Just wanted to make this to show the current standing for girl group sales for the 3rd and 4th gen. It also shows the gens combined and it shows which groups had the best year in sales.
Top 5 Best Selling 3rd Gen Kpop GG
1) 🥇 Twice: 2015 Debut : 15,453,727 Total
- Korean sales: 11,473,593 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 3,980,134 copies sold
- 2015: 49,904 copies sold
- 2016: 580,879 copies sold
- 2017: 1,665,875 copies sold
- 2018: 2,503,199 copies sold
- 2019: 2,416,172 copies sold
- 2020: 1,842,899 copies sold
- 2021: 1,813,559 copies sold
- 2022: 2,255,818 copies sold
- 2023: 2,325,422 copies sold
2) 🥈 Blackpink: 2016 Debut : 6,179,507 Total
- Korean sales: 5,956,434 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 223,073 copies sold
- 2017: 58,332 copies sold
- 2018: 301,181 copies sold
- 2019: 419,563 copies sold
- 2020: 1,735,433 copies sold
- 2021: 469,992 copies sold
- 2022: 2,847,139 copies sold
- 2023: 347,867 copies sold
3) 🥉 Red Velvet: 2014 Debut : 4,552,290 Total
- Korean sales: 4,485,087 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 67,203 copies sold
- 2015: 95,386 copies sold
- 2016: 126,073 copies sold
- 2017: 289,284 copies sold
- 2018: 470,386 copies sold
- 2019: 473,511 copies sold
- 2020: 103,666 copies sold
- 2021: 456,325 copies sold
- 2022: 2,424,637 copies sold
- 2023: 113,022 copies sold
4) Mamamoo : 2014 Debut : 1,246,642 Total
- Korean sales: 1,194,962 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 51,680 copies sold
- 2014: 3,951 copies sold
- 2015: 16,030 copies sold
- 2016: 96,525 copies sold
- 2017: 61,046 copies sold
- 2018: 158,089 copies sold
- 2019: 235,703 copies sold
- 2020: 261,166 copies sold
- 2021: 275,196 copies sold
- 2022: 138,936 copies sold
5) GFriend : 2015 Debut : 983,876 Total
- Korean sales: 920,250 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 63,626 copies sold
Top 5 Best Selling 4th Gen Kpop GG
1) 🥇 IVE: 2021 Debut : 4,974,782 Total
- Korean sales: 4,728,277 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 246,505 copies sold
- 2021: 268,396 copies sold
- 2022: 2,790,871 copies sold
- 2023: 1,915,515 copies sold
2) 🥈 Aespa: 2020 Debut : 4,756,901 Total
- Korean sales: 4,756,901 copies sold
- 2021: 574,445 copies sold
- 2022: 1,984,556 copies sold
- 2023: 2,197,900 copies sold
3) 🥉 New Jeans: 2022 Debut : 4,735,025 Total
- Korean sales: 4,735,025 copies sold
- 2022: 761,726 copies sold
- 2023: 3,973,299 copies sold
4) Itzy: 2019 Debut : 3,901,762 Total
- Korean sales: 3,786,690 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 115,072 copies sold
- 2019: 123,777 copies sold
- 2020: 400,737 copies sold
- 2021: 934,475 copies sold
- 2022: 2,367,434 copies sold
- 2023: 75,339 copies sold
5) Le Sserafim: 2022 Debut : 3,490,052 Total
- Korean sales: 3,207,123 copies sold
- Japanese sales: 282,929 copies sold
- 2022: 1,311,138 copies sold
- 2023: 2,178,914 copies sold
Top 5 Best Selling GG 3rd Gen + 4th Gen
1) 🥇 Twice: 15,453,727 Total
2) 🥈 Blackpink: 6,179,507 Total
3) 🥉 IVE: 2021 Debut : 4,974,782 Total
4) Aespa: 4,756,901 Total
5) New Jeans: 4,735,025 Total
Best Selling Years for 3rd & 4th Gen GG
1) 🥇 2023 New Jeans: 3,973,299 copies sold
2) 🥈 2022 Blackpink: 2,847,139 copies sold
3) 🥉 2022 IVE: 2,790,871 copies sold
4) 2018 Twice: 2,503,199 copies sold
5) 2022 Red Velvet: 2,424,637 copies sold
