[LIST] Who are the best-selling K-Pop Artists since debut?

All of the information regarding the sales are all taken by official sources and over 10 websites. The source has been searching, analysing, compiling and calculating all the sales thoroughly without skipping any. This are only for idol groups in Korea and not for solo artists or other artists from different country.

For Korea's total sales, Gaon and Hanteo are the official sources while for Japan's total sales, Oricon are the official sources referred. For websites, a minor accident occured where the source lost all the websites. If any of you have established a websites that gives out such information, do quote the source to confirmed it.

The total sales for Korea licensed album and Japan licensed album are all included in the sales of the country the album first released. The total sales of DVD, Blu-Ray, Photobooks, Live Concert Album, VCD (if any) and others will also be included.

List of Total Sales by idol groups since debut

1. 2AM (2008) : KOR - 217,894 / JAP - 49,371
2. 2NE1 (2009) : KOR - 471,150 / JAP - 81,474
3. 2PM (2008) : KOR - 532,541 / JAP - 559,583
4. 4Minute (2009) : KOR - 151,235 / JAP - 75,501
5. A Pink (2011) : KOR - 40,864 / JAP -
6. After School (2009) : KOR - 101,192 / JAP - 123,155
7. B.A.P (2012) : KOR - 90,392 / JAP -
8. B1A4 (2011) : KOR - 187,073 / JAP - 71,972
9. BEAST/B2ST (2009) : KOR - 582,282 / JAP - 209,282
10. Big Bang (2006) : KOR - 2,210,230 / JAP : 757,200
11. Block B (2011) : KOR - 65,415 / JAP -
12. The Boss/ DGNA/Daikoku Danji (2010) : KOR - 10,302 / JAP - 113,660
13. Boyfriend (2011) : KOR - 100,682 / JAP - 67,123
14. Brown Eyed Girls/ BEG (2006) : KOR - 164,251 / JAP - 8,822
15. CNBLUE (2010) : KOR - 579,990 / JAP - 423,402
16. Cross Gene (2012) : KOR - 5,940 / JAP -
17. Dalmatian (2010) : KOR - 10,660 / JAP -
18. Dalshabet (2011) : KOR - 16,810 / JAP -
19. EXO (2012) : KOR - 227,797 / JAP -
20. f(x) (2009) : KOR - 259,021 / JAP -
21. FT Island (2007) : KOR - 443,498 / JAP - 284,624
22. SNSD/Shoujo Jidai (2007) : KOR - 2,040,170 / JAP - 2,030,776
23. The Grace/CSJH/TSZX (2005) : KOR : 15,000 / JAP - 35,653
24. Infinite (2010) : KOR - 395,889 / JAP - 135,322
25. JYJ (2010) : KOR - 556,061 / JAP - 315,000 / US - 520,000
26. KARA (2007) : KOR - 537,546 / JAP - 2,928,793
27. MBLAQ (2009) : KOR - 230,754 / JAP - 100,273
28. Miss A (2010) : KOR - 79,115 / JAP -
29. Nine Muses (2010) : KOR - 4,000 / JAP -
30. NU'EST (2012) : KOR - 39,637 / JAP -
31. Rainbow (2009) : KOR - 52,000 / JAP - 106,654
32. Secret (2009) : KOR - 62,113 / JAP - 60,683
33. SHINee (2008) : KOR - 943,640 / JAP - 443,722
34. SISTAR (2010) : KOR - 51,970
35. SPICA (2012) : KOR - 4,500 / JAP -
36. Super Junior (2005) : KOR - 2,128,761 / JAP - 461,667
37. T-ARA (2009) : KOR - 410,162 / JAP - 332,145
38. Teen Top (2010) : KOR - 185,500 / JAP -
39. TVXQ (2003) : KOR - 3,922,388 / JAP - 7,097,622
40. U-KISS (2008) : KOR - 103,524 / JAP - 90,029
41. Wonder Girls (2007) : KOR - 370,138 / JAP - 10,396

Top 15 best selling Korean male idols in Korea

1. TVXQ - 3,921,388 
2. Big Bang - 2,210,230
3. Super Junior - 2,128,761
4. SHINee - 943,640
5. BEAST - 582,282
6. CNBLUE - 579,990
7. JYJ - 556,016 
8. 2PM - 532,541
9. FT Island - 443,498
10. Infinite - 395,889
11. MBLAQ - 230,754
12. EXO - 227,797
13. 2AM - 217,894
14. B1A4 - 187,073
15. Teen Top - 185,500


Top 15 best selling Korean female idols in Korea
1. Girls' Generation - 2,040,170
2. KARA - 537,546
3. 2NE1 - 471,150
4. T-ARA - 410,162
5. Wonder Girls - 370,138
6. f(x) - 259,021
7. Brown Eyed Girls - 164,251
8. 4Minute - 151,235
9. After School - 101,192
10. Miss A - 79,115
11. Secret - 62,113
12. SISTAR - 51,970
13. Rainbow - 52,000
14. A Pink - 40,864
15. Dalshabet - 16,810


Top 10 best selling Korean male idols in Japan

1. TVXQ - 7,097,622
2. Big Bang - 757,200
3. 2PM - 559,583
4. Super Junior - 461,667
5. SHINee - 443,722
6. CNBLUE - 423,402
7. JYJ - 315,000
8. FT Island - 284,624
9. BEAST - 209,282
10. Infinite - 135,332


Top 10 best selling Korean female idols in Japan

1. KARA - 2,928,793
2. Girls' Generation - 2,030,776
3. T-ARA - 332,145
4. After School - 123,155
5. Rainbow - 106,654
6. 2NE1 - 81,474
7. 4Minute - 75,501
8. Secret - 60,683
9. The Grace - 37,653
10. Wonder Girls - 10,396


Ranking for Top 20 best selling Korean idol

1. TVXQ - 11,019,010
2. Girls' Generation - 4,070,170
3. KARA - 3,466,339
4. Big Bang - 2,967,430
5. Super Junior - 2,590,428
6. JYJ - 1,391,016
7. SHINee - 1,387,362
8. 2PM - 1,092,124
9. CNBLUE - 1,003,392
10. BEAST - 791,564
10. T-ARA - 742,307
11. FT Island - 728,122
12. 2NE1 - 552,624
13. Infinite - 531,221
14. Wonde Girls - 380,534
15. MBLAQ - 331,027
16. 2AM - 267,265
17. f(x) - 254,632
18. B1A4 - 259,045
19. EXO - 227,797
20. 4Minute - 226,736

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