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Stray Kids, Twice receive Platinum certifications from RIAA

Published: 27 Nov. 2025, 13:28 Updated: 27 Nov. 2025, 20:20

PAIK JI-HWAN
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Stray Kids members pose at a press conference at Conrad Seoul in western Seoul on Aug. 22. [YONHAP]

K-pop groups Stray Kids and Twice received Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Wednesday after each selling over 1 million units of its singles.

The RIAA announced on its official website that Stray Kids’ “God’s Menu” (2020) and Twice's “Strategy” (2024) have both sold over 1 million units in the United States and therefore qualified for Platinum status.

RIAA awards Gold status to recordings that achieve 500,000 units, Platinum at 1 million units, Multi‑Platinum at 2 million units and Diamond Award at 10 million units.

This marks the first time both Stray Kids and Twice have earned a Platinum certification from the RIAA. For Twice, this makes it the first K-pop girl group to receive a Platinum certification in the United States.

Stray Kids also added five more Gold‑certified works. Their full‑length album Karma (2025) earned Gold certification, with its singles Case 143 (2022), S-Class (2023), LALALALA (2023) and Chk Chk Boom (2024) also receiving Gold certification.

Stray Kids debuted in 2018. The eight-member boy band saw commercial success with songs such as “God’s Menu” (2020), “Thunderous” (2021), “Maniac” (2022) and “Walkin on Water” (2024).

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