BTS's 'Map of The Soul: 7' Just Sold a Record Breaking 3.42 Million Pre-Orders

Last week, BTS announced its new album, Map of the Soul: 7, which comes out Feb. 21 and will be preceded by a first single this Friday. But fans didn’t even have to hear a lick of the album before it began smashing records.

According to BTS’ management company, Big Hit Entertainment, Map of the Soul: 7 sold a record 3.42 million stock preorders in its first week of availability. On its official social media platforms, Big Hit shared a Naver News article that cited the figure from South Korean entertainment and distribution company Dreamus, formerly known as iRiver. 

BTS previously set the preorder record with their last album, Map of the Soul: Persona, which sold 2.685 million preorders in its first five days. Who held the record before that? You guessed it: BTS yet again, as their 2018 album Love Yourself: Answer sold 1.511 million preorders in its first week. Both Answer and Persona debuted atop the Billboard 200; based on early preorders, Map of the Soul: 7 seems likely to follow suit.