position for a week. In the Korean chart, the song held the top spot for six consecutive days and entered the Daily Top Songs in a total of 15 countries/regions.
Furthermore, the song ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th on the weekly charts (from May 1st to 7th) of Bugs, Melon, and Genie, respectively, proving Le Sserafim's reliable and consistent success.
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