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BTS's 'Spring Day' goes Platinum in Japan

BTS's spring hit, "Spring Day," was certified Platinum in Japan with over 100 million streams.

2024-03-28

Jungkook receives first platinum certification for 'Golden' in Japan

BTS's Jungkook became the first solo K-pop artist to be certified platinum for his first full-length solo album "Golden" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), his agency BigHit Music said Friday.

2023-12-08

Tomorrow X Together earns platinum for 'The Name Chapter: Freefall'

Tomorrow X Together has been certified platinum for its third full-length album "The Name Chapter: Freefall" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), the boy band's agency BigHit Music said Friday.

2023-11-10

'Sweet' earns TXT second double platinum certification

Boy band Tomorrow X Together has been certified double platinum for its second full-length Japanese album “Sweet” by the Recording Industry Association of Japan on Thursday. In July, “Sweet” has sold over 500,000 copies.

2023-08-10

BTS’s 'Dynamite' and 'Butter' both certified platinum

BTS’s hits “Dynamite” (2020) and “Butter” (2021) have both earned platinum certifications. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the boy band’s first English-lyric song “Dynamite” platinum on Saturday. The BPI takes into account the ...

2021-08-24

Five BTS songs certified platinum, gold or silver by RIAJ

Five of BTS's songs have been certified platinum, gold and silver by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for June 2021, according to the association on Wednesday. BTS’s “Boy With Luv” (2019) achieved the platinum status, while...

2021-07-28

Flower boys

Boy group Seventeen’s second Japanese single “Fallin’ Flower” sold over 500,000 copies in Japan, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on Friday. The group is the first...

2020-05-17