SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – JANUARY 08: Boy band Stray Youngsters carry out on stage in the course of the ninth Gaon Chart … [+]
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Since formally launching a number of years in the past, Stray Youngsters have loved following an upward trajectory, and now they’ve landed a really particular win that reveals in no unsure phrases that they’re undoubtedly rising by leaps and bounds.
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Each month, Gaon, a company based mostly in South Korea tasked with placing collectively weekly, month-to-month and annual charts and doling out different honors, reveals which songs and albums have earned particular and coveted certifications after they’ve achieved a sure variety of items. Within the roundup of albums which have collected necessary certifications within the month of July 2021, simply three initiatives received particular awards, and Stray Youngsters was included in that bunch.
The South Korean all-male vocal band’s In Life has been formally licensed double platinum by Gaon. The title is a reissued deluxe version of their debut full-length Go Reside that was shared with the world again in September of 2020, and now it’s turn into their most-certified launch but.
In Life is the third title from Stray Youngsters to gather any sort of certification from Gaon, and it certainly received’t be their final. They earned their first award from the physique final yr, when Go Reside itself went platinum. Earlier this yr, Clé: Levanter was additionally licensed platinum.
In South Korea, albums and EPs may be licensed platinum by Gaon after promoting 250,000 items. Double platinum is available in at 500,000, and from there the one honors handed out are in increments of million, that are self-explanatory.
Stray Youngsters collected their fourth No. 1 on the Gaon Albums chart with In Life, which rapidly rose proper to the summit, following within the footsteps of the aforementioned Go Reside, in addition to the band’s earlier EPs Clé 1: Miroh and Clé: Levanter. The band has now appeared inside the highest 10 on the weekly gross sales rating with 9 completely different releases.
In Life is one in every of three releases to gather a certification from Gaon this month. Becoming a member of Stray Youngsters on this exhibiting are NCT Dream with their debut album Sizzling Sauce (licensed two million) whereas ATEEZ’s Zero: Fever Half.2 additionally went double platinum.
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