j-hope Becomes The Highest Ranking K-Pop Soloist On The Billboard 200
Date: March 5, 2018
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j-hope made Billboard history with his mixtape, Hope World!
Released on March 2, Hope World debuted at no. 63 on the Billboard 200 (chart dated March 10). According to Nielsen Music, the album earned 9,000 equivalent album units for the week ending on March 1, of which 8,000 were from traditional album sales.
With this, j-hope became the highest-charting K-pop solo act on the Billboard 200 and the fifth solo act overall to enter the Billboard 200.