K-pop boy band BTS hit song Fake Love has been certified gold in the US.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released new certifications and awarded Fake Love a gold award for achieving 500,000 units.
This is BTS third certification from RIAA, all of which they earned this year. The popular boy band got their first gold certification through the song MIC Drop last 6 February. On 9 February, BTS got their second RIAA gold award for DNA.
Gold & Platinum Awards are earned by artists who have met rigorous standards, and recipients join the ranks of the most iconic recording artists, according to the RIAA website.
RIAA certifies singles and albums. For the digital single award, the certifications are: Gold – 500,000 units; Platinum – 1,000,000 Units; Multi-Platinum – 2,000,000 units (increments of 1,000,000 thereafter); and Diamond – 10,000,000 Units (increments of 1,000,000 thereafter).
A unit is defined as each permanent digital download or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams.
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In July, RIAA certified 128 song awards and 25 album awards, according to a report published by the association.
BTS earlier got a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for their album Love Yourself: Tear, which sold 100,000 copies in the country.
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On the latest Billboard charts, BTS earned their 57th consecutive first place finish on the Social 50 chart, eclipsing the record set by Justin Bieber, who had 56 straight No. 1s on the chart.
Love Yourself: Tear also placed 77th on Billboard 200, its 12th consecutive week on the chart since May.
The album ranked No. 1 on the World Album, No. 3 on Independent Albums, No. 20 on Top Album Sales and No. 65 on Billboard Canadian Albums.
BTS will be coming back with the new album Love Yourself: Answer, which will be released on 24 August.
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