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Baekhyun proved once again that EXO’s true rivals are themselves after breaking his own record!
The solo singer released his comeback mini album “Hello, World” on September 6 KST, accompanied by the official music video for the self-titled track “Pineapple Slice.”
On the first day of “Hello, World” release, Baekhyun’s new album sold more than 890,000 copies, breaking the record set by his 2021 mini-album “Bambi,” which sold more than 860,000 copies on its first day of release.
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In fact, in just 5 days, Baekhyun became the best-selling solo artist in Hanteo history. The mini-album also became the fastest to reach 1 million sales on the chart data platform since 2004.
“Hello, World” is Baekhyun’s third solo album to sell 1 million copies, making him a “triple million sales” record.
Then, in the first week of its official release (September 6-12), “Hello, World” sold a staggering 1,096,995 copies, according to Hanteo.
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‘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
Meanwhile, EXO’s Baekhyun was interviewed by ELLE Korea, where he talked about his latest music release.
When asked about his promotional activities for “Hello, World,” the soloist talked about how he would like to be perceived by fans, fellow artists, and staff members.
“I want to become an approachable person,” he began. “I want to appear friendly. I want to be like, ‘I’m just Baekhyun.’”
Watch Baekhyun’s “Pineapple Slice” music video below!
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