Stray Kids, ENHYPEN and ATEEZ Lead Circle Chart's Latest Certification Round

Circle Chart's latest batch puts album thresholds in focus

Circle Chart has added another set of official certifications, with Stray Kids, ENHYPEN and ATEEZ among the acts reaching million-level album thresholds. Soompi reported the latest batch on 20 October 2026, setting out separate awards for regular and alternative versions of several releases. The announcement also brought triple platinum awards for ALPHA DRIVE ONE and NCT 127, double platinum for CORTIS, platinum for NEXZ and a streaming platinum for 10CM.

The certifications follow Circle Chart's established thresholds. The Korea Music Content Industry Association introduced the system in 2018 for music released from 1 January that year. Albums are certified platinum at 250,000 sales, double platinum at 500,000, triple platinum at 750,000 and million at 1 million. The triple million tier, reached by Stray Kids in this batch, sits at 3 million. Streaming certifications are separate: a song is certified platinum after 100 million streams.

Stray Kids earn two separate awards for THIS & THAT

Stray Kids' latest mini album THIS & THAT produced two certifications. The regular version received an official triple million certification after passing 3 million copies, while the FANS version was certified platinum after passing 250,000 copies. The two awards appeared in the same announcement but apply to different editions of the release.

The pair of awards is a useful reminder that Circle's album certifications are attached to specific versions. The regular edition and the FANS edition are counted separately in the report. That does not make the triple million award any less significant; it is the highest album tier named in this batch. It does mean readers should not treat the two certificates as a single combined figure unless a combined total is separately provided.

The distinction matters because a headline list can make a multi-version release look like one simple sales number.

ENHYPEN and ATEEZ reach the million mark

ENHYPEN similarly earned two certifications for the latest mini album THE SIN : BLISS. The regular version received an official million certification after passing 1 million copies, while the Weverse version was certified platinum after passing 250,000 copies. As with Stray Kids, the announcement separates the regular album from a platform-specific edition.

ATEEZ earned an official million certification for the latest mini album GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 after passing 1 million copies. The certification places ATEEZ in the same million tier as ENHYPEN's regular edition, although the report presents ATEEZ's award as a single album certification rather than a pair of version-specific awards. For readers following album sales milestones, the common factor is the 1 million threshold rather than a shared release strategy.

ALPHA DRIVE ONE and NCT 127 land at triple platinum

ALPHA DRIVE ONE, listed as ALD1 in the source headline, earned a triple platinum certification for UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST after passing 750,000 copies. NCT 127 reached the same tier with BLINGY, also passing 750,000 copies. Both awards sit below million certification but above double platinum in Circle's album scale.

The triple platinum tier is easy to overlook in a batch dominated by million and triple million headlines, but it represents a substantial album milestone in its own right. At 750,000 copies, the award marks a release that has moved well beyond the initial platinum threshold. The presence of ALPHA DRIVE ONE and NCT 127 in the same tier gives the batch a broader spread across album certification levels rather than a single dominant sales story.

CORTIS and NEXZ add platinum-level recognition

CORTIS's debut EP COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES earned a double platinum certification for its Weverse version after passing 500,000 copies. The report specifies that the award applies to the Weverse version, not to the EP across every format. That detail is important when comparing the certificate with other album awards in the same announcement.

NEXZ's latest mini album SAUCIN' was certified platinum after passing 250,000 copies. The award places the release at the first album certification tier. For both CORTIS and NEXZ, the certifications add to the batch's range: one is a version-specific double platinum award for a debut EP, while the other is a platinum award for a mini album. The report does not attach additional sales figures beyond the thresholds reached.

10CM's streaming platinum changes the category

In the streaming category, 10CM's song To Reach You was certified platinum after surpassing 100 million streams. This is a different kind of Circle certification from the album awards. It recognises online streaming rather than copies sold, and the threshold is 100 million streams rather than 250,000 album sales.

The streaming award gives the batch a second measure of success. Album certifications track release-level sales milestones, while streaming certifications track a song's reach across online platforms. The two should not be read as directly equivalent. A platinum album certificate and a platinum streaming certificate share a label but describe different achievements, which is why the category matters when reading the full announcement.

What the version split means for readers

The most useful way to read the batch is by tier and by version. A triple million award for the regular edition of THIS & THAT and a platinum award for its FANS edition describe two different products. A million award for the regular edition of THE SIN : BLISS and a platinum award for its Weverse edition do the same. Circle's certification system records the threshold reached by a particular release or version, so one album campaign can produce more than one certificate.

This matters because certification headlines can look like a simple ranking. In practice, the system records milestones for specific releases and editions, and the announcement does not supply a combined all-format figure for every title. The certified titles remain the core facts: THIS & THAT, THE SIN : BLISS, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5, UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST, BLINGY, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, SAUCIN' and To Reach You.

Readers comparing the awards should check which version and which category each certificate refers to before drawing a direct comparison.

The takeaway

Circle Chart's latest round is a snapshot of album and streaming milestones across several tiers, not a single-score table. Stray Kids' triple million certificate for the regular version of THIS & THAT is the highest album threshold in the batch, while ENHYPEN and ATEEZ add million certifications and ALPHA DRIVE ONE and NCT 127 reach triple platinum. CORTIS, NEXZ and 10CM complete the list across album and streaming categories.

The detail worth carrying away is the version-level distinction. It explains why one release can produce more than one certificate, and why a certification headline is a starting point rather than a complete sales ledger. The practical significance is straightforward: fans and chart watchers get a set of official milestones, but the fine print about editions and categories is what makes those milestones comparable.