BTS' first album since completing their Love Yourself trilogy in 2018, MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA marks a new thematic chapter.
The album’s title was previously hinted at during an introductory video at the December 2018 MAMA.
Prior to its release, the album managed to surpass 3,021,822 pre-orders according to BTS’s distributor, Dreamus Company. Thus, projecting the biggest sales debut of all time for a Korean album.
This is the first time that a BTS album has surpassed 3 million pre-orders. The group’s previous record was 1,511,910 stock pre-orders for “Love Yourself: Answer.”
MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 230,000 equivalent album units moved.