Moonbyul's 'Starlit of Muse' sold 101,720 copies

Moonbyul's first solo album sells over 100,000 copies in the first week, her highest record. Moonbyul, a member of girl group MAMAMOO, is continuing her career high even after 11 years of debut.

According to Hanteo Chart, Korea's largest album sales statistics site, Moonbyul's first full-length album 'Starlit of Muse' sold a total of 101,720 copies during the week of its release (counting period from February 20 to 26). ). This figure surpasses the sales of Moonbyul's previous highest initial release single, 'C.I.T.T (Cheese in the Trap)'.

The success of 'Starlit of Muse' was predicted early on. 

The new album is Moonbyul's first full-length album in about 9 years and 8 months since her debut, and contains a total of 12 tracks containing Moonbyul's musical growth, including the double title songs 'Think About' and 'TOUCHIN&MOVIN'. This is included. Containing two self-composed songs, Moonbyul once again proved her broad spectrum by challenging a variety of genres, including band music.

Not only the musical attempt but also the visual transformation stood out. In keeping with the album title 'Muse's Starlight', Moonbyul received a great response with the '21st Century Muse' concept, which projected her inner self as nine goddesses. It featured the solo artist Moonbyul's appearance shining brightly like the starlight embroidering the night sky, and a special exhibition utilizing this was also held. In other words, the new album is truly a work (Starlight) completed by Moonbyul (Muse).

Fans also responded to Moonbyul's constant challenge. The new album stood out on various global album and music charts immediately after its release. In particular, after already announcing a career high by exceeding 100,000 pre-orders before the official album release, 'Starlit of Muse' and 'TOUCHIN&MOVIN' each reached the top of the iTunes Top Album & Top Song charts in 10 regions around the world.

Meanwhile, Moonbyul, who successfully completed the first week of her new album's comeback, plans to continue the topic by appearing on various music broadcasts and digital content.

Written by Choi Hye Jin

Translated by Lee So Yun