The group's latest album, 2017's Love Yourself: Her, sold nearly 1.5 million physical copies, according to South Korea's Gaon chart. That makes them, by a long shot, the bestselling K-pop album of 2017, and arguably the most successful K-pop act of all time -- remarkable when you consider the demand they've been able to generate in English-speaking markets. Formed in 2013 by little-known South Korea label Big Hit Entertainment, the band initially favored a more hip-hop bent before refining their sound. Their second album, Wings, broke records as the highest debut of a K-pop album in the U.S., and just one short year later, they smashed that record when Love Yourself: Her peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200. See Forbes’ full 2018 30 Under 30 Asia list here.

Source: Forbes March 26, 2018 21:45 UTC