The newest official certification round from Circle Chart, formerly known as Gaon Chart, is proof of the remarkable achievement of a number of K-pop heavyweights. Redesigned in 2018, the Circle Chart certification system awards platinum, double platinum, and even quintuple million status to albums and singles based on sales data.
This month, Seventeen is leading the way with their 2023 short album Seventeenth Heavenn, which has received an astounding quintuple million certification. This esteemed honor, given for more over 5 million copies sold, demonstrates SEVENTEEN’s enormous success since its release last year and its enormous global appeal.
With their most recent album and ensuing international acclaim, Stray Kids also grabbed headlines. With more than two million copies sold, their little album ATE has received a double million certification.
Along with these noteworthy certifications, ENHYPEN’s most recent studio album, ROMANCE: UNTOLD, received two more. The regular edition of the album achieved double million status with over 2 million copies sold, while the Weverse version garnered double platinum certification for surpassing 500,000 copies.
RIIZE and NewJeans joined the ranks of million-certified musicians, not to be left out. Since their June releases, more than a million copies of RIIZE’s micro album RIIZING and NewJeans’ Japanese single album Supernatural have been sold. Both albums have earned million certifications.
In the meantime, NCT 127’s most recent album, WALK, was recognized with a triple platinum certification for surpassing 750,000 copies sold, demonstrating the group’s popularity and steady caliber of work.
Regarding solo releases, Jimin of BTS’s album MUSE has sold over 500,000 copies and been certified double platinum.
In a similar vein, (G)I-DLE’s most recent mini album, I SWAY, has also been certified double platinum for reaching the same remarkable sales total since its debut in July.
Not to mention, CT WISH achieved a noteworthy milestone when their single album Songbird was certified platinum for sales of over 250,000 copies.
