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Posted by Sofia-Sayson Thursday, September 8, 2022

ITZY's 'CHECKMATE' becomes 4th million-seller girl group album in Circle music chart history

AKP STAFF

ITZY have surpassed over 1 million copies sold with their latest album!

On September 8, ITZY's most recent album 'CHECKMATE' has been certified million in South Korea by The Korea Music Copyright Association (KMCA) for exceeding 1,000,000 copies sold.

This marks the girl group's first-ever million-seller album in Circle Chart (formerly Gaon chart) history. Overall, 'CHECKMATE' became ITZY's fourth album to be certified by KMCA: 'GUESS WHO' and 'Not Shy' with platinum certifications and 'CRAZY IN LOVE' with 2x platinum certification.

With this, ITZY have become the fourth girl group to ever have at least one album to record a whopping one million sales on the platform after the albums of BLACKPINK, aespa, and IVE.

Congratulations to ITZY!

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whatever101
whatever10111,923 pts Thursday, September 8, 2022 0
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its very impressive how they were able to get there despite initially starting at 700k where sales are at their strongest but somehow their sales were able to stay consistent and continue selling over 50k albums week after week.

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itsliaaa1,215 pts Thursday, September 8, 2022 0
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Though I'm not into their music anymore, I wish the girls the best and that they keep growing stronger

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