Japan’s leading CD retailer Tower Records recently shared its annual rankings of the best-selling albums at its stores for the first half of 2019

The lists are separated into genres, and there are three charts for releases by Korean artists. One ranks Japanese albums by Korean artists, another is for imported Korean albums, and another ranks Japanese singles by Korean artists.

Check out the rankings below!

Japanese albums by Korean artists

TWICE – “#TWICE2” GOT7 – “I WON’T LET YOU GO” NCT 127 – “Awaken” SF9 – “ILLUMINATE” Oh My Girl – “Oh My Girl Japan Debut Album” Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon – “VOICE” Super Junior’s Yesung – “STORY” Boyfriend – “Bouquet” ASTRO – “Venus” Jus2 – “FOCUS -Japan Edition-“

Imported Korean albums

BTS – “Map of The Soul: Persona” TWICE – “FANCY YOU” ASTRO – “All Light” IZ*ONE – “HEART*IZ” UP10TION – “Laberinto” 100% – “RE:tro” Lovelyz – “Sanctuary” TWICE – “The year of YES” MONSTA X – “WE ARE HERE” TXT – “STAR”

Japanese singles by Korean artists

MONSTA X – “Shoot Out” MONSTA X – “Alligator” SNUPER – “Weekend Secret” PENTAGON – “COSMO” IZ*ONE – “Suki to Iwasetai” Park Bo Gum – “Bloomin'” U-KISS’s Jun – “Phenomenal World” MAMAMOO – “Wind Flower -Japanese ver.-“ DreamCatcher – “PIRI~Fue wo Fuke~-Japanese ver.-“ ONEWE – “Reminisce about All”

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