‘Platinum siblings’ Seventeen and Le Seraphim, Japan Record Association certified collectors

Group Seventeen (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino) and Le Seraphim (Kim Chae-won, Sakura, Heo Yun-jin, Kazuha, Hong Eun-chae) were selected by the Japan Record Association. They became platinum siblings.

According to SEVENTEEN's agency Pledis Entertainment on the 28th, SEVENTEEN's best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE', released in April, received a gold disc 'platinum' certification with cumulative shipments exceeding 250,000 copies in the same month.

In addition, SEVENTEEN has 7 ‘Platinum’ certified albums, 4 each of ‘Double Platinum’ (monthly cumulative shipments of over 500,000 copies) and ‘Triple Platinum’ (monthly cumulative shipments of over 750,000 copies) certified albums, and ‘Million’ (monthly cumulative shipments of over 750,000 copies). We have two certified albums (with cumulative shipment of over 1 million copies).

At the same time, Seventeen's 8th mini album 'Your Choice', released in June 2021, and the title song 'Ready to love' exceeded 50 million cumulative views in April, winning 'Gold' in the streaming category. Certified. As a result, Seventeen has a total of 11 streaming ‘gold’ certified songs.

The Recording Industry Association of Japan grants certification every month based on the cumulative number of plays (streaming sector) of the song, classifying it as Gold (50 million or more), Platinum (100 million or more), and Diamond (500 million or more).

Le Seraphim received ‘Platinum’ certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for two of their songs. According to an announcement by the Recording Industry Association of Japan on the 28th, Le Seraphim's first full-length album title song 'UNFORGIVEN' and first English digital single 'Perfect Night' had accumulated 100 million views as of April this year. It achieved 'Platinum' certification in the streaming category. This achievement was achieved 11 and 6 months respectively after the two songs were released.

As a result, Le Seraphim has a total of four songs certified as 'Platinum' in the streaming category by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, following 'FEARLESS' (August 2023) and 'ANTIFRAGILE' (May 2023). This is the record for having the most ‘Platinum’ certifications among K-pop girl groups that debuted since 2017.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr