On January 10, Gaon chart unveiled its yearly album sales chart data for the year 2019, announcing that BTS's 'Map of the Soul: Persona' has officially recorded a total of 3,718,230 copies sold by the end of December.
Back in 2018, BTS set the record for the highest number of copies sold for a single album for that year with 'Love Yourself - 結 Answer', which recorded a total of 2,197,808 copies. The group has claimed that same record again in 2019 with 'Map of the Soul: Persona'.
Meanwhile, BTS will be making a comeback this February 21 at 6 PM KST with their 4th full album, 'Map of the Soul: 7'. Congratulations, BTS and ARMY!
I can't imagine the numbers for '7'.