[NEWS] BIGBANG "ALIVE" GOT GOLD CERTIFICATE FOR RIAJ JAPAN

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (or ‘RIAJ’) has just released their hard copy sales certifications for the month of April.

This certification is based off the total numbers of CDs and DVDs sold to retailers.

RIAJ hands out these awards based on the following standards:

Gold – 100,000 units sold;
Platinum – 250,000 units sold;
Double Platinum – 500,000 units sold;
Triple Platinum – 750,000 units sold;
Million – 1,000,000 units sold;
2 Million – 2,000,000 units sold; 3 Million – 3,000,000 units sold
4 Million – 4,000,000 units sold; 5 Million – 5,000,000 units sold

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April Certifications

< Japanese Albums > # Gold

“Kazauta Caravan” – Naoto Inti Raymi : 2012/04/18 (Universal Music)

“ALIVE” – BIGBANG : 2012/03/28 (avex)

“COVERS” – BENI : 2012/03/21 (Universal Music)
“PANORAMA PORNO” – Porno Graffitti : 2012/03/28 (SME Records)
“YUZU YOU [2006~2011]” – Yuzu : 2012/04/25 (SENHA & Co.)

Source: RIAJ