"KINGS": SEVENTEEN's FML makes history by breaking K-Pop's record for the best-selling album

On May 1, a week after the release of SEVENTEEN's FML, the group's tenth mini-album, it has now become the best-selling album in K-pop history, selling over 4.5 million copies. In addition, the album also debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 with over 130-140k units of physical copies sold.

The group's success with the latest comeback was further cemented when they set a new record for K-pop albums by becoming the album with the highest first-day sales, boasting over 3.9 million copies sold within 24 hours of FML's release.

Surpassing the previous spot holder - TOMORROW x TOGETHER's The Name Chapter: Temptation - SEVENTEEN's FML currently holds #1 on Hanteo's chart of K-pop albums with the highest first-week sales.

This achievement by SEVENTEEN soon went viral, garnering traction on social media as fans came out to post congratulatory messages for the group:

Fans cannot stop raining praise on SEVENTEEN for their new achievement in K-Pop history

After calculating the sales made by FML over the seven days that followed the album's release, Hanteo announced that it now stands as the album with the highest first-week sales.

FML also stands as the album with the highest pre-orders, with over 4.6 million orders received ahead of its release.

Furthermore, the album made K-pop history with 4,540,214 copies sold, becoming the first and only artist to ever surpass four million sales within a week, much to the excitement of fans.

The album has also had remarkable success on other Korean music charting platforms. All the tracks sitting on the mini-album had impressive streams on Melon. While the entire album received more than 50 million streams, the two title tracks, F*ck My Life and Super, received over 14 million and 12 million streams, respectively. Other tracks on the album, IDUBILU, Dust, and April Shower, all received over 6 million streams each.

Given that FML's title track, Super, currently ranking at #8, is right below SEVENTEEN's subunit, BSS's title track, Fighting, fans have been trying to get the song to chart higher than its current position.

Super has been well-received by fans, with many saying that the song is not only addictive but also really fun to listen to, given the experimental route that the group has taken in this comeback. Moreover, it has also been dominating the internet with the dance challenge that everyone has been participating in.

Fans of the group have been posting celebratory content on social media ever since the group released FML.

Following the mini-album's release, fans have also been looking forward to the many promotional contents that the group has been putting forth. With DK and Joshua appearing on Youngji's Nothing Much Prepared, to the group's recent appearance on the variety show, Amazing Saturday, fans are being treated to an array of exciting content from their idols.

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She admires SUGA from BTS for his dedication to his work and aspires to immerse herself into the things she loves, just like him. If she could go back in time, she would jump at the opportunity to be part of ""Reply 1988,"" a K-drama set in a time when neighborhood relationships were cherished and interpersonal connections were of utmost importance. Although she loves how technology has advanced, she would also love to experience living in an era before it was invented.

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