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SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Yonhap) -- Jimin from the K-pop sensation BTS surpassed 1 million sales with his official solo debut album “FACE” on the day of its release.

His long-awaited inaugural solo album sold a total of 1,021,532 copies on the day before its release, according to the Hanteo Chart. The multi-faceted singer marked the first-ever male soloist to have hit 1 million sales just on the day of its release in Hanteo history, achieving another milestone.

His album also went over language barriers with the title track “Like Crazy” topping iTunes’ Top Song Chart in 111 countries around the world, including the U.S., U.K., and Canada, as of 9 a.m. that day.

Meanwhile, his official music video has already hit 10 million YouTube views. The BTS member’s debut solo album “FACE” also topped iTunes Top Album Chart in 63 countries worldwide, including Spain, Mexico, and Greece. Moreover, his pre-released track “Set Me Free Pt. 2” touched down in 30th place in the U.K.’s official singles chart Top 100.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)

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