There is the old saying: numbers don’t lie – and judging by the counts of album sales, 2013 is shaping up to be a pretty stellar year for some of most highly regarded K-Pop artists.
According to Instiz, the site that compiles the various charts used to rank music sales in South Korea, these are the top-sellers so far this year.
2013 is off to a great start in K-pop with the return of some of the top acts in the music industry. Even though digital sales have been steadily taking over the physical album sales, this year many idols have enjoyed high album sales.
The ranking isn’t exactly scientific as album releases vary by date, and certain albums have more than one part or include repackage editions. But still, when’s a ranking ever not fun?
Here is a list of the top 10 artists who sold the most albums in 2013 so far from January 1 to April 30 courtesy of Gaon:
1. SHINee
283,189 albums sold (Part 1 & Part 2)
‘Dream Girl: Misconceptions of You‘ released February 2
Why So Serious?: Misconceptions of Me‘ released April 26
SM Entertainment
2. Girls’ Generation
282,760 albums sold
‘I Got a Boy‘ released January 1
SM Entertainment
3. Jaejoong
206,740 albums sold (EP & Repackaged Album)
‘I‘ released January 17
‘Y‘ released February 26
C-JeS Entertainment
JYJ3′s Note: Kim Jaejoong is the Solo Artist that ranked high in the Top 10 of GAON Chart. He released 2 MINI-Albums with limited editions.
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Taking over one country at a time, JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong recorded high on China’s MV chart as well as Billboard.
Kim Jae Joong’s first solo album, I continued its reign on the Chinese music video site, Yin Yue Tai’s V chart for K-Pop for the second week since January 14.
Not only that, Kim Jae Joong’s name was found at the number two spot on Billboard’s World Album chart.
These feats continue his success as a soloist with his album ranking high on music charts in
Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
Jaejoong‘s music video for “Mine” ranked #1 in China.
The music video that was released on the 17th ranked #1 on Yinyuetai‘s ‘Korea V-Chart’. The V-chart reflects votes from the fans themselves, and is a chart that is a good gauge to measure an artist’s popularity in China. Jaejoong’s video for “Mine” ranked #1 in 5 days, far above the #3 video of Super Junior-M‘s “Break Down” and Super Junior K.R.Y‘s “Promise You“.
YinYueTai is China’s version of YouTube and Jaejoong’s video for “Mine” has already garnered over 4.6 million views.
A Chinese media representative said, “Jaejoong’s album will receive a lot of love in China. It’s a new album that’s different from the standard idol dance music. The high-quality music video with the mysterious character has charmed the viewers.”
His mini album ‘I‘ has ranked #1 on Hanteo‘s real-time, daily, and weekly charts as well.
Congratulations to Jaejoong!
Artist Kim Jae-Joong’s first solo mini-album title song ‘MINE’ music video swept over China as well. Kim Jae-Joong’s first solo mini-album ‘I’ title track ‘MINE’ reached #1 in China’s biggest MV site ‘www.yinyuetai.com’ Korea V-Chart in January 17. Yinyuentai V-Chart reflects the popularity of the artist based on the view count and the score written by the fans. Kim Jae-Joong’s ‘MINE’ music video reached #1 just within five days, leaving a wide hiatus between #2.
One of the Chinese media associates said, “Kim Jae-Joong’s album will be loved by the Chinese,” “It deviates from the traditional idol dance music, and it involves a fresh, mysterious character within a high-quality music video.” In Korea, Kim Jae-Joong’s first solo concert ‘Your, My and Mine’ music video making-clip is also heating up with raving attention. Kim Jae-Joong’s first solo mini-album ‘I’ reached #1 in Hanteo’s Daily/Weekly/Real-time Charts just within 4 days, and pre-open song ‘ONE KISS’ topped #1 in iTune’s Rock Chart in 9 different countries.
Less than a day after Kim Jaejoong’s ONE KISS has been released, it became number 1 on the iTunes music charts in 5 countries.
On the 8th, Kim Jaejoong has unveiled the track ONE KISS from his mini solo-album. Shortly after its released domestically, it became no. 1 on real-time charts such as Bugs and Cyworld. It also ranked #1 on iTunes music chart in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Kim Jaejoong also conquered the rock charts. Aside from the 5 countries, it has topped the iTunes chart rock category in Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Indonesia. This has proven Kim Jaejoong’s successful transformation to a rocker.
A music official said, “The intense sound and exquisite blend of Kim Jaejoong’s unique voice has managed to make trendy songs. Its sophisticated melodies will attract listeners from North and South America, and Europe. When the album is released, we can expect it to hit the global charts.”
Kim Jaejoong’s first solo mini-album has heightened expectations since it also ranked no 1 on Japanese online music stores such as Tower Records, HMV, and Amazon.
Kim Jaejoong’s first solo mini-album MINE will be released on Jan 17.
Source: Newsen via Nate
Translated by: @Rubypurple_fan of JYJ3
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JYJ3′s note: Jaejoong’s ONE KISS topped iTunes Chart, Rock category in 9 countries Link
People now recognize JYJ’s Kim Jun Su for his capability in selling out all the tickets of his musicals and concerts.
Recently, the popular booking website for concerts and musicals, Interpark, held the 8th Golden Ticket Awards, and Kim received two awards, Musical Actor Award and Domestic Concert Musician Award.
Previously, the star has risen with his excellent skills as he received the Best Rookie Award and Best Actor Award since his musical debut in 2009. The tickets for all seats at Sejong Culture Hall were sold out when his debut musical Mozart was held. Along with it, his second playTears of Heaven showed similar “ticket power.” Out of 20 plays, 17 plays were full of audience.
