South Korean pop group TVXQ, known as Tohoshinki (東方神起, Tōhōshinki) in Japanese releases, have released twenty studio albums (four which were re-released under different titles), three extended plays (released as "special albums" or "mini albums"), four compilation albums, ten live albums, four remix albums, one soundtrack album and one box set. The group has sold over 14 million physical records since 2004, including 9.4 million in Japan, making them one of the best-selling K-pop acts of all time.[1][2]
TVXQ released their debut single "Hug" in January 2004. Their first studio album Tri-Angle (2004) debuted at number one on the Monthly Albums Chart by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), starting a winning streak of number-one albums for the group in the country. Influenced by their label mate BoA, TVXQ crossed over to the Japanese music industry in 2005, and released their debut Japanese studio album Heart, Mind and Soul in March 2006. The album had mediocre success overall, peaking at number twenty-five on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling less than 10,000 copies. However, sales improved for their second Japanese album Five in the Black (2007), which peaked at number ten on the Oricon. Their third Japanese album T, released in January 2008, was TVXQ's first gold-certified album from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). In between their early J-pop endeavors, they issued two more Korean albums Rising Sun (2005) and "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. (2006), both being best-selling top-charters in K-pop music charts across Asia.
In September 2008, the group released their fourth Korean studio album Mirotic, their most critically successful and best-selling album to date. It is the first Korean album in four years to break past half a million copies,[3] and was the highest-selling Korean album of the year across Asia that year. In March 2009, TVXQ released their fourth Japanese album The Secret Code, their first platinum-certified album by the RIAJ. A year later, TVXQ achieved their first number-one record in Japan with the release of their Japanese greatest hits album Best Selection 2010, the fastest-selling and best-selling album of their career. It achieved a double platinum certification from the RIAJ after only a month of release.
After a two year hiatus, TVXQ returned as a duo with their fifth Korean album Keep Your Head Down (2011), which debuted at number one on the Gaon Albums Chart. In September, the duo issued TVXQ's fifth Japanese album Tone, which became TVXQ's first regular studio album to top the Oricon, breaking a sales record previously set by Bon Jovi.[4] The duo's next studio efforts, the Korean album Catch Me (2012) and the Japanese album Time (2013) were major commercial successes and chart toppers, the latter being TVXQ's fastest-selling regular album in Japan.
TVXQ's commercial success continued with the release of their seventh Korean studio album Tense (2014), which was TVXQ's fastest-selling Korean album since Mirotic in 2008. The release of TVXQ's tenth Japanese album XV (2019) pushed TVXQ to be the first international artist in Japan to have six number-one studio albums in a row
Studio albums
Korean studio albums
List of Korean studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
A^ Prior to the establishment of the Gaon Music Chart in 2010, South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), which stopped compiling data in 2008.[59] There are no reliably sourced cumulative chart records for albums sold in 2009.
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^According to the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), which stopped compiling data after 2008, Tri-Angle peaked at number one on the monthly chart of October 2004.[9] The album entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2010 and peaked at number 35 for the week of February 21–27, 2010.
^Rising Sun peaked at number one on the MIAK monthly chart of September 2005.[11] The album entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2010 and peaked at number 34 for the week of April 18–24, 2010.
^"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. peaked at number one on the MIAK monthly chart of September 2006 and November 2006.[13] The album entered the Gaon Music Chart in 2010 and peaked at number five for the week of January 3–9, 2010.
^Mirotic peaked at number one on the MIAK monthly chart of September 2008[15] and November 2008.[16] The album entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2010 and peaked at number 10 for the week of April 25 to May 1, 2010.
^Heart, Mind and Soul entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2010 and peaked at number 68 for the week of March 21–27, 2010.
^Released in 2004, The Christmas Gift from TVXQ entered the Gaon Album Chart in 2010 and peaked at number six for the week of April 18–24, 2010.
^Released in 2006, The 1st Live Concert Album: Rising Sun peaked at number 13 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of April 18–24, 2010.
^Released in 2007, The 2nd Asia Tour Concert Album "O" peaked at number 37 on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of May 23–29, 2010.
^Released in 2009, The 3rd Asia Tour Concert Mirotic peaked at number five on the Gaon Album Chart for the week of January 10–16, 2010.
^"Tri-Angle (2004)" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. October 2004. Archived from the original on November 27, 2004. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^"June 2008 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
^"Rising Sun (2005)" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. October 2005. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^"May 2008 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^"November 2006 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^"O"-Jung.Ban.Hap had sold 397,630 copies as of August 2008, sold 41,108 copies in 2010, and sold 40,972 copies between 2011–2022.
"2006 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
"August 2008 Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^Cumulative sales of New Chapter #1 : The Chance of Love on Oricon Chart:
月間 アルバムランキング 2018年03月度 [CD album monthly ranking of March 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月17日～2018年09月23日 [CD album monthly ranking of September, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
^"2004 Year End Sales" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
^=週間 アルバムランキング – 2022年03月28日付 [Weekly Album Ranking - March 28, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^月間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年10月度 [CD album monthly ranking of October 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
