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Ateez's new album sells 1.7 million copies in first week

Boy band Ateez’s second full-length album “The World Ep Fin : Will” sold over one million copies during the first week of its release, a record for the band, its agency KQ Entertainment said Friday.

2023-12-08

Enhypen's 'Orange Blood' sells 1.87M copies in the 1st week of release

Boy band Enhypen's fifth EP "Orange Blood" sold over 1.87 million copies during the first week of its release, a record for the band, according to music sales tracker Hanteo Chart.

2023-11-24

Seventeen earns back-to-back million-seller status in Japan with 'FML'

Boy band Seventeen earned yet another million-seller status with its latest Korean album "FML" on Aug. 10, the Recording Industry Association of Japan announced Thursday. The boy band received its first million-seller status of 2023 with its ...

2023-08-10

[FACTCHECK] Not even chart-topping success can drag these K-pop artists out of obscurity

The term “nugu,” meaning “who” or “who is that” in Korean, has been part of the K-pop lingo gaining widespread use among listeners in the 2020s. In a highly saturated sea of idol groups, it has been used to refer to lesser-known artists as ...

2023-06-25

Jisoo of Blackpink is first-ever million-selling female solo K-pop artist

Jisoo of Blackpink became the first-ever million-selling female solo K-pop singer with her album "ME," the singer's agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday. The Blackpink singer's first solo album sold 1.02 million copies less than a week after ...

2023-04-04

BTS's Jimin sells million copies of solo album on first day

Jimin of K-pop megaband BTS sold over a million copies of his first solo album "Face" on the day of release Friday, becoming the first solo singer to do so in K-pop. "Face" sold 1,021,532 copies on Friday, according to local market ...

2023-03-26

Girl group NewJeans's latest EP 'OMG' sells one million copies

NewJeans's latest EP “OMG” has sold one million copies, marking a first for the girl group. It took the group just six months to accomplish the milestone. According to local album sales tracker Circle Chart on Thursday, “OMG” sold 1,013,462...

2023-01-27

BTS’s Jin sells over a million copies of solo song 'The Astronaut'

BTS’s Jin's latest solo song “The Astronaut” has become a million-seller, BigHit Music said Friday. According to Circle Chart, over 1.02 million physical copies for “The Astronaut” have been sold. For the week of Nov. 6, 224,390 copies were sold...

2022-11-18

'Born Pink' by Blackpink sells over 2 million units in first two days since release

Blackpink’s second album “Born Pink” sold over 2 million units in the first two days since its release on Sept. 16, a first for a K-pop girl group, according to YG Entertainment Thursday. The album sold 2.14 million copies between Sept. 16 and 17...

2022-09-22

Nearly one-third of global K-pop CD sales come from HYBE Labels

When it comes to K-pop CDs, HYBE Labels accounted for almost a third of all sales during the first half of 2022. According to Circle Chart, formerly known as Gaon Chart, HYBE Labels sold over 10.6 million CDs from January through June. The total ...

2022-07-12