Gaon Chart has revealed new K-Pop groups and soloists who have earned official platinum certifications!
In 2018, the Korea Music Content Industry Association introduced new certification systems for song downloads, albums sales, and online streaming. It was applied to all works launched and licensed in Korea from Jan. 1. Gaon Chart now certifies songs once they obtain 100 million streams or 2.5 million downloads, while albums will receive a platinum certification when they gain 250,000 sales.
On Nov. 12, Gaon Chart announced that the latest batch of K-Pop groups that have attained official platinum certifications after selling more than 250,000 album copies each are TXT's debut mini-album titled "The Dream Chapter: STAR," Stray Kids' repackaged album "IN生" ("IN LIFE"), and The Boyz's most recent mini-album "Chase."
Besides, in the album sales category, Trot singer Kim Ho Joong attained a double-platinum certification after his album entitled "Our Family" was able to sell more than 500,000 copies.
In the streaming category, MAMAMOO's "HIP," Red Velvet's "Psycho," and IU's "eight" (featuring and produced by BTS's Suga) were all certified platinum after exceeding 100 million streams each.
And in the download category, Jung Seung Hwan's "The Snowman" got a platinum certification after hitting 2.5 million downloads.
This past July, TXT also earned a platinum certification with their second extended play, "The Dream Chapter: Eternity," which marks the group's first certification in South Korean since debut.
Stray Kids' first Korean-language studio album "Go Live" was also certified platinum in August this year. This is the band's first album to achieve such a feat. The album's lead single "God's Menu" was also their first single to enter Gaon Weekly Download Chart and land on the main category of Gaon's digital chart.
Red Velvet's "Bad Boy" and MAMAMOO's track "Starry Night" both received a platinum certification in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Meanwhile, IU has obtained four platinum certifications before, in 2018 with her tracks "Bbibbi" (download and streaming category), and in 2019 is with her tracks "Love Poem" and "Blueming," both in the streaming category.
Meanwhile, "Chase" is The Boyz's very first album to earn a platinum certification from Gaon Chart.
In September of this year, EXO SC's "1 Billion Views" received double-platinum certification after surpassing 500,000 copies sold. And, the albums that were certified platinum after selling more than 250,000 copies include BLACKPINK's "How You Like That," TXT's 2019 album "The Dream Chapter: MAGIC," and ATEEZ's "ZERO : FEVER Part 1."
In the download category, BTOB's "Only One for Me" and Im Chang Jung's, "There Has Never Been A Day I Haven't Loved You," which were both launched in 2018, were certified platinum after reaching more than 2.5 million downloads each.
And as for the streaming category, Jeon Sang Keun's "I Still Love You a Lot" got an official platinum certification after hitting over 100 million streams.Congratulations to all of the artists and their remarkable accomplishments!
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Written by Mhaliya S.
