The 15 Highest First-Day Sales For A K-Pop Female Soloist Ever On Hanteo

With the recent release of BLACKPINK‘s Jisoo‘s first solo album, all of the members of the girl group have now come out with solo music, and the topic of female soloists has been more highly discussed in the last several days. Over the last couple of years, K-Pop album sales in general have been going up, but is that the case for solo female artists as well? Here’s a look at the 15 K-Pop albums by female soloists that have had the highest first-day sales numbers on Hanteo.

15. Why by Taeyeon

Released on June 28, 2016, this album made 32.3k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 126.3k sales total.

14. Maria by Hwasa

Released on June 29, 2020, this album made 32.8k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 66.1k sales total.

13. What Do I Call You by Taeyeon

Released on December 15, 2020, this album made 57.2k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 124.2k sales total.

12. Hello by Joy

Released on May 31, 2021, this album made 57.4k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 151.2k sales total.

11. Dark Side of the Moon by Moonbyul

Released on February 14, 2020, this album made 59.3k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 77.2k sales total.

10. Spit It Out by Solar

Released on April 23, 2020, this album made 62.8k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 84.6k sales total.

9. Like Water by Wendy

Released on April 5, 2021, this album made 68.2k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 184.6k sales total.

8. INVU by Taeyeon

Released on February 14, 2022, this album made 84.2k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 247.8k sales total.

7. Purpose by Taeyeon

Released on October 28, 2019, this album made 96.7k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 172.4k sales total.

6. IM NAYEON by Nayeon

Released on June 24, 2022, this album made 123.8k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 544.3k sales total.

5. Love Poem by IU

Released on November 18, 2019, this album made 125.4k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 276.6k sales total.

4. Lilac by IU

Released on March 25, 2021, this album made 216.3k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 427.4k sales total.

3. R by Rosé

Released on March 12, 2021, this album made 282.5k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 758.8k sales total.

2. LALISA by Lisa

Released on September 10, 2021, this album made 330.1k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 818.4k sales total.

1. ME by Jisoo

Released on March 31, 2023, this album made 876.2k sales on Hanteo in the first day! To date, it has made 883.9k sales total.