Ranked of The Most Popular K-pop Album in Japan in The First Half of 2020

Which K-Pop albums are the best-selling in Japan in the first half of 2020? To answer that question, Tower Records company in Japan recently released a ranking list of the best-selling K-Pop albums in the first half of 2020.

The ranking is divided into several categories, namely Japanese albums by Korean artists, imported Korean albums, and Japanese singles by Korean artists.

Of the many albums and singles released, 'Map of the Soul: 7' by BTS, Stray Kids' Japanese album titled 'SKZ2020'  and single 'Wish on the Same Sky' by MONSTA X managed to rank 1st in each category .

You can see the full ranking list below:

Imported Korean album
1. BTS - ‘Map of the Soul: 7’
2. TWICE - ‘MORE & MORE’
3. NCT 127 - 'Neo Zone'
4. IZ*ONE - ‘BLOOM*IZ’
5. ASTRO - ‘Gateway’
6. MONSTA X - ‘FANTASIA’
7. IZ*ONE - ‘Oneiric Diary’
8. TVXQ's Changmin - ‘Chocolate’
9. JYJ's Kim Jaejoong - ‘Aiyo’
10. Stray Kids - ‘GO 生’ (‘Go Live’)

Japanese album by Korean artist
1. Stray Kids - ‘SKZ2020’
2. Oh My Girl - ‘Eternally’
3. NCT Dream - ‘THE DREAM’
4. TWICE - ‘& TWICE -Repackage-‘
5. Super Junior - ‘I THINK U’
6. 2PM - 'The Best of 2PM in Japan 2011-2016'
7. TWICE - ‘& TWICE’
8. 2PM's Nichkhun - ‘Story of ...’
9. Park Bo Gum - 'Blue Bird'
10. U-KISS' Jun - '22'

Japanese single by Korean artist
1. MONSTA X - ‘Wish on the Same Sky’
2. SF9 - 'Good Guy'
3. Stray Kids - 'TOP'
4. TXT - ‘Magic Hour’
5. SEVENTEEN - ‘Fallin’ Flower ’
6. ONEUS - ‘808’
7. ASTRO - ‘One & Only’
8. Funky Galaxy - ‘Sketch’
9. NATURE - 'I'm So Pretty'
10. IN2IT - 'I'm Your Joker'

Congratulations to K-Pop artists who got the top ranking list! (www.onkpop.com)