The Japan Gold Disc Awards is a prestigious music awards ceremony held annually, and the selection criteria for winners are based solely on net sales of their records. Therefore, this is a tremendous triumph for both SNSD and KARA having only debuted roughly midway through 2010.
source: http://www.golddisc.jp/award/25/index.html#gd25_02
screencap: mikechi@snsdkorean.com
Via:soneternity
