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4 K-pop acts among best-selling artists in 2023: IFPI

Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/seventeen.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="K-pop boy group Seventeen. Photo: @pledis_17/X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">K-pop boy group Seventeen. <em>Photo: @pledis_17/X</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>Four K-pop groups, led by boy band Seventeen, entered the list of the 10 biggest-selling recording artists in 2023, an industry group announced Thursday.</p><p>Seventeen placed second on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry&#x27;s (IFPI) Global Artist Chart, marking its third consecutive year in the Top 10 as well as its highest ranking to date, said the organization that represents the recording industry.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:560px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1760348349201363351&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-02-22T04%3A09%3A33.653150%3A14d124bc-135c-413d-b944-463ddccae99c%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=83f765d1e642fd37e35682da6ca439a67f776340&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1760348349201363351"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The IFPI attributed Seventeen&#x27;s placing to the success of its 10th extended play (EP) &quot;FML,&quot; which was released in April 2023.</p><p>Seventeen ranks behind Taylor Swift, who was named the biggest-selling artist for the second consecutive year. The American singer-songwriter also made history for being the first artist to top the IFPI list on four occasions.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/23/23/taylor-swift-is-ifpis-global-recording-artist-of-the-year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LINK:Taylor Swift is IFPI&#x27;s Global Recording Artist of the Year</a></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Stray-Kids.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Stray Kids. Photo: @jypnation/X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em>Stray Kids. Photo: @jypnation/X</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>K-pop boy band Stray Kids landed at No. 3 &quot;after enjoying global success with their 3rd chart-topping studio album &#x27;5-Star&#x27; [and] high-profile performances from the US to Japan,&quot; the IFPI said in an X (formerly Twitter) post.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/tomxtom.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Tomorrow X Together. Photo: @BIGHIT_MUSIC/x"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Tomorrow X Together. <em>Photo: @BIGHIT_MUSIC/x</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>Another Korean act, Tomorrow X Together (TXT), entered the tally at No. 7.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/20/tomorrow-x-together-s-yeonjun-dances-to-marikit-sa-dilim-1400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In his &#x27;Pinoy era&#x27;? Tomorrow X Together&#x27;s Yeonjun dances to &#x27;Marikit sa Dilim&#x27;</a></div><p>In 2023, the five-member boy band dropped its fifth Korean EP, second Japanese album, and third Korean album, the IFPI noted.</p><p>&quot;[TXT] enjoyed their biggest global recognition to date with a world tour, major global artist collabs, [and] TV &amp; festival appearances,&quot; the organization said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/NewJeans-02222024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="NewJeans. Photo: @NewJeans_ADOR/X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">NewJeans. <em>Photo: @NewJeans_ADOR/X</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>Fast-rising girl group NewJeans, meanwhile, landed on the eighth spot &quot;with a series of EP releases, global brand collaborations [and] high-profile festival performances.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/03/23/newjeans-tops-billboard-200-with-get-up-ep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LINK:K-pop group NewJeans tops Billboard 200 with &#x27;Get Up&#x27; EP</a></div><p>The other artists on IFPI&#x27;s Top 10 are Drake (No. 4), The Weeknd (No. 5), Morgan Wallen (No. 6), Bad Bunny (No. 9) and Lana del Rey (No. 10).</p><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2967512"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>Four K-pop groups, led by boy band Seventeen, entered the list of the 10 biggest-selling recording artists in 2023, an industry group announced.</p>

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4 K-pop acts among best-selling artists in 2023: industry group

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published February 22, 2024 12:18 PM PHT

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