Of the many agencies in South Korea, SM Entertainment became the agency with the largest album sales this year. According to data from Gaon Chart, SM Entertainment's biggest sales came from NCT's albums which reached more than 3.2 million albums. Then in second place was EXO who managed to sell 2.2 million albums.
In addition to NCT and EXO, other SM Entertainment artists who also get album sales in large numbers are Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet and NCT. If added up, then SM Entertainment managed to sell a total of 7.1 million albums in the first half of 2021.
In addition to NCT and EXO, other SM Entertainment artists who also get album sales in large numbers are Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet and NCT. If added up, then SM Entertainment managed to sell a total of 7.1 million albums in the first half of 2021.
After SM Entertainment, in second place is HYBE LABELS with sales figures reaching 3 million albums. As this data was released before BTS released the CD version of 'Butter', SEVENTEEN became the biggest contributor with sales reaching 1.3 million albums.
TXT managed to get sales of 784 thousand copies, ENHYPEN with 636 thousand copies and NU'EST with 208 thousand copies.
TXT managed to get sales of 784 thousand copies, ENHYPEN with 636 thousand copies and NU'EST with 208 thousand copies.
In the next place, there is YG Entertainment, which has a sales figure of 1.1 million albums. BLACKPINK became the biggest contributor with a total of 617 thousand copies, TREASURE with 329 thousand copies, WINNER with 122 thousand copies and iKON with 54 thousand copies.
JYP Entertainment took fourth place with total sales of 1 million copies. TWICE is in first place with 522 thousand copies, ITZY with 331 thousand copies, DAY6 with 110 thousand copies, and 2PM with 74 thousand copies. (www.onkpop.com)
