(Photo: EXO Baekhyun/@BAEKHYUN_INB100)
Baekhyun has done it again, and we’re not that surprised. The EXO member’s “Hello, World” has surpassed 1 million units sold on Hanteo, making him the best-selling solo artist in the platform’s history!
With his latest album, EXO’s lead singer became the first soloist ever to sell 1 million copies on Hanteo this year, as well as the fastest-selling album to hit 1 million copies on the chart data platform since 2004.
These huge successes have officially established him as a soloist with a turnover of three million copies sold!
‘Hello, world’ by #BAEKHYUN has surpassed 1,000,000 units sold on Hanteo! He is now the 1st soloist to sell 1 million copies on Hanteo in 2024 and ‘Hello World’ is now the FASTEST album in 2004 to sell 1 million copies on the platform (5 days)! 💪🥇👨🎤💥1⃣Ⓜ️🇰🇷2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣➕💨💿👑💙… photo.twitter.com/LbU9dLV7Mo
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) September 10, 2024
BAEKHYUN TRIPLE MILLION SALESMAN
#Quin Solo_Initial Chodong_Million Seller #Ananas_1 million pieces in the first week #HelloTripleMillhyunSeller— karin✿ (@erinaiurs) September 10, 2024
Baekhyun has also reached 1 billion streams on Spotify and 2 billion streams on MelOn, which proves that he is truly a “1 to 1 soloist” and a “genius idol”!
Following these announcements, EXO-Ls and BBH-Ls took to social media to celebrate the singer’s milestones.
Some have even used the multi-talented singer’s new hits as a response to those who doubted his solo power after his exit from SM Entertainment. As it turns out, only Baekhyun can produce impactful results!
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🙌🙌🙌 Congratulations #BAEKHYUN!! My official favorite soloist from “triple million seller” 😘#Baekhyun_Millionaire_Seller #HelloTripleMillhyunSeller
Italian: https://t.co/YXeTAlEknF— 👑 MultiLover💖 (@143AlwaysMe) September 11, 2024
“Hello, world” is #BAEKHYUNthe fastest album to reach 1 million sales in just 5 days!
#1. Hello world (5 days)
#2. Bambi (20 days)
#3. Delight (38 days)He is currently the only soloist to have sold millions of albums in recent history!#Baekhyun #BAEKHYUN @BAEKHYUN_INB100 photo.twitter.com/waVY4adSFK
— ( ‘ㅅ’ )9 BBH CHART (@BaekhyunChart) September 10, 2024
WHO JUST BECAME A TRIPLE MILLION SELLER?!? #HelloTripleMillhyunSeller #BAEKHYUN_MillionSeller photo.twitter.com/KAbWAgnZVk
— joys (@chanbaektwts) September 10, 2024
[📊] Our customer support team consists of 1 member:
#7. BAEKHYUN — 3 EP
— He is the only and first soloist in Korean history to have achieved this milestone with multiple mini albums (EPs), the seventh overall! #Baekhyun @BAEKHYUN_INB100 photo.twitter.com/rkGq66LvaT
— ( ‘ㅅ’ )9 BBH CHART (@BaekhyunChart) September 10, 2024
“Baekhyun is officially a three million salesman”
SM at the moment:photo.twitter.com/75x5hbMG33
— pinoy (@puppiesbreads) September 10, 2024
3rd MILLIONAIRE SELLER🔥
15 MILLION PINEAPPLE SLICE VIEWS ON YOUTUBE IN LESS THAN A WEEK🔥
BYUN BAEKHYUN BURN HIM🔥🔥🔥🔥#HelloTripleMillhyunSeller #BAEKHYUN_MillionSeller @B_hundred_Hyun @BAEKHYUN_INB100 photo.twitter.com/xSHAjcn8bc
— Lily | 𝓛𝓲𝓵𝔂🦋 (@SAGITAURUS2706) September 10, 2024
“It’s nothing without the pink company”
Now Baekhyun is the first solo artist in 23 years to record millions of sales with multiple albums multiple times 👏
#HelloTripleMillhyunSeller photo.twitter.com/4fWKid4Qc0
– 🍒🐶 “Johan 🐣🪖 (@u_han94) September 10, 2024
#HelloTripleMillhyunSeller | Time taken for Baekhyun’s solo albums to reach Million Seller milestone:
Delight (2020) – 38 days
Bambi (2021) – 20 days👑 #Hello World (2024)- 5 DAYS 👑
#Quin Solo_Initial Chodong_Million Seller #BAEKHYUN @B_Hundred_hyun photo.twitter.com/R9ARp22h3n
— hi, 큐티 (@qtpiebyunbaek) September 10, 2024
Baekhyun, 3 and a half years after his last release and after two legal battles with SM Entertainment, has become the first soloist to triple the sales of millions of copies in Kpop and the best-selling soloist in Hanteo history. Read it again
— 🍍Hello world, Baekhyun is coming (@HisInyosokdeul) September 10, 2024
On September 6, Baekhyun finally released his highly anticipated fourth mini-album “Hello, World”, accompanied by the official music video for the title track “Pineapple Slice”.
The album contains 6 tracks: the aforementioned main track, along with the B-sides “Good Morning”, “Rendez-vouz”, “Cold Heart”, “Woo” and “Truth Be Told”.
“Hello, World” is Baekhyun’s first release as a solo artist since starting his own label INB100, which he founded alongside his EXO co-members Xiumin and Chen after leaving SM Entertainment in 2023.
Watch the official music video for Baekhyun’s “Pineapple Slice” below!
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