Taeyang marks 20 years in K-pop with ‘Quintessence,’ his first solo album in nearly a decade

BIGBANG's Taeyang Earns Career-Best Sales Week With QUINTESSENCE Album

Taeyang (BIGBANG) sold 56,985 physical copies of *QUINTESSENCE* in its debut week on Hanteo, more than doubling any previous first-week total in his solo discography and bringing career solo sales past 220,000 units. The release, amplified by a Coachella performance and Grammy Museum preview, signals how strategic live-event momentum translates directly into measurable first-week sales velocity in the K-pop market.