Asian entertainment online retail company, YesAsia recently released their music sales ranking for the year 2011. The ladies of Girls' Generation showed their tremendous popularity with overseas fans as they took the #1 spots for both Korean and Japanese Music. Additionally, Hallyu's strength was also shown in that many Korean artists such as SHINee, TVXQ, INFINITE, Jang Geun Suk, and 2PM took various spots in the categories: BEST-SELLING J-POP ALBUMS, BEST-SELLING J-POP SINGLES, and BEST-SELLING ARTISTS with their Japanese releases.

Check out the rankings below!

Korean Music

Korean music sales in 2011 can be summarized with two words: Girls' Generation. The super girl group topped both YesAsia's K-pop album and DVD bestsellers in 2011, while male groups occupied the rest of the charts. JYJ and Super Junior both rank in twice on album bestsellers, and Big Bang members alone managed to take three of the top ten spots on both the album and DVD charts." - YesAsia

BEST-SELLING K-POP ALBUMS

1. Girls' Generation
THE BOYS
2. Super Junior
MR. SIMPLE / A-CHA
3. JYJ
IN HEAVEN
4. Big Bang
BIG BANG SPECIAL EDITION
5. Big Bang
4TH MINI ALBUM
6. BEAST
FICTION AND FACT
7. Dong Bang Shin Ki
KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN
8. JYJ
THEIR ROOMS
9. GD & TOP
THE FIRST ALBUM
10. Super Junior
BONAMANA

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BEST-SELLING K-POP DVDS

1. Girls' Generation
ALL ABOUT GIRLS' GENERATION
2. Girls' Generation
INTO THE NEW WORLD
3. Big Bang
2011 BIG SHOW
4. Super Junior
SUPER SHOW 2
5. Super Junior
SUPER SHOW 3
6. Tae Yang
2010 SOLAR LIVE
7. Dong Bang Shin Ki
ALL ABOUT TVXQ 3
8. YG Family
2010 YG FAMILY LIVE
9. GD & TOP
PLAY WITH GD & TOP
10. Kim Jun Su
MUSICAL CONCERT: LEVAY WITH FRIENDS

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BEST-SELLING FEMALE ARTISTS

1. Girls' Generation
2. 2NE1
3. After School
4. IU
5. T-ara
6. f(x)
7. Kara
8. Wonder Girls
9. Secret
10. miss A

BEST-SELLING MALE ARTISTS

1. Super Junior
2. Big Bang
3. JYJ
4. Dong Bang Shin Ki
5. SHINee
6. BEAST
7. Infinite
8. CNBLUE
9. 2PM
10. GD & TOP



Japanese Music

The power of the Korean Wave in the Japanese music world could clearly be felt in 2011, as Girls' Generation, SHINee, TVXQ, and other popular Korean artists dominated the music charts. Johnny's artists like Arashi and KAT-TUN nevertheless remained big favorites among J-pop fans, while Hamasaki Ayumi continued her reign as the most popular solo female artist. Check out the charts below to see if your favorites made the list!" - YesAsia

BEST-SELLING J-POP ALBUMS

1. Girls' Generation
GIRLS' GENERATION
2. Arashi
BEAUTIFUL WORLD
3. Dong Bang Shin Ki
TONE
4. SHINee
THE FIRST
5. Yamashita Tomohisa
SUPERGOOD SUPERBAD
6. Hamasaki Ayumi
FIVE
7. YUI
HOW CRAZY YOUR LOVE
8. Amuro Namie
CHECKMATE!
9. Hamasaki Ayumi
LOVE SONGS
10. Koda Kumi
DEJAVU

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BEST-SELLING J-POP SINGLES

1. Girls' Generation
MR. TAXI /
RUN DEVIL RUN
2. SHINee
JULIETTE
3. SHINee
REPLAY - KIMI WA BOKU NO EVERYTHING
4. Akanishi Jin
ETERNAL
5. Infinite
BTD (BEFORE THE DAWN)
6. Arashi
LOTUS
7. KAT-TUN
BIRTH
8. Jang Keun Suk
LET ME CRY
9. KAT-TUN
WHITE
10. SHINee
LUCIFER

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BEST-SELLING ARTISTS

1. Girls' Generation
2. Arashi
3. SHINee
4. KAT-TUN
5. Hamasaki Ayumi
6. AKB48
7. TVXQ
8. Yamashita Tomohisa
9. Koda Kumi
10. 2PM

Source(s): YesAsia, (2)