List of certified albums in South Korea

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South Korean boyband BTS has received Million certification seven times for over 21 million album sales. Their 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7 is the first album with 5x Million certification and the best-selling album in South Korea. BTS LG G7 ThinQ mobile advertisement (cropped).jpg
South Korean boyband BTS has received Million certification seven times for over 21 million album sales. Their 2020 studio album Map of the Soul: 7 is the first album with 5× Million certification and the best-selling album in South Korea.
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) 171104 weoneoweon.jpg
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's (pictured in 2018) What Is Love? EP was the first album by a female act to receive a certification in 2018. Twice in a showcase on April 9, 2018 (2).jpg
Twice's (pictured in 2018) What Is Love? EP was the first album by a female act to receive a certification in 2018.
The Album and Born Pink by Blackpink (pictured in 2019) are the first albums by a girl group to receive Million and Double Million certification respectively. 20190106 (NEWSEN) beulraegpingkeu (BLACKPINK), sujubeun manheun sonyeojiman dodboineun areumdaun mimo (Golden Disc Awards 2019) (2).jpg
The Album and Born Pink by Blackpink (pictured in 2019) are the first albums by a girl group to receive Million and Double Million certification respectively.

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, [1] 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. [2] [3]

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Since 2018, 292 albums have been certified by the KMCA in South Korea. Got7's Eyes on You , NCT's NCT 2018 Empathy , and Wanna One's 0+1=1 (I Promise You) were the first to be certified, on May 5 of that year. The following month, Twice's What Is Love? (2018) became the first album by a female act to receive a certification. Blackpink's debut studio album The Album became the first by a girl group to receive Million certification in 2020, [4] while their second studio album Born Pink became the first to receive Double Million certification in 2022.[ citation needed ] Baekhyun's third EP Bambi (2021) is the first album by a solo artist to receive Million certification, while Jisoo's first solo album Me (2023) is the first album by a female solo artist to do the same. Boy band Seventeen has the most-certified albums of any artist, with nineteen.[ citation needed ]

As of July 2024, South Korea's highest-certified records are Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) by BTS, FML (2023) by Seventeen, and 5-Star (2023) by Stray Kids. They were awarded Quintuple Million certification in November 2022, July 2023, and August 2023 respectively, for selling over five million units each.

Certification levels

Thresholds per award
Platinum250,000
2× Platinum500,000
3× Platinum750,000
Million1,000,000
[lower-alpha 1] 2× Million2,000,000

By units

ArtistAlbumCert.Cert.
Sales
Release DateCertification Date

[5] [lower-alpha 2]

