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Stray Kids, Twice receive Platinum certifications from RIAA

K-pop groups Stray Kids and Twice received Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Wednesday after each selling over 1 million units of its singles.

2025-11-27

BoyNextDoor, TWS singles go platinum in Japan

Boy bands BoyNextDoor and TWS each received platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for their Japanese singles, their agencies said Wednesday.

2025-09-10

Better than gold for BTS as RIAA platinum certifications hit 13

The Recording Industry Association of America awarded new certifications to nine songs by BTS on Monday, bringing the band's total to 13 with tracks from 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 releases.

2025-06-24

BTS's 'Spring Day' goes Platinum in Japan

BTS's spring hit, "Spring Day," was certified Platinum in Japan with over 100 million streams.

2024-03-28

Jungkook receives first platinum certification for 'Golden' in Japan

BTS's Jungkook became the first solo K-pop artist to be certified platinum for his first full-length solo album "Golden" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), his agency BigHit Music said Friday.

2023-12-08

Tomorrow X Together earns platinum for 'The Name Chapter: Freefall'

Tomorrow X Together has been certified platinum for its third full-length album "The Name Chapter: Freefall" by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), the boy band's agency BigHit Music said Friday.

2023-11-10

Seventeen's 'Seventeenth Heaven' earns triple platinum in Japan

The EP sold over 750,000 copies in Japan as of October, according to the association.

2023-11-10

Enhypen's 'Dimension: Senkou' certified double platinum in Japan

Boy band Enhypen was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for the Japanese EP "Dimension: Senkou" (2022), its agency Belift Lab said Friday. The band sold more than 500,000 copies in May. The RIAJ...

2022-06-10

To the Queen!

Girl group Blackpink and British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks, far right, offer a toast in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee on Thursday at the British diplomatic residence in Seoul...

2022-05-29

BTS’s 'Dynamite' certified double platinum by RIAJ

BTS’s hit English single “Dynamite” (2020) was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for exceeding 500,000 in accumulated downloads, its agency Big Hit Music said Thursday. The association certifies songs...

2022-04-21