3 months passed and 2021 has already proven it is a great year for K-Pop in general, and for soloists and younger groups in particular.
- BTS's "ON" Kinetic Manifesto Film Becomes Their 13th MV To Reach 600 Million Views
- BTS's j-hope Enters Top 5 Of Billboard 200 For 1st Time As Soloist With "HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1"
- BTS Makes YouTube History As “Dynamite” Becomes Fastest K-Pop Group MV To Hit 1.8 Billion Views
Despite the growth of digital music, fans still love to buy physical albums to support their idols. Physical album sales have been steadily increasing in the past few years, breaking old records one after another.
In 2021, the past 3 months have witnessed millions of copies being sold, and more surprisingly, around 80% of those sales belong to just 21 different K-Pop artists, Here are those 21 best-sellers, including how much they’ve contributed to the total sales, and the album that they sold the most recently.
21. WOODZ
WOODZ’s most-sold album in March is 'Set', which was released on March 15, 2021 and has recorded 81.3k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of his 1.2% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
20. NCT 127
NCT 127’s most-sold album in March is 'Neo Zone: The Final Round', which was released on May 19, 2020 and has recorded 373.0k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.3% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
19. VICTON
VICTON’s most-sold album in March is 'Voice: The Future is Now', which was released on January 11, 2021 and has recorded 107.8k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.3% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
18. Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher’s most-sold album in March is 'Dystopia: Road to Utopia', which was released on January 26, 2021 and has recorded 91.3k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.4% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
17. Kim Woo Seok
Kim Woo Seok’s most-sold album in March is 'Tasty', which was released on February 8, 2021 and has recorded 93.1k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of his 1.4% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
16. ONEUS
ONEUS’s most-sold album in March is 'Devil', which was released on January 19, 2021 and has recorded 98.5k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.5% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
15. Golden Child
Golden Child’s most-sold album in March is 'Yes.', which was released on January 25, 2021 and has recorded 113.8k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.7% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
14. NCT Dream
NCT Dream’s most-sold album in March is 'We Boom', which was released on July 29, 2019 and has recorded 333.4k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 1.9% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
13. CRAVITY
CRAVITY’s most-sold album in March is 'Season 3. HIDEOUT: Be Our Voice', which was released on January 19, 2021 and has recorded 139.9k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 2.1% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
12. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE’s most-sold album in March is 'I Burn', which was released on January 11, 2021 and has recorded 153.8k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 2.3% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
11. SHINee
SHINee’s most-sold album in March is 'Don’t Call Me', which was released on February 22, 2021 and has recorded 178.0k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 2.7% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
10. TVXQ Yunho
Yunho’s most-sold album in March is 'Noir', which was released on January 18, 2021 and has recorded 188.0k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of his 2.8% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
9. WayV
WayV’s most-sold album in March is 'Kick Back', which was released on March 10, 2021 and has recorded 173.9k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 2.9% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
8. TREASURE
TREASURE’s most-sold album in March is 'The First Step: Treasure Effect', which was released on January 12, 2021 and has recorded 234.7k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 3.6% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
7. IU
IU’s most-sold album in March is 'LILAC', which was released on March 26, 2021 and has recorded 267.8k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of her 4.1% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
6. Super Junior
Super Junior’s most-sold album in March is 'The Renaissance', which was released on March 16, 2021 and has recorded 306.7k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 4.6% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
5. ATEEZ
ATEEZ’s most-sold album in March is 'ZERO: FEVER Pt.2', which was released on March 1, 2021 and has recorded 321.3k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 4.8% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
4. NCT
NCT’s most-sold album in March is 'Resonance Pt.1', which was released on October 12, 2020 and has recorded 910.8k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 5.5% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
3. BLACKPINK Rosé
Rosé’s most-sold album in March is '-R-', which was released on March 16, 2021 and has recorded 458k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of her 6.8% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
2. EXO Baekhyun
EXO Baekhyun’s most-sold album in March is 'Bambi', which was released on March 30, 2021 and has recorded 773.6k copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of his 12.0% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.
1. BTS
BTS’s most-sold album in March is 'BE', which was released on November 20, 2020 and has recorded 3.10 million copies sold to date. The album accounts for the most of their 13.8% of 2021’s total K-Pop album sales.