NewJeans has proven just how popular they are in Japan, achieving incredible success in their first year since debuting there!

According to their agency ADOR on January 10th, NewJeans (Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, Hyein) ranked 2nd in Oricon's prestigious Annual New Artist Ranking for 2024. What’s even more impressive? This ranking is the highest ever achieved by any overseas artist in the list!

The New Artist Ranking takes into account various sales, including singles, albums, streaming, and music DVDs. Oricon revealed that NewJeans earned an impressive 2.09 billion yen in sales during the tracking period (from December 11, 2023, to December 8, 2024).

NewJeans made an unforgettable debut in Japan in June last year, and their debut single "Supernatural" quickly shot to the top of the Oricon chart. It was certified Gold Disc by the Japan Record Association for shipping over 100,000 copies. The album itself has sold over 1.3 million copies (as of the December Circle Chart). The title track “Supernatural” topped major Japanese music charts and even ranked high on both local and international charts, despite being a Japanese single.

But that’s not all! NewJeans made history by becoming the fastest overseas artist to perform at the Tokyo Dome, doing so in just 1 year and 11 months. Their Tokyo Dome fan meeting “Bunnies Camp 2024 Tokyo Dome,” held on June 26-27 last year, sold out completely, drawing 91,200 fans.

On top of these amazing achievements, NewJeans was awarded the Excellent Work Award at the 66th Shining! Japan Record Awards for their hit song "Supernatural." They also stole the spotlight at local year-end television events, becoming the first K-pop girl group to perform at Japan’s largest indoor festival, "Countdown Japan 24/25," on December 31.

Clearly, NewJeans is taking Japan by storm, and their success shows no signs of slowing down.

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BTS’s Jimin is once again proving his global dominance, especially in Japan, where his solo music continues to break records!

Jimin's hit song "Who", from his second album MUSE, has just been awarded the prestigious Gold streaming certification from the Japan Record Association (RIAJ).

This honor comes after "Who" surpassed a remarkable 50 million streams in February, making it the first solo song by Jimin to receive this certification in Japan!

The Japan Record Association certifies music based on total streams, with Gold for 50 million streams, Platinum for 100 million, and Diamond for a massive 500 million.

This achievement adds another significant milestone to Jimin’s growing solo career.

Previously, Jimin also earned a Platinum certification for his first album FACE (for 250,000 units shipped) and a Gold certification for MUSE (for over 100,000 units shipped).

With the Gold streaming certification for "Who", Jimin now holds a total of three prestigious certifications from the Japan Record Association, solidifying his place as a solo artist.

Not only that, but "Who" made waves on the Billboard charts, staying on the Billboard Hot 100 for an impressive 33 weeks, setting a record for the longest-charting K-pop solo song! It also spent 32 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, showing just how much love fans have for his music.

Jimin’s solo success doesn’t stop there, as GOLDEN also spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart, and Jimin continues to dominate the Billboard Japan Artist 100, where he has now charted for 47 weeks! Clearly, Jimin’s popularity is unstoppable!

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