LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT Earn RIAJ Platinum Certifications in Japan
LE SSERAFIM's 'CRAZY' and ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate' both blew past 100 million streams to snag RIAJ platinum. two HYBE girl groups, one very cooked Japanese streaming chart.
it's giving domination. the RIAJ — Japan's official music body, keeping receipts since forever — just handed out platinum certs, and two of them went to HYBE girlies: LE SSERAFIM's 'CRAZY' and ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate.' both crossed 100 million streams in Japan. one hundred MILLION.
for context on how insane that is: RIAJ hands out silver at 30 million streams, gold at 50 million, and platinum at a cool 100 million. so these two didn't tiptoe over the line, they blew the door off it.
'CRAZY' has been a certified menace since 2024 and clearly refuses to stop charting, while ILLIT's 'Almond Chocolate' — a 2025 Japanese single, adorable name, deadly numbers — proved the rookies are not playing either.
Japan officially certified: both groups ate. no crumbs, only platinum plaques.
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CRAVITY Win First Music Show Trophy for 'LOUDER'
the 'sonorous' era paid off FAST — Luvity got their boys a win and immediately combusted.
not CRAVITY turning a comeback into a trophy in record time. we love growth.
on the October 6 episode of 'The Show,' CRAVITY took their first music show win for new title track 'LOUDER,' beating out CLOSE YOUR EYES' 'Drop That!' and ONEUS. a first win is a first win, and this one clearly MEANT something.
these boys have been grinding quietly for years, so watching the reactions land — the shock, the tears, the group hug — hits different. 'LOUDER' said be loud, and the fandom obliged.
Luvity, you did that. frame the trophy, we're so proud. 🏆
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that 'ANIMAL' wedding teaser was foreshadowing — the album moved 700,000 copies in a week.
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