SEVENTEEN recorded a 'Career High' on the 'Billboard 200'.

According to Billboard, an American music media outlet, SEVENTEEN entered the top 10 charts for the first time with their 4th full-length album 'Face the Sun', entering the 7th place on the 'Billboard 200', the main album chart.

With this, SEVENTEEN entered the Billboard 200 for the third time after the 8th mini album 'Your Choice' and the 9th mini album 'Attacca'. They climbed up the stairs to 7th place and set their own best record.

With 'Face the Sun', SEVENTEEN recorded 2,067,769 copies sold in the first week of the week (album sales in the first week after release), and was named in the 'double million seller' (more than 2 million copies sold) in the Initial Chodong.

BTS and Seventeen are the only artists in K-pop history who sold more than 1 million copies on the first day of album release and achieved a ‘double million seller’ in the first week.

On the other hand, SEVENTEEN meets fans all over the world through the third world tour ‘SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [BE THE SUN]’.

Starting with the Seoul performance held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on June 25th and 26th, the arena tours in North America and Asia, and a dome tour in Japan (6 times) from November to December will be held.

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BTS member Jimin made history at the 2024 MAMA AWARDS, becoming the first solo artist ever to win the prestigious Visa Fan’s Choice of the Year award.

On November 22, Jimin was honored with the Fan’s Choice of the Year award at the 2024 MAMA AWARDS JAPAN, held at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka, Japan. This marks a huge milestone in his career, especially considering his ongoing military service.

Jimin made history as the first solo artist to win the Fan’s Choice of the Year award, a category that BTS had dominated for six years since its debut in 2018.

In addition to this achievement, Jimin also took home the Fan’s Choice Grand Prize, making him a two-time winner at this year’s awards.

Although Jimin couldn't attend the ceremony due to his military service, his name was met with loud cheers from fans when announced.

His incredible win continues to prove his global influence as a solo artist. Jimin had also won Best Male Artist at the 2023 MAMA AWARDS, marking back-to-back wins at the event.

The MAMA AWARDS praised Jimin for his groundbreaking achievements, saying, “As the first K-pop solo artist to reach 4 billion streams and set the longest-running #1 record for a Korean artist, Jimin has proven his influence as a world-class artist and global pop star.”

Jimin's win also made him the first solo artist to claim a grand prize at the MAMA AWARDS in 10 years, with his achievement sparking excitement worldwide.

On X (formerly Twitter), the hashtag “CONGRATULATIONS JIMIN” topped the trends, while “우리지민이상받았네” (Our Jimin Got the Award) reached the #1 spot in Korea.

Jimin’s ongoing success continues to shine even during his military service. He was also recently named Best K-pop at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards and continues to be recognized for his charitable efforts, including a recent donation of 100 million KRW to the National Defense Soldier and Veteran Love Fund.

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