Stray Kids, RIIZE, NewJeans Lead Circle Chart Certifications
Circle Chart announced its latest batch of official certifications this month, with Stray Kids, RIIZE, and NewJeans among the artists earning recognition for album sales and streaming milestones.

Circle Chart has certified a new wave of releases across both physical sales and streaming categories, recognizing albums and tracks that have hit significant performance benchmarks.
In the album category, RIIZE's mini album "II" and BOYNEXTDOOR's full-length "HOME" both earned million certifications for surpassing 1 million copies sold. Special versions of each—the SMC variant of "II" and the Weverse edition of "HOME"—received platinum certifications for exceeding 250,000 copies.
Stray Kids' 2021 holiday single album "Christmas EveL" and TREASURE's latest mini album "NEW WAV" also hit million certifications. ATEEZ's recent mini album "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5" earned a triple platinum certification for the regular version (over 750,000 copies) and platinum for the POCA version.
Other notable album certifications included CORTIS's "GREENGREEN" (triple platinum for the Weverse version) and Hearts2Hearts' "Lemon Tang" (double platinum), while tripleS's "LOVE&POP" pt.1 reached platinum status.
On the streaming side, NewJeans dominated with two certifications: "Hype Boy" earned triple platinum after surpassing 300 million streams, while "Cookie" hit platinum at 100 million streams. Additional platinum streaming certifications went to ZO ZAZZ's "Don't you know," BLACKPINK's Rosé's "toxic till the end," and aespa's "Drama," all reaching the 100 million stream threshold.
Circle Chart's certification system, which launched in 2018, recognizes physical albums at platinum (250,000+ sales) and million (1,000,000+ sales) levels, with higher tiers for exceptional performance. For streaming, certifications begin at platinum (100 million streams) and scale upward.
