The TOP 50 First Week K-Pop Single Sales On Oricon Charts Of All Time
The Oricon charts in Japan are comparable to the Billboard charts in the U.S., or the Gaon charts in South Korea. Sales are counted on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis for albums sold in Japan, and the data is collected and compared to other albums sold at the same time to determine chart rankings.
K-Pop artists have been showing up on Oricon charts for over a decade now, with many groups these days appealing to their Japanese fans with songs written in Japanese, or Japanese versions of originally Korean-language songs. Here are the 50 K-Pop single albums that have had the most first-week sales on the Oricon charts!
50. GO GO サマー! by KARA
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 113.9k
49. TONIGHT by Kim Hyunjoong
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 115.8k
48. Very Merry Xmas by TVXQ!
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 116.7k
47. Alligator by MONSTA X
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 117.7k
46. Let Me Cry by Jang Geunsuk
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 119.1k
45. Sweat / Answer by TVXQ!
Release year: 2014
Number of sales: 119.3k
44. ジェットコースターラブ (Jet Coaster Love) by KARA
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 122.8k
43. Reboot by TVXQ!
Release year: 2017
Number of sales: 123.7k
42. RUN (Japanese Ver.) by BTS
Release year: 2016
Number of sales: 124.5k
41. Winter: Winter Rose / Duet -Winter Ver.- by TVXQ!
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 129.5k
40. マスカレード ~Masquerade~ by 2PM
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 130.2k
39. FINE COLLECTION ~Begin Again~ by TVXQ!
Release year: 2017
Number of sales: 130.4k
38. Your Number by SHINee
Release year: 2015
Number of sales: 131.4k
37. HIGHER by 2PM
Release year: 2015
Number of sales: 132.8k
36. SCREAM by TVXQ!
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 134.3k
35. WAKE ME TONIGHT by JYJ
Release year: 2015
Number of sales: 135.6k
34. サクラミチ (Sakuramichi) by TVXQ!
Release year: 2015
Number of sales: 136.5k
33. Catch Me -If You Wanna- by TVXQ!
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 137.0k
32. GIVE ME LOVE by 2PM
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 137.8k
31. STILL by TVXQ!
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 138.7k
30. Coming Over by EXO
Release year: 2016
Number of sales: 140.1k
29. OCEAN by TVXQ!
Release year: 2013
Number of sales: 140.9k
28. Beautiful by 2PM
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 141.2k
27. Love Me Right ~Romantic Universe~ by EXO
Release year: 2015
Number of sales: 146.9k
26. ANDROID by TVXQ!
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 152.4k
25. Superstar by TVXQ!
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 158.9k
24. Opera by Super Junior
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 159.8k
23. Fanfare by TWICE
Release year: 2020
Number of sales: 176.7k
22. Stand by U by TVXQ!
Release year: 2009
Number of sales: 182.1k
21. HEAT by Kim Hyunjoong
Release year: 2012
Number of sales: 183.5k
20. 時ヲ止メテ (Toki wo Tomete) by TVXQ!
Release year: 2010
Number of sales: 195.3k
19. XIAH (Intoxication) by XIA
Release year: 2010
Number of sales: 195.3k
18. Border: Hakanai by ENHYPEN
Release year: 2021
Number of sales: 200.4k
17. One More Time by TWICE
Release year: 2017
Number of sales: 200.8k
16. Vampire by IZ*ONE
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 205.0k
15. Buenos Aires by IZ*ONE
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 215.8k
14. 好きと言わせたい (Suki to Iwasetai) by IZ*ONE
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 221.6k
13. Breakthrough by TWICE
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 229.3k
12. Why? (Keep Your Head Down) by TVXQ!
Release year: 2011
Number of sales: 231.5k
11. 血, 汗, 涙 (Blood Sweat & Tears) by BTS
Release year: 2017
Number of sales: 238.8k
10. HAPPY HAPPY by TWICE
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 247.0k
9. Happy Ending by SEVENTEEN
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 254.9k
8. BREAK OUT! by TVXQ!
Release year: 2010
Number of sales: 255.9k
7. Wake Me Up by TWICE
Release year: 2018
Number of sales: 262.6k
6. Candy Pop by TWICE
Release year: 2018
Number of sales: 265.8k
5. ひとりじゃない (Not Alone) by SEVENTEEN
Release year: 2021
Number of sales: 314.8k
4. 舞い落ちる花びら (Fallin’ Flower) by SEVENTEEN
Release year: 2020
Number of sales: 334.4k
3. MIC Drop / DNA / Crystal Snow by BTS
Release year: 2017
Number of sales: 365.1k
2. FAKE LOVE / Airplane Pt.2 by BTS
Release year: 2018
Number of sales: 454.8k
1. Lights / Boy With Luv by BTS
Release year: 2019
Number of sales: 620.7k