Jisoo, a member of the K-pop signboard girl group 'Black Pink', announced that she would achieve a million-seller for the first time as a female soloist.
On the 20th, according to her agency YG Entertainment, Jisoo's first solo album 'ME', which started pre-sale on the 6th, exceeded 950,000 pre-orders on this day, two weeks later. This is the highest number ever for a single album by a female K-pop solo artist.
'Me' recorded pre-orders of 510,000 copies in two days and 840,000 copies in a week. In particular, orders poured in from all over the world, including North America, Europe, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, as well as Korea.
YG said, "Considering that there are about 11 days left until the release date of the album, it is worth looking forward to the first 'Million Seller' title as a K-pop female solo artist."
In particular, if Jisoo records a million-seller with “Me,” singer-songwriter Seo Taiji from the group “Seo Taiji and Boys,” Baekhyun as a solo singer and member of the Korean wave group “EXO,” and Jin as a solo singer and member of the group “BTS.” Following , he becomes the fourth singer to have a million-seller in both groups and solos.
Since 2018, YG has been working on Blackpink's solo projects sequentially. Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé, who went solo earlier, broke K-pop female solo records on various global charts. Jisoo has been pursuing her solo career through her acting, such as the JTBC drama 'Seol Ganghwa'.
Jisoo will release 'Me' at 1:00 pm on the 31st. There are three types of albums: CD, kit (KiT), and LP. The title song is 'FLOWER'. The music video was filmed all over the world with the largest production budget ever in Blackpink's history.
