Blackpink’s Jisoo sells record 1.17 million copies of solo album in first week

Jisoo of Blackpink sold more than 1.17 million copies of her first solo album, Me, a record for a K-pop solo female artiste. – Photo: YG Entertainment

Jisoo of Blackpink sold more than 1.17 million copies of her first solo album, Me, a record for a K-pop solo female artiste, said her label, YG Entertainment, on Friday.

It is also the second-most sold album from a K-pop female artiste, only after Blackpink’s second studio album, Born Pink, which logged 1.54 million in sales.

Main track Flower landed atop the iTunes Top Songs chart in 64 regions and hit Spotify’s Daily Top Songs global chart at No. 6, the highest spot for a solo female K-pop act.

The music video for Flower generated 95 million views as of Friday and a dance performance video for the lead track was uploaded on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the group is holding a concert at Tokyo Dome this weekend. The foursome is hosting one in Japan for the first time in three years. – The Korea Herald/Asia News Network