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With around *** million units sold in 2025, “KARMA” by Stray Kids was the best-selling album in South Korea that year, the first time the group took the top spot. During BTS' hiatus, Stray Kids as well as label mates SEVENTEEN have been competing over album sales.

Number of albums sold by each K-pop group

The physical album sales of K-pop groups are very high in the domestic market. BTS, one of the most well-known boy groups in South Korea, had around *** million album sales in 2022. In the same year, BLACKPINK, one of the most successful K-pop girl groups, had sold around million album copies. Following these records, K-pop girl group Newjeans, sold over **** million copies of albums in 2023. Although they newly debuted in 2022, they've taken the title of best-selling female artist every year since their debut.

Clear sailing for K-pop solo albums

K-pop is extremely popular among South Koreans, being the second most-preferred genre next to ballads. The massive popularity of K-pop groups also affects the success of solo ventures of individual members. The top-selling album by a South Korean solo artist in 2025 was "Ruby" by BLACKPINK member JENNIE. Members from various highly popular groups such as EXO, BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE have all had successful solo debuts in recent years.