SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) – K-pop boy group EXO’s special album “DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING” has topped the iTunes charts in 85 regions around the world. , with some of its members absent due to military service, its representation agency, SM Entertainment, announced on Tuesday.
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The agency said that EXO’s special album “DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING” took the top spot on iTunes’ top albums chart in 85 regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany. and Italy.
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EXO also took the top spot on the digital album sales charts of China’s QQ Music, KuGou Music, and Kuwo Music.
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The latest album achieved triple platinum certification, which QQ Music awards when sales reach 3 million yuan ($ 469,415), just 2 hours and 19 minutes after unveiling the album.
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This marks the group’s first album in a year and six months, after their sixth full-length album, “OBSESSION,” which was released in 2019. The album received a warm reaction from fans, as, prior to its release , pre-orders for the album had reached 1.22 million copies.
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Only 7 members of the group participated in this album – Xiumin, Lay, DO, Kai and Sehun, in addition to Baekhyun and Chanyeol, who recently began their military service. Suho and Chen did not work on the album, as they are currently doing their military service.
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