64

28

News

ITZY's 'Checkmate' exceeds 700,000 copies in pre-orders

AKP STAFF
Posted by Sofia-Sayson Thursday, July 14, 2022

According to JYP Entertainment on July 15 KST, ITZY's 5th mini album 'Checkmate' has recorded a whopping 720,665 copies in pre-orders, proving the growing popularity of the global girl group.

With this, 'Checkmate' has become the 4th album ever by a K-Pop girl group to surpass 700,000 copies in pre-orders, joining aespa's 'Girls', BLACKPINK's 'THE ALBUM', and TWICE's 'Formula of Love: O+T=<3'. In addition, 'Checkmate' now ranks among the top 3 girl group albums with the highest number of pre-orders recorded.

Meanwhile, 'Checkmate', which features "SNEAKERS" as the album's title track will be released today (July 15) at 1 PM KST.

  1. ITZY
8 8,142 Share 70% Upvoted
 
whatever101
whatever10111,925 pts Friday, July 15, 2022 0
Friday, July 15, 2022

that's wild. Just when you thought girl group sales had peaked, album sales are once again SKYROCKETING to new heights

3 (+3 / -0)
Share
 
MaeilKpop
MaeilKpop8,455 pts Friday, July 15, 2022 0
Friday, July 15, 2022

These are pre-orders for stock, right? Meaning the albums will go to stores and then have to be sold to customers before they become "real" sales? I know it's still an achievement for the group and it means they're doing well, it's just that the articles on here can be confusing. You'll see one article saying a group got X number of pre-orders and then later an article talking about their first-week sales and the amount is much lower. This could be explained better.

0 (+0 / -0)
Share

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
Han Ji Min, Lee Jun Hyuk
‘Love Scout’ finale will air as scheduled, following rumors of cancellation
9 hours ago      11,033
Other
NBC shares heartbreaking past interview with Korean-American figure skater Jinna Han, who passed away in the recent DC plane crash
10 hours ago      8,771
Buzz
Fire at National Hangeul Museum in Yongsan extinguished after 7 hours
15 hours ago      8,471
misc.
Announcer Kim Dae Ho's decision to resign at MBC sparks renewed interest in the stressful work environments of broadcasting station announcers
24 hours ago      11,099
misc.
'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call' actress Ha Young surprises fans with her past role in 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo'
1 day ago      16,347
Cha Eun Woo, Kim Do Yeon
Cha Eun Woo supports Kim Do Yeon at her debut play Anna X
58 minutes ago      1,690
Stray Kids
Stray Kids earn eighth RIAA Gold certification with ‘MAXIDENT’
2 hours ago      436
Kim Yoo Jung
Kim Yoo Jung shares her journey along Camino de Santiago
3 hours ago      2,720
BTS, Jimin
BTS’s Jimin is now the longest-charting K-pop soloist of all time
4 hours ago      1,309
RESCENE
RESCENE drops stylish ‘Glow Up’ teaser photos
4 hours ago      776
BLACKPINK, Jennie
BLACKPINK Jennie's 'Love Hangover (feat. Dominic Fike)' tops iTunes charts in over 30 regions
8 hours ago      1,916
Stray Kids
Netizens are shocked by the scale of Stray Kids’ upcoming tour: “Every venue has more than 20,000 seats”
6 hours ago      4,157
BTS, Jimin
BTS’s Jimin is now the longest-charting K-pop soloist of all time
4 hours ago      1,309
Other
NBC shares heartbreaking past interview with Korean-American figure skater Jinna Han, who passed away in the recent DC plane crash
10 hours ago      8,771
Cha Eun Woo, Kim Do Yeon
Cha Eun Woo supports Kim Do Yeon at her debut play Anna X
58 minutes ago      1,690
New Message

SEND