October was an excellent month for the Korean music industry, with familiar and surprising names coming up on the list of best-selling K-pop albums. While both Hanteo and Circle Charts have released a list of albums that sold the most units last month, this article will focus on the Circle Charts, earlier known as Gaon.Circle chart sales are an estimate of the total album sales because they include shipment orders by stores offline and online, not including the albums returned in case of overordering. Nonetheless, the chart paints a fairly accurate picture of K-pop albums with the most sales, shedding light on the popularity of the album in South Korea and the world.MAXIDENT, Antifragile, and 8 other best-selling K-pop albums of October that dominated the Circle ChartsAll for Jin 🎂@jinnieslampWith 1,024,382 copies sold for “The Astronaut” on the Circle Album Chart, Jin makes history as the first soloist to become a million seller act with just one single album released! Congratulations Jin KIM SEOKJIN MILLION SELLER#TheAstronaut1Million51552523With 1,024,382 copies sold for “The Astronaut” on the Circle Album Chart, Jin makes history as the first soloist to become a million seller act with just one single album released! Congratulations Jin 🎉KIM SEOKJIN MILLION SELLER#TheAstronaut1Million https://t.co/vCgPyRalL6Regardless of when they were released, these albums by Korean artists ruled October 2022, selling the most units of the month. From popular K-pop groups to solo artists, here are the 10 best-selling K-pop albums from the previous month.10) Love Pt.2: Passion by WEiDONGHAN (check pinned)@don9_hawn[#ㄱㄷㅎ]위아이(WEi)5th Mini Album[Love Pt.2 : Passion]CONCEPT PHOTO 'Fierce love'2022.10.19 6PM (KST)[#ㄱㄷㅎ]위아이(WEi)5th Mini Album[Love Pt.2 : Passion]CONCEPT PHOTO 'Fierce love'2022.10.19 6PM (KST) https://t.co/O7ABvt7H5LThe K-pop group's fifth extended play album followed Love Pt.1: First Love and was released on October 19, 2022. Despite being released in the second half of the month, Love Pt.2: Passion managed to sell 145,200 copies, making it the tenth on this list. With six tracks that expressed the yearning and passion felt by those in love, this WEi album peaked at number 10 on the Circle Monthly Charts.9) Youth by MONSTA X's KihyunMonsta X Worldwide | fan account@worldwide_mx[#wwmx_youth]@OfficialMonstaX's Kihyun 'YOUTH' (song) has surpassed 800k streams on @Spotify . The album is also close to 2M streams Please stream^^ open.spotify.com/playlist/0NwqU…#MONSTAX #KIHYUN #기현18286[#wwmx_youth]@OfficialMonstaX's Kihyun 'YOUTH' (song) has surpassed 800k streams on @Spotify . The album is also close to 2M streams Please stream^^ open.spotify.com/playlist/0NwqU…#MONSTAX #KIHYUN #기현 https://t.co/vH2ZgjBpsJReleased on October 24, Kihyun's EP Youth sold 151,200 units that month. Featuring five tracks, including the lead single of the same name, Youth is Kihyun's second solo album, having released Voyager earlier this year. The singer contributed lyrics to the song 'Cause of You, while his bandmate Hyungwon was involved in the creation of Bad Liar.8) 28 Reasons by Red Velvet's SeulgiRed Velvet Crave@RedVelvetCrave#SEULGI "28 Reasons" Sales on Circle Album Weekly Chart:1st week: 171,262 2nd week: 4,5143rd week: 30,7415th week: 33,783Total: 240,300 copies#슬기 #RedVelvet #레드벨벳 @RVsmtown508210#SEULGI "28 Reasons" Sales on Circle Album Weekly Chart:1st week: 171,262 2nd week: 4,5143rd week: 30,7415th week: 33,783Total: 240,300 copies#슬기 #RedVelvet #레드벨벳 @RVsmtown https://t.co/Rn4U2ySKm5Seulgi's first solo album, 28 Reasons, was released on October 4, 2022, and sold 206,600 copies to make it the eighth best-selling K-pop album of the month. The EP is made up of six diverse tracks that range from dance pop (28 Reasons) to R&B (Dead Man Runnin'), and carries the thread of Seulgi's narrative of good verus evil throughout all the songs.7) After LIKE by IVEKpop Girls Charts@kpopggsuperior"After LIKE" by #IVE has been certified Million by Circle for selling over 1,000,000 copies It is @IVEstarship's 1st album to reach this milestone.43691"After LIKE" by #IVE has been certified Million by Circle for selling over 1,000,000 copies 👏🎉It is @IVEstarship's 1st album to reach this milestone. https://t.co/VVSFmycp6cDespite being released back in August 2022, this best-selling K-pop album managed to generate a total of 222,100 sales in October. After LIKE is the third single album by the Starship Entertainment-led IVE, and it has also earned the designation of the fastest idol group album to sell one million copies. The lead single of the same name has been viewed over 133 million times on YouTube, a remarkable achievement considering that IVE debuted less than a year ago.6) TROUBLESHOOTER by Kep1erKep1er Charts@ChartKep1er.@official_kep1er’s “TROUBLESHOOTER” debuts at #2 on this week’s Circle Album Chart with 243,863 copies sold.923219.@official_kep1er’s “TROUBLESHOOTER” debuts at #2 on this week’s Circle Album Chart with 243,863 copies sold. https://t.co/E3pLyQxSemWhile Kep1er's WA DA DA took over K-pop Tiktok in the first half of 2022, TROUBLESHOOTER's We Fresh will certainly be credited with one of the famous releases in October. The album, which was released on October 13, sold a whopping 263,100 units that month. Kep1er is up for quite a few Best Rookie Artist trophies this year, and these sales just cement their success.6) The Second Step: Chapter Two by TREASURETREASURE WORLDWIDE@TREASUREwwide'THE SECOND STEP : CHAPTER TWO' become #TREASURE's Highest 1st Day Album Sales on Hanteo, and still counting (168,616 copies)1062429'THE SECOND STEP : CHAPTER TWO' become #TREASURE's Highest 1st Day Album Sales on Hanteo, and still counting (168,616 copies) https://t.co/sJbK9F59F8With their sophomore extended play (EP) album, The Second Step: Chapter Two, TREASURE sold a massive 473,900 copies in October 2022. The best-selling K-pop album consists of five tracks and is the group's second this year. This marks the boy band's first album as a ten-member group since the departure of Bang Ye Dan and Mashiho.4) The Astronaut by BTS' JinBTS Charts & Translations⁷@charts_k.@BTS_twt Jin's "The Astronaut" has surpassed 1,024,382 copies sold on Circle (Gaon) Album Chart!3181314153.@BTS_twt Jin's "The Astronaut" has surpassed 1,024,382 copies sold on Circle (Gaon) Album Chart! https://