Get to know some of these iconic K-Pop idol groups who successfully earned the title of "Million-sellers" during their careers!
1. Seo Taiji and Boys (d. 1992)
Seo Taiji and Boys (1992) - 1,800,000 copies
Seo Taiji and Boys II (1993) - 2,200,000 copies
Seo Taiji and Boys III (1994) - 1,600,000 copies
Seo Taiji and Boys IV (1995) - 2,400,000 copies
2. Roo'ra (d. 1994)
Angel with Lost Wings (1995) - 1,600,000 copies
3. H.O.T (d. 1996)
We Hate all Kinds of Violence (1996) - 1,500,000 copies
Wolf and Sheep (1997) - 1,500,000 copies
Resurrection (1998) - 1,100,000 copies
I Yah! (1999) - 1,383,985 copies
4. Sechskies (d. 1997)
School Byeolgok (1997) - 1,200,000 copies
Special Album (1998) - 1,000,000 copies
5. g.o.d (d. 1999)
Chapter 3 : Lies (2000) - 1,849,391 copies
Chapter 4: Road (2001) - 1,750,000 copies
6. EXO (d. 2012)
XOXO (2013) - 1,269,063 copies
EXODUS (2015) - 1,285,860 copies
EX'ACT (2016) - 1,187,681 copies
The War (2017) - 1,671,720 copies
Don't Mess Up My Tempo (2018) - 1,967,290 copies
7. BTS (d. 2013)
Wings (2016) - 2,215,617 copies
Love Yourself : Her (2017) - 2,269,441 copies
Love Yourself : Tear (2018) - 2,258,016 copies
Love Yourself : Answer (2018) - 2,631,760 copies
Map of the Soul : Persona (2019) - 3,813,288
Map of the Soul : 7 (2020) - 4,265,627 copies
8. SEVENTEEN (d. 2015)
Heng:garæ (2020) - 1,235,859 copies
10. NCT 127 (d. 2016)
Neo Zone (2020) - 1,362,912 copies
11. Wanna One (d. 2017)
1 X 1 = 1 (To Be One) (2017) - 1,454,23 copies
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1st generation groups had the advantage of physical copies. 3rd generation groups (as well as the 4th) have the advantage of an international fan base. The 2nd generation groups were screwed as piracy blew up in Korea during the early 2000s and K-Pop's international base was still growing.
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