BTS’s “Lights” and BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” are now officially certified hits in Japan!
Earlier this year, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) implemented a replacement certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. consistent with the new system, songs are certified silver once they reach 30 million streams, gold at 50 million streams, and platinum at 100 million streams.
In the RIAJ’s latest batch of certifications, both BTS’s Japanese song “Lights” and BLACKPINK’s hit “Kill This Love” (both of which were released in 2019) received official silver certifications after surpassing 30 million streams each.
BTS’s “Lights” is that the group’s fourth song to receive a silver certification for streaming, following “DNA,” “Boy With Luv,” and “Fake Love.” additionally to BTS currently being the sole Korean male artist ever to receive a RIAJ streaming certification, “Lights” is now the primary original Japanese song by a Korean artist to realize the feat.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” marks the group’s very first RIAJ certification.
Congratulations to both BTS and BLACKPINK! /soompi
Earlier this year, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) implemented a replacement certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. consistent with the new system, songs are certified silver once they reach 30 million streams, gold at 50 million streams, and platinum at 100 million streams.
In the RIAJ’s latest batch of certifications, both BTS’s Japanese song “Lights” and BLACKPINK’s hit “Kill This Love” (both of which were released in 2019) received official silver certifications after surpassing 30 million streams each.
BTS’s “Lights” is that the group’s fourth song to receive a silver certification for streaming, following “DNA,” “Boy With Luv,” and “Fake Love.” additionally to BTS currently being the sole Korean male artist ever to receive a RIAJ streaming certification, “Lights” is now the primary original Japanese song by a Korean artist to realize the feat.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” marks the group’s very first RIAJ certification.
Congratulations to both BTS and BLACKPINK! /soompi