BTS Map of the Soul: 7 5 × Million5,000,000February 21, 2020November 10, 2022
Seventeen FML April 24, 2023July 6, 2023
Stray Kids 5-Star June 2, 2023August 10, 2023
Seventeen Seventeenth Heaven October 23, 2023September 12, 2024
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona 4 × Million4,000,000April 12, 2019May 6, 2021
Stray Kids Rock-Star November 10, 2023February 8, 2024
Seventeen Face the Sun May 27, 2022August 8, 2024
BTS Be 3 × Million3,000,000November 20, 2020March 11, 2021
Love Yourself: Answer August 24, 20188November 11, 2021
Butter May 21, 2021February 10, 2022
Love Yourself: Tear May 18, 2018July 7, 2022
Proof June 10, 2022August 11, 2022
Stray Kids Maxident October 7, 2022December 8, 2022
NCT Dream ISTJ July 17, 2023September 7, 2023
Seventeen 17 Is Right Here April 29, 2024July 11, 2024
NCT Dream Hot Sauce 2 × Million2,000,000May 10, 2021July 8, 2021
NCT 127 Sticker September 17, 2021November 11, 2021
Seventeen Attacca October 22, 2021December 9, 2021
NCT Dream Glitch Mode March 28, 2022May 12, 2022
Blackpink Born Pink September 16, 2022November 10, 2022
TXT The Name Chapter: Temptation January 27, 2023March 9, 2023
Aespa My World May 8, 2023July 6, 2023
Zerobaseone Youth in the Shade July 10, 2023October 12, 2023
TXT The Name Chapter: Freefall October 13, 2023December 7, 2023
Jungkook Golden November 3, 2023January 11, 2024
Ive I've Mine October 13, 2023December 7, 2023
NCT Dream Dream()scape March 25, 2024May 9, 2024
Stray Kids Oddinary March 18, 2022June 6, 2024
Exo Don't Mess Up My Tempo Million1,000,000November 2, 2018January 11, 2019
Seventeen Heng:garæ June 22, 2020August 6, 2020
Blackpink The Album October 6, 2020December 10, 2020
NCT Resonance Pt. 1 October 12, 2020
Seventeen Semicolon October 19, 2020
NCT Resonance Pt. 2 November 23, 2020February 11, 2021
Seventeen An Ode September 16, 2019June 10, 2021
Baekhyun Bambi March 30, 2021
Exo Don't Fight the Feeling June 7, 2021August 12, 2021
Seventeen Your Choice June 18, 2021
NCT Dream Hello Future June 28, 2021October 7, 2021
Stray Kids Noeasy August 23, 2021
Enhypen Dimension: Dilemma October 12, 2021December 9, 2021
NCT Universe December 14, 2021February 10, 2022
Lim Young-woong Im Hero May 2, 2022July 7, 2022
TXT Minisode 2: Thursday's Child May 9, 2022
NCT Dream Beatbox May 30, 2022August 11, 2022
Baekhyun Delight May 25, 2020September 8, 2022
Enhypen Manifesto: Day 1 July 4, 2022
Aespa Girls July 8, 2022
Itzy Checkmate July 15, 2022
Seventeen Sector 17 July 18, 2022
Ateez The World EP.1: Movement July 29, 2022
TXT The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape August 17, 2021October 6, 2022
Ive After Like August 22, 2022
Twice Between 1&2 August 26, 2022
TXT The Chaos Chapter: Freeze May 31, 2021November 10, 2022
NCT 127 2 Baddies September 16, 2022
Jin The Astronaut October 28, 2022December 8, 2022
Itzy Cheshire November 30, 2022January 12, 2023
NCT Dream Candy December 19, 2022February 9, 2023
NCT 127 Ay-Yo January 30, 2023April 6, 2023
NewJeans OMG January 2, 2023May 11, 2023
Twice Ready to Be March 10, 2023
Jimin Face March 24, 2023
Jisoo Me March 31, 2023
Ive I've Ive April 10, 2023June 8, 2023
Agust D D-Day April 21, 2023
Le Sserafim Unforgiven May 2, 2023July 6, 2023
Enhypen Dark Blood May 22, 2023
Ateez The World EP.2: Outlaw June 16, 2023August 10, 2023
NewJeans New Jeans August 8, 2022September 7, 2023
(G)I-dle I Feel May 15, 2023
Exo Exist July 10, 2023
NewJeans Get Up July 21, 2023
Treasure Reboot July 28, 2023
TXT Minisode1: Blue Hour October 26, 2020October 12, 2023
Itzy Kill My Doubt July 31, 2023
NCT Golden Age August 28, 2023
Le Sserafim Antifragile October 17, 2022November 9, 2023
