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# BTS Pre-Sale Exceeds 2.6 Million Albums In Just 5 Days
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/bts-pre-sale-exceeds-26-million-albums-in-just-5-days/
- Published: 2019-03-19T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-19T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: K-Pop superstars BTS have pre-sold more than 2.6 million copies of the album "Map of the Soul: Persona" Set to be released on April 14, the album may be the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/03/bts-pre-sale-exceeds-26-million-albums-in-just-5-days.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Indie Music, Major Labels, Music Business, BTS, K-Pop, Korea, music, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![image from pbs.twimg.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4714292200d-200wi "image from pbs.twimg.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4714292200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)K-Pop superstars BTS have pre-sold more than 2.6 million copies of the album "Map of the Soul: Persona" Set to be released on April 14, the album may be the biggest pre-sale in history, a particualty impressive feat in an era where streaming has surpassed physical sales.BTS hit this milestone just five days after the pre-sale March 13\. Korean album distributor iRiver reports 2,685,030 copies sold.The band begins a stadium tour of Asia, Europe, and North and South Americas and will premiere new songs from the album on SNL on April 13th.

> \[기사\] [#방탄소년단](https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EB%B0%A9%ED%83%84%EC%86%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%A8?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com), ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA’ 선주문 5일 만에 268만장 돌파[https://t.co/UQYN4IwgTf](https://t.co/UQYN4IwgTf?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — BigHit Entertainment (@BigHitEnt) [March 18, 2019](https://twitter.com/BigHitEnt/status/1107781069938393088?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hypebot.com)