Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!
In 2018, the Korea Music Content Industry Association implemented a new certification system for album sales, song downloads, and online streaming. Starting with music released on or after January 1, 2018, Circle Chart now certifies albums platinum once they reach 250,000 sales, while albums that have sold a million copies or more receive a โmillionโ certification.
TXT earned two separate certifications this month: their 2022 mini album โminisode 2: Thursdayโs Childโ received a double million certification for over 2 million copies sold, while the Weverse version of their 2023 album โThe Name Chapter: FREEFALLโ was certified platinum after selling over 250,000 copies.
IVEโs latest mini album โIVE EMPATHY,โ ZEROBASEONEโs recent mini album โBLUE PARADISE,โ and NewJeansโ 2024 single album โHow Sweetโ all received official million certifications for selling over 1 million copies each.
PLAVE earned two separate certifications for their latest mini album โCaligo Pt.1.โ The regular version of the mini album was certified triple platinum for selling over 750,000 copies, while the POCA version was certified platinum for over 250,000 copies sold.
BIGBANGโs G-Dragon also received two separate certifications for his new solo album โรbermensch.โ The regular version of the album was certified double platinum for selling over 500,000 copies, while the Nemo version was certified platinum for over 250,000 copies sold.
BLACKPINKโs Jisooโs solo mini album โAMORTAGEโ and Hearts2Heartsโ debut mini album โThe Chaseโ were both certified platinum for selling over 250,000 copies each.
Finally, in the streaming category, BTSโs 2020 hit โLife Goes Onโ was certified platinum after surpassing 100 million streams.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
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