YG Entertainment announced on the 11th that Jisoo's solo album 'ME' title song 'FLOWER' was released on the 10th (local time) and took second place on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. latest charts. said it did
US Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global rank based on streaming and music sales (downloads) collected from over 200 regions around the world. It is a new standard created by the US Billboard by reflecting the popular music market trend, so it is positioning itself as one of the main global charts.
‘FLOWER’ recorded approximately 108.7 million streams and 21,000 sales (downloads) worldwide. In response, Billboard explained that it was "the third highest first-week streaming record since the launch of the global chart." Blackpink Lisa's "LALISA" (152.6 million) took first place, and "Drivers License" (130.1 million) by world-famous pop star Olivia Rodrigo came in second.
In addition, Billboard said, "Jisoo became the third member to enter the top 10 of the two charts following Rosé and Lisa," highlighting Blackpink's past achievements while simultaneously working as a team and solo project.
In addition, 'ME' ranked 38th on the UK Official Singles Chart, which is called the world's two largest charts along with the US Billboard, and 6th on the Daily Top Songs Global of the world's largest music streaming platform Spotify, setting the highest record for a K-pop female solo artist. .
They are also writing a new history in album sales. 'ME' sold a total of 1,172,351 copies from March 31st to April 6th, achieving a 'Million Seller', breaking a new Initial Chodong record by a K-pop female solo artist. As this is a figure that does not include the volume of the LP version, the final sales volume is expected to increase further.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK, to which Jisoo belongs, continues this heat with the K-pop girl group's largest world tour, 'BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR [BORN PINK]', which mobilizes about 1.5 million people. After successfully completing 14 North American performances in 7 cities and 10 European tours in 7 cities last year, they moved to Asia and are meeting more fans. On April 15th and 22nd (local time), they will be the first K-pop artist to perform as a headliner at the US' Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
