BIGBANGs Taeyang Earns Career-Best Sales Week With QUINTESSENCE Album
ImaZins via Getty Images Nearly 20 years into his career, Taeyang is still finding new peaks. The BIGBANG vocalist and solo star has earned the biggest sales week of his career with his latest album , which moved 56,985 physical copies worldwide in its first week, according to South Koreas real-time sales chart Hanteo — more than doubling any previous first-week total in his solo discography. The strong week was set up by a big opening day as moved 26,657 copies on its first day of release, also a career best for Taeyang, surpassing the nearly 11,300 copies sold on the first day of his last EP from 2023, . To date, Taeyang has now sold over 220,000 copies across all of his solo albums, according to Hanteo. Take a look at how stacks up to Taeyangs past first-week sales figures. (2026) — 56,985 copies(2014) — 19,743(2008) — 16,605(2023) — 16,427(2010) — 14,344(2017) — 13,463Taeyangs Massive 2026 Continues With BIGBANG The new record arrives at a high-visibility moment for Taeyang. Earlier this year, he joined BIGBANG bandmates G-Dragon and Daesung for a widely celebrated set at Coachella, where the group performed a run of signature hits alongside solo material — including Taeyangs 2013 fan-favorite single









