TWICE Achieves Impressive Total Streams in Japan No Other Girl Group Has Done Before
TWICE has attained incredible total streams in Japan with all of their songs, and they are the first girl group in history to reach the mark.
Keep on reading to find out how many streams the nonet has accumulated to date.
TWICE Becomes First Girl Group in History to Reach This Total Number of Streams in Japan
On Jan. 27, the Recording Industry Association of Japan revealed the songs that have been certified in Japan for December 2021 and some of the tunes were released by TWICE.
According to the list, five more tracks of TWICE have received RIAJ certifications. "I CAN'T STOP ME" has been certified platinum, while "The Feels" has been certified gold.
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Meanwhile, "I WANT YOU BACK," "BETTER" and "Perfect World" have each earned a silver RIAJ certification in the streaming category.
Based on the RIAJ's criteria, a song will be certified platinum once it reaches 100 million streams, gold at 50 million streams, and silver at 30 million streams.
Notably, "I CAN'T STOP ME" becomes the girl group's second-fastest song to gain 100 million streams in Japan, following "Feel Special." Moreover, "The Feels" is their fastest track to garner 50 million streams.
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With these additional RIAJ certifications, TWICE has extended its record as the female K-pop artist with the most RIAJ certifications in the streaming category. The nonet has a total of 24 songs certified in Japan to date.
On the overall list - including male K-pop artists - the JYP girl group has the second most streaming certifications from RIAJ, after BTS with 39 so far.
Apart from adding more certified songs to their list, another outstanding achievement for TWICE is the total streams in Japan they attained with all of their songs.
As of January 2022, TWICE has accumulated a total of one billion streams in Japan. This makes them the first girl group and first foreign female act in history to do so based on their RIAJ certifications.
Further, the nonet has become the second K-pop act and international artist to surpass one billion streams in Japan, following BTS, who already garnered 1.89 billion streams.
Congratulations to TWICE on reaching remarkable total streams in Japan with all of their RIAJ certified songs.
TWICE Lands on Various Billboard Charts Dated January 29
In other news, TWICE made it to the Billboard charts again with their previous releases, "Formula of Love: O+T=<3" and "The Feels."
On the Billboard Top Album Sales chart, TWICE's "Formula of Love: O+T=<3" ranked No. 93, marking its tenth week on the tally. It becomes the group's first album to last this long on the chart.
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"Formula of Love" has also become the girl group's first album to spend 10 weeks on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart after it ranked No. 41 this week.
"Formula of Love" also landed on this week's World Albums chart at No. 9. The album has now stayed inside the Top 10 of the tally for 10 consecutive weeks since its release in November 2021.
Further, TWICE's "The Feels" climbed up to No. 122 on the Billboard Global 200, marking its sixteenth week on the list.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
