BTS' RM's second solo album reaches 5th place on the Billboard 200...3rd time he's charted

RM (BTS) has attracted attention by setting another new record on the US Billboard charts.

According to a chart notice posted on the official website of the US music media, Billboard, on the 3rd June (Korean time), RM's second solo album ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’, which was released on the 24th May, occupied fifth place on the main album chart, the Billboard 200 (dated 8th June). RM's new album recorded album sales of 43,000, SEA units (sales volume in terms of streaming) of 7,500 and TEA units (sales volume in terms of digital music downloads) of 3,500.

This marks RM's third time on the Billboard 200 in total, following his 2018 mixtape ‘mono.’ (No. 26) and 2022's “Indigo” (No. 15), both based on solo works. In particular, ‘Indigo’ recorded the chart's best result at No. 3 and ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ ranked No. 5, making RM the first K-pop solo singer to have two consecutive albums ranked in the top five of the ‘Billboard 200’.

Meanwhile, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ received rave reviews from the international media as a ‘beautiful and interesting artistic work’ (NME) and ‘a fascinating musical journey proven by the leader of “BTS”’ (Hypebeast), while also building on solo artist RM's expanded musical world. The album received the reputation of being.