Riize Get a Guitar September 4, 2023
V Layover September 8, 2023
NCT 127 Fact Check October 6, 2023December 7, 2023
Zerobaseone Melting Point November 6, 2023January 11, 2024
Aespa Drama November 10, 2023
Enhypen Orange Blood November 17, 2023
Ateez The World EP.Fin: Will December 1, 2023
Ive Love Dive April 5, 2022April 11, 2024
(G)I-dle 2 January 29, 2024
Le Sserafim Easy February 19, 2024
Twice With You-th February 23, 2024
TXT Minisode 3: Tomorrow April 1, 2024June 6, 2024
Enhypen Border: Carnival April 26, 2021July 11, 2024
Ive Ive Switch April 29, 2024
Aespa Armageddon May 27, 2024
Ateez Golden Hour: Part.1 May 31, 2024
Wanna One 0+1=1 (I Promise You) 3 × Platinum750,000March 19, 2018May 10, 2018
Exo Obsession November 27, 2019January 9, 2020
NCT 127 Neo Zone March 6, 2020May 7, 2020
NCT 127 Favorite October 25, 2021December 9, 2021
Enhypen Dimension: Answer January 10, 2022April 7, 2022
Treasure The Second Step: Chapter One February 15, 2022
Twice Formula of Love: O+T=<3 November 1, 2021May 12, 2022
Stray Kids Christmas EveL November 29, 2021
Aespa Savage October 5, 2021November 11, 2022
(G)I-dle I Love October 17, 2022December 8, 2022
Red Velvet The ReVe Festival 2022 - Birthday November 28, 2022January 12, 2023
Ateez Zero: Fever Part.3 September 13, 2021February 9, 2023
Nmixx Expérgo March 20, 2023May 11, 2023
Stray Kids In Life September 14, 2020July 6, 2023
Lisa Lalisa September 10, 2021August 10, 2023
Nmixx A Midsummer Nmixx's Dream July 11, 2023September 9, 2023
Rosé R March 12, 2021December 7, 2023
NCT 127 Be There for Me December 27, 2023February 8, 2024
Stray Kids Go Live June 17, 2020April 11, 2024
Enhypen Border: Day One November 30, 2020
Nmixx Fe3O4: Break January 15, 2024June 6, 2024
Kim Ho-joong A LifeApril 4, 2024
Blackpink Kill This Love April 23, 2019July 11, 2024
Zerobaseone You Had Me at Hello May 13, 2024
NewJeans How Sweet May 24, 2024
Riize Riizing June 17, 2024August 8, 2024
NewJeans Supernatural June 21, 2024
Wanna One 1÷x=1 (Undivided) 2 × Platinum500,000June 4, 2018August 9, 2018
1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) November 19, 2018January 11, 2019
Exo Love Shot December 13, 2018March 7, 2019
BTS BTS World: Original Soundtrack June 28, 2019August 8, 2019
Baekhyun City Lights July 10, 2019September 12, 2019
Kang Daniel Color on Me July 25, 2019
X1 Emergency: Quantum Leap August 27, 2019October 10, 2019
NCT Dream Reload April 29, 2020June 11, 2020
NCT 127 Neo Zone: The Final Round May 19, 2020August 6, 2020
Twice More & More June 2, 2020
Iz*One Oneiric Diary June 15, 2020
Exo-SC 1 Billion Views July 13, 2020September 10, 2020
Seventeen You Made My Dawn January 21, 2019October 8, 2020
Kim Ho-joong We Are FamilySeptember 23, 2020November 12, 2020
SuperM Super One September 25, 2020January 7, 2021
NCT NCT 2018 Empathy March 14, 2018March 11, 2021
Twice Eyes Wide Open October 26, 2020April 8, 2021
Ateez Zero: Fever Part.2 March 1, 2021July 8, 2021
Twice Taste of Love June 11, 2021August 12, 2021
The Boyz Thrill-ing August 9, 2021October 7, 2021
Maverick November 12, 2021January 6, 2022
Itzy Crazy in Love September 24, 2021February 10, 2022
Twice Feel Special September 23, 2019March 10, 2022
SM Town 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express December 27, 2021April 7, 2022
Red Velvet The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm March 21, 2022May 12, 2022
NCT Dream We Boom July 26, 2019July 7, 2022
Got7 Got7 May 23, 2022
Young Tak MMMJuly 4, 2022September 8, 2022
Kim Ho-joong PanoramaJuly 27, 2022
Twice Fancy You April 22, 2019November 10, 2022
TXT The Dream Chapter: Eternity May 18, 2020
Nayeon Im Nayeon June 24, 2022
Nmixx Entwurf September 19, 2022
RM Indigo December 2, 2022January 12, 2023
Twice What Is Love? April 9, 2018March 9, 2023
Blackpink Square Up June 15, 2018
TXT The Dream Chapter: Magic October 21, 2019April 6, 2023
Le Sserafim Fearless May 2, 2022
Treasure The Second Step: Chapter Two October 4, 2022
BSS Second WindFebruary 6, 2023
Lee Chan-won OneFebruary 20, 2023
Nmixx Ad Mare February 22, 2022June 8, 2023
NCT DoJaeJung Perfume April 17, 2023
Seventeen FML (Weverse) April 24, 2023
Twice Summer Nights July 10, 2018July 6, 2023
Ive Eleven December 1, 2021August 10, 2023
Seventeen You Make My Day July 16, 2018September 7, 2023
NCT Dream ISTJ (Nemo) July 17, 2023
Young Tak FormAugust 1, 2023October 12, 2023
Jihyo Zone August 18, 2023
J-Hope Jack in the Box (Hope Edition)
V Layover (Weverse) September 8, 2023November 9, 2023
Hwang Yeong-woongFall and YearningOctober 30, 2023January 11, 2024
Red Velvet Chill Kill November 13, 2023
Jungkook Golden (Weverse) November 3, 2023February 8, 2024
NewJeans New Jeans (Weverse) August 8, 2022March 7, 2024
Itzy Born to Be January 8, 2024
BoyNextDoor Why.. September 4, 2023April 11, 2024
(G)I-dle 2 (POCA) January 29, 2024
Twice Yes or Yes November 5, 2018June 6, 2024
Lee Chan-won BrightApril 4, 2024
BoyNextDoor How? April 15, 2024
Yuqi Yuq1 April 23, 2024
RM Right Place, Wrong Person May 24, 2024July 11, 2024
Jeonghan x Wonwoo This Man June 17, 2024August 8, 2024
TWS Summer Beat!June 24, 2024
Got7 Eyes on You Platinum250,000March 12, 2018May 10, 2018
Exo-CBX Blooming Days April 10, 2018June 8, 2018
NU'EST W Who, YouJune 25, 2018November 8, 2018
Got7 Present: You September 17, 2018
NCT 127 Regular-Irregular October 12, 2018December 6, 2018
Got7 Spinning Top May 20, 2019July 11, 2019
NCT 127 We Are Superhuman May 24, 2019
Monsta X Take.2 We Are Here February 18, 2019
Exo-SC What a Life July 22, 2019September 12, 2019
Iz*One Heart*Iz April 1, 2019October 10, 2019
NU'EST Happily Ever After April 29, 2019December 12, 2019
Super Junior Time Slip October 14, 2019
Got7 Call My Name November 4, 2019January 9, 2020
Iz*One Bloom*Iz February 17, 2020April 9, 2020
Kang Daniel Cyan March 24, 2020May 7, 2020
Suho Self-Portrait March 30, 2020June 11, 2020
Got7 Dye April 20, 2020
Iz*One Color*Iz October 29, 2018July 9, 2020
Monsta X Fantasia X May 26, 2020
Blackpink How You Like That: Special Edition July 17, 2020September 10, 2020
Ateez Zero: Fever Part.1 July 29, 2020
Kang Daniel Magenta August 3, 2020October 8, 2020
TXT The Dream Chapter: Star March 4, 2019November 12, 2020
The Boyz Chase September 21, 2020
Monsta X Fatal Love November 2, 2020January 7, 2021
Jonghyun Poet | Artist January 23, 2018February 11, 2021
Got7 Breath of Love: Last Piece November 30, 2020
Kai Kai
Iz*One One-reeler / Act IV December 7, 2020
Kim Ho-joong The Classic Album I - My Favorite AriasDecember 17, 2020
The Classic Album II - My Favorite SongsDecember 18, 2020
NCT Dream We Go Up September 3, 2018March 11, 2021
Treasure The First Step: Chapter One August 7, 2020
The First Step: Treasure Effect January 11, 2021
Shinee Don't Call Me February 22, 2021April 8, 2021
Stray Kids Clé: Levanter December 9, 2019May 6, 2021
WayV Kick Back March 10, 2021
Super Junior The Renaissance March 16, 2021
IU Lilac March 25, 2021
Astro All Yours April 5, 2021June 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, 2019August 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
Seventeen Special Album 'Director's Cut' February 5, 2018September 9, 2021
Monsta X Take.1 Are You There? October 22, 2018
NCT Dream Hello Future (KiT) June 28, 2021
D.O. Empathy July 26, 2021
Red Velvet Queendom August 16, 2021October 7, 2021
Astro Switch On August 2, 2021
Monsta X Follow: Find You October 28, 2019November 11, 2021
No Limit November 19, 2021January 6, 2022
Treasure The First Step: Chapter Three November 6, 2020February 10, 2022
Kai Peaches November 30, 2021
Ateez Zero: Fever Epilogue December 10, 2021
Itzy Not Shy August 17, 2020March 10, 2022
Kep1er First Impact January 3, 2022
Stray Kids I Am You October 22, 2018May 12, 2022
Red Velvet The ReVe Festival: Finale December 23, 2019June 9, 2022
Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi Monster July 6, 2020
Monsta X Shape of Love April 26, 2022
Stray Kids Clé 2: Yellow Wood June 19, 2019July 7, 2022
Astro Drive to the Starry Road May 16, 2022
Stray Kids I Am Who August 6, 2018August 11, 2022
STAYC Young-Luv.com February 21, 2022
Kep1er Doublast June 20, 2022
Stray Kids I Am Not March 26, 2018September 8, 2022
NCT Resonance Pt. 1 (KiT) October 28, 2020
(G)I-dle I Never Die March 14, 2022
J-Hope Jack in the Box (Weverse) July 15, 2022
STAYC We Need Love July 19, 2022
Girls' Generation Forever 1 August 8, 2022October 6, 2022
The Boyz Be Aware August 16, 2022
NCT 127 Regulate November 27, 2018November 10, 2022
Red Velvet The ReVe Festival: Day 1 June 19, 2019
Kep1er Troubleshooter October 13, 2022December 8, 2022
NCT Dream Candy (SMC) December 19, 2022February 9, 2023
SM Town 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace December 26, 2022
Ateez Spin Off: From the Witness December 30, 2022
Twice The Year of "Yes" December 13, 2018March 9, 2023
(G)I-dle I Burn January 11, 2021
Seventeen Face the Sun (Weverse) June 3, 2022
NewJeans OMG (Weverse) January 2, 2023
Monsta X Reason January 9, 2023
TXT The Name Chapter: Temptation (Weverse) January 27, 2023
STAYC Teddy Bear February 14, 2023April 6, 2023
The Boyz Be AwakeFebruary 20, 2023
Cravity Master: Piece March 6, 2023May 11, 2023
Jimin Face (Weverse) March 24, 2023
(G)I-dle I Feel (POCA) May 16, 2023August 10, 2023
Taeyong Shalala June 5, 2023
Ateez The World EP.2: Outlaw June 16, 2023
Shinee Hard June 26, 2023
P1Harmony Harmony: All InJune 8, 2023September 7, 2023
Exo Exist (SMC) July 14, 2023
NCT Dream ISTJ (SMC) July 21, 2023
NewJeans Get Up (Weverse)
The Boyz Phantasy Pt. 1: Christmas in AugustAugust 7, 2023October 12, 2023
STAYC Teenfresh August 16, 2023
Plave Asterum: The Shape of Things to ComeAugust 24, 2023
Cravity Sun SeekerSeptember 11, 2023November 9, 2023
Evnne Target: Me September 19, 2023
Seventeen Seventeenth Heaven (Weverse) October 23, 2023December 7, 2023
WayV On My Youth November 1, 2023January 11, 2024
Enhypen Orange Blood (Weverse) November 17, 2023
The Boyz Phantasy Pt. 2: Sixth SenseNovember 20, 2023
Ateez The World EP.Fin: Will December 1, 2023
Xikers House of Tricky: How to PlayAugust 2, 2023March 7, 2024
Taemin Guilty October 30, 2023
TWS Sparkling Blue January 22, 2024
IU The Winning February 20, 2024April 11, 2024
Taeyong Tap February 26, 2024
Cravity Evershine
Plave Asterum: 134-1February 27, 2024
NCT Wish Wish March 4, 2024May 9, 2024
The Boyz Phantasy Pt. 3: Love LetterMarch 18, 2024
Illit Super Real Me March 25, 2024
J-Hope Hope on the Street Vol. 1 March 29, 2024
BabyMonster BabyMons7er April 1, 2024June 6, 2024
Doyoung Youth April 22, 2024
BoyNextDoor Who! May 30, 2024
Jennie Solo November 15, 2018July 11, 2024
Seventeen Seventeenth Heaven (KiT) October 23, 2023
Plave Asterum: 134-1 (POCA)February 27, 2024
Seventeen 17 Is Right Here (Weverse) April 29, 2024
Zerobaseone You Had Me at Hello (POCA) May 13, 2024
Enhypen Memorabilia May 13, 2024
WayV Give Me That June 3, 2024August 8, 2024
Nayeon Na June 14, 2024

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

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