List of certified albums in South Korea

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Logo of the Gaon Music Chart, introduced in 2010
South Korean boyband BTS has received Million certification five times for over 15 million album sales. Their 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7 is the first album with Quadruple Million certification and the best-selling album in South Korea.[1] It is also the first Korean album to sell over 4 million copies in Gaon Chart history.[2]
EXO (pictured in 2016) is the first artist after BTS to receive Million certification, for their fifth studio album Don't Mess Up My Tempo—it was certified in January 2019.
Wanna One (pictured in 2018) was one of the first groups to receive a certification in May 2018, for their EP 0+1=1 (I Promise You).
Twice (pictured in 2018) has received eight certifications, the most of any artist.
Blackpink (pictured in 2019) is the first K-pop girl group to receive Million certification, for their debut album The Album.

The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) was established in 2008, with the purpose of promoting the professional interests of its members, as well as being involved in anti-piracy. It introduced the first official South Korean music charts in 2010,[3] and implemented record certifications in April 2018—only releases subsequent to January 1, 2018 would be eligible once they fulfilled the required thresholds. Releases prior to that date cannot receive certification.[4][5] Since 2018, 96 albums have been certified in South Korea by the KMCA.

The first albums to be certified were Got7's Eyes on You, NCT's NCT 2018 Empathy, and Wanna One's 0+1=1 (I Promise You) extended play (EP) on May 5, 2018. As of August 2021, South Korea's highest-certified records are Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) and Map of the Soul: Persona (2019), the fourth studio album and sixth extended play of boy band BTS—the records were awarded quadruple million certification in April 2020 and May 2021 respectively for selling over four million units. Twice, Blackpink, Iz*One, Rosé, IU, and Itzy are the only female artists to receive album certifications. Twice was the first female act to receive a certification, for their What Is Love? (2018) EP, and has the most certified records of any artist with eight.[citation needed] Blackpink is the first and only girl group to receive Million certification, for their debut studio album The Album (2020).[6] Baekhyun is the first solo artist to receive Million certification, for his third EP Bambi (2021).[citation needed]

Certification levels[]

Thresholds per award
Platinum 2× Platinum 3× Platinum Million 2× Million[a]
250,000 500,000 750,000 1,000,000 2,000,000

By units[]

