EXO Baekhyun and TXT are becoming more popular in Japan as they continue to release music in the country. And because of their wide fame, the two Korean acts have earned their gold certifications with their new Japanese albums.
For a work to receive a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), it must reach 100,000 units shipped to Japan. And on Feb. 13, the RIAJ revealed the certifications for January 2021 and these include singles, albums, and music videos that were released between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31.
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On the list, EXO Baekhyun's first solo Japanese mini-album "BAEKHYUN" and TXT's first full Japanese album "Still Dreaming" were revealed to have been certified gold in Japan. Both of the albums were launched on Jan. 20.
What makes these accomplishments more impressive is that it has been less than a month since these Japanese albums were dropped. Hence, it is expected that EXO Baekhyun and TXT could earn higher feats in the future.
Previous Sales of EXO Baekhyun and TXT's Latest Album
Upon release, EXO Baekhyun and TXT's new albums quickly entered the daily album chart, (dated Jan. 19), Japan's biggest music statistics site, Oricon. The K-pop boy group grabbed the No. 1 spot on the chart with 61,074 estimated sales. The male solo artist came next with 39, 047 estimated sales.
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For the weekly album chart of Feb. 1, TXT's "Still Dreaming" once again took the top of the rankings with estimated sales of 86,892. This is the third time that the quintet topped the said chart, after doing so with "The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY" and "minisode1: Blue Hour." These first-week sales are their highest so far on the Oricon chart.
"Still Dreaming" was once again followed by EXO Baekhyun's self-titled Japanese album that came in that week with estimated sales of 47,746.
EXO Baekhyun Achieves First Gold Certification in Japan
With EXO Baekhyun's latest album going gold in Japan, this becomes EXO Baekhyun's first time to earn such a big recognition. While this is his first one as a solo artist, EXO has already attained one back in 2018 with their Japanese album "Countdown," which amassed more than 100,000 copies in less than 10 days.
"BAEKHYUN" was issued in a total of six editions, which each represents the songs from the mini-album. It consists of six songs including the title track "Get You Alone," which currently has more than 5.6 million views on YouTube.
TXT's Previous Gold Certifications in Japan
Meanwhile, TXT has previously earned two gold certifications in Japan. On Feb. 10, 2020, RIAJ revealed the list of certifications for January 2020 and it included TXT's "Magic Hour," which has been certified gold for exceeding 100,000 copies in cumulative net shipments. It also charted on the daily singles chart at No. 1 and the weekly singles chart at No. 2 on Oricon.
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"Magic Hour" is TXT's first work to attain the milestone. And on Sept. 9, 2020, TXT's "Drama" went gold as well. The song also debuted and peaked at No. 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart.
Congratulations to EXO Baekhyun and TXT!
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