BTS Extends Record As "Map Of The Soul: Persona" Becomes Their 2nd Album To Go Gold In The United Kingdom

Sep 04, 2020

BTS’s “Map of the Soul: Persona” has reached gold status in the United Kingdom!

On September 4 local time, it was announced that BTS’s mini album “Map of the Soul: Persona” has achieved gold BRIT certification. The album was released in April 2019 and includes the title track “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey.

BRIT Certified awards are administered by the British Phonographic Industry, the trade association of the United Kingdom’s recorded music industry. A gold award is given to albums that have reached 100,000 units in sales.

This is BTS’s second album to go gold in the region, following “Love Yourself: Answer,” which was the first album by a Korean artist to achieve the feat. Still the only Korean act with a gold album in the United Kingdom, BTS has now extended their record to two albums.

🙌 'Map of the Soul: Persona', the 2019 EP from @bts_bighit has gone #BRITcertified Gold! 📀 pic.twitter.com/vcEsD9Uy19

— BRIT Awards (@BRITs) September 4, 2020