There’s no stopping ‘The Boys’

Who could stop the girls? There is no competition at all! As soon as SNSD’s 3rd album ‘The Boys’ was released, the songs in the album conquered top positions in the real-time charts on major music sites.

At 12am KST on October 19th, ‘The Boys’ was released simultaneously worldwide through iTunes and also via various music sites in Korea. As of 8am KST, the title song, ‘The Boys’ have secured the no.1 spot on real-time charts on melOn, Bugs!, Soribada, Olleh Music, Monkey3, etc as well as no.3 spot on Mnet. It is on the brink of making an ‘all-kill’ within just 8 hours after release.

SNSD reveals secret for album sales achievement in Japan

What were the secrets behind SNSD’s massive album sales in Japan?

SNSD, who had just released their 3rd full Korean album ‘The Boys’, attended an interview at the SM Entertainment office and revealed their future plans.

2010 korean album sales!

The results for the best selling Korean albums of 2010 have been released. SNSD dominates the chart with a whopping 312,000 number of albums sold overall. Super Junior follows with 263,000 and SHINee comes in third at 155,000. Surprising results include TVXQ's impressive sale of 40,000, considering the recent release date of their album.

Be sure to look at the list! Do you see your favorite artists on here?

Overall
1. SNSD 312,000
2. Super Junior 263,000
3. SHINee 155,000
4. JYJ 128,000
5. BEAST 112,000
6. 2PM 107,000
7. 2AM 96,000
8. 2NE1 64,000
9. BoA 63,000
10. Kara 54,000

Male
1. Super Junior 263,000
2. SHINee 155,000
3. JYJ 128,000
4. BEAST 112,000
5. 2PM 107,000
6. 2AM 96,000
7. SS501 49,000
8. CN Blue 44,000
9. Brown Eyed Soul 43,000
10. TVXQ 40,000

Female
1. SNSD 312,000
2. 2NE1 64,000
3. Kara 54,000
4. T-ara 26,000
5. f(x) 17,000

Source: karaholic and Daum
Taken From: Koreaboo.com

Album sales since debut