Artist Album Certification Cert. Sales Release Date Certification Date[7][b]
BTS Map of the Soul: 7 4 × Million 4,000,000 February 21, 2020 April 9, 2020
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona April 12, 2019[8] May 6, 2021
BTS Be 3 × Million 3,000,000 November 20, 2020 March 11, 2021
BTS Love Yourself 結 'Answer' 2 × Million 2,000,000 August 24, 2018[9] October 11, 2018
BTS Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' May 18, 2018[10] August 8, 2019
NCT Dream Hot Sauce May 10, 2021 July 8, 2021
Exo Don't Mess Up My Tempo Million 1,000,000 November 2, 2018[11] January 11, 2019
Seventeen Heng:garae June 22, 2020 August 6, 2020
Blackpink The Album October 2, 2020 December 10, 2020
NCT Resonance Pt. 1 October 12, 2020
Seventeen Semicolon October 19, 2020
NCT Resonance Pt. 2 November 23, 2020 February 11, 2021
Seventeen An Ode September 16, 2019 June 10, 2021
Baekhyun Bambi March 30, 2021
Exo Don't Fight the Feeling June 7, 2021 August 12, 2021
Seventeen Your Choice June 18, 2021
Wanna One 0+1=1 (I Promise You) 3 × Platinum 750,000 March 19, 2018[12] May 10, 2018
Exo Obsession November 27, 2019 January 9, 2020
NCT 127 Neo Zone March 6, 2020 May 7, 2020
Baekhyun Delight May 25, 2020 July 9, 2020
TXT The Chaos Chapter: Freeze May 31, 2021 August 11, 2021
NCT Dream Hello Future June 28, 2021
Wanna One 1÷x=1 (Undivided) 2 × Platinum 500,000 June 4, 2018[13] August 9, 2018
Wanna One 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) November 19, 2018[14] January 11, 2019
Exo Love Shot December 13, 2018[15] February 7, 2019
BTS BTS World: Original Soundtrack June 28, 2019[16] August 8, 2019
Baekhyun City Lights July 10, 2019 September 12, 2019
Kang Daniel Color on Me July 25, 2019
X1 Emergency: Quantum Leap August 27, 2019 October 10, 2019
NCT Dream Reload April 29, 2020 June 11, 2020
NCT 127 Neo Zone: The Final Round May 19, 2020 August 6, 2020
Twice More & More June 1, 2020
Iz*One Oneiric Diary June 15, 2020
Exo-SC 1 Billion Views July 13, 2020 September 10, 2020
Seventeen You Made My Dawn January 21, 2019[17] October 8, 2020
Kim Ho-joong We Are Family September 5, 2020 November 12, 2020
SuperM Super One September 25, 2020 January 7, 2021
NCT NCT 2018 Empathy March 14, 2018 March 11, 2021
TXT Minisode1: Blue Hour October 26, 2020 April 8, 2021
Twice Eyes Wide Open
Enhypen Border: Carnival April 26, 2021 June 10, 2021
Ateez Zero: Fever Part.1 July 29, 2020 July 8, 2021
Stray Kids In Life September 14, 2020
Twice Taste of Love June 11, 2021 August 12, 2021
Got7 Eyes on You Platinum 250,000 March 12, 2018[18] May 10, 2018
Twice What Is Love? April 9, 2018[19] June 8, 2018
Exo-CBX Blooming Days April 10, 2018[20]
Twice Summer Nights July 9, 2018[21] September 6, 2018
Seventeen You Make My Day July 16, 2018[22]
NU'EST W Who, You June 25, 2018[23] November 8, 2018
Got7 Present: You September 17, 2018[24]
NCT 127 Regular-Irregular October 12, 2018[25] December 6, 2018
Twice Yes or Yes November 5, 2018[26] January 11, 2019
Blackpink Square Up June 15, 2018[27] March 7, 2019
Twice Fancy You April 22, 2019[28] June 6, 2019
Blackpink Kill This Love April 5, 2019[29]
Got7 Spinning Top May 20, 2019[30] July 11, 2019
NCT 127 We Are Superhuman May 24, 2019[31]
Monsta X Take.2 We Are Here February 18, 2019[32]
Exo-SC What a Life July 22, 2019 September 12, 2019
NCT Dream We Boom July 26, 2019
Iz*One Heart*Iz April 1, 2019 October 10, 2019
Twice Feel Special September 23, 2019 November 7, 2019
NU'EST Happily Ever After April 29, 2019 December 12, 2019
Super Junior Time Slip October 14, 2019
Got7 Call My Name November 4, 2019 January 9, 2020
Iz*One Bloom*Iz February 17, 2020 April 9, 2020
Kang Daniel Cyan March 24, 2020 May 7, 2020
Suho Self-Portrait March 30, 2020 June 11, 2020
Got7 Dye April 20, 2020
Iz*One Color*Iz October 29, 2018 July 9, 2020
TXT The Dream Chapter: Eternity May 18, 2020
Monsta X Fantasia X May 26, 2020
Stray Kids Go Live June 17, 2020 August 6, 2020
TXT The Dream Chapter: Magic October 21, 2019 September 10, 2020
Blackpink How You Like That: Special Edition July 17, 2020
Kang Daniel Magenta August 3, 2020 October 8, 2020
TXT The Dream Chapter: Star March 4, 2019 November 12, 2020
The Boyz Chase September 21, 2020
Monsta X Fatal Love November 2, 2020 January 7, 2021
Jonghyun Poet | Artist January 23, 2018 February 11, 2021
Got7 Breath of Love: Last Piece November 30, 2020
Kai Kai (开)
Enhypen Border: Day One
Iz*One One-reeler / Act IV December 7, 2020
Kim Ho-joong The Classic Album I - My Favorite Arias December 17, 2020
Kim Ho-joong The Classic Album II - My Favorite Songs December 18, 2020
NCT Dream We Go Up September 3, 2018 March 11, 2021
Treasure The First Step: Chapter One August 7, 2020
Treasure The First Step: Treasure Effect January 11, 2021
Shinee Don't Call Me February 22, 2021 April 8, 2021
Stray Kids Clé: Levanter December 9, 2019 May 6, 2021
Ateez Zero: Fever Part.2 March 1, 2021
WayV Kick Back March 10, 2021
Rosé R March 12, 2021
Super Junior The Renaissance March 16, 2021
IU Lilac March 25, 2021
Astro All Yours April 5, 2021 June 10, 2021
Kang Daniel Yellow April 13, 2021
Itzy Guess Who April 30, 2021
NCT Resonance Pt. 2 (Kit) December 14, 2020
Stray Kids Clé 1: Miroh March 25, 2019 August 12, 2021
IU Love Poem November 18, 2019
Treasure The First Step: Chapter Two September 18, 2020
Monsta X One of a Kind June 1, 2021

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Higher certifications (such as 3× Million) will also be awarded.
  2. ^ Only the date of the most-recent awarded certifications is shown

References[]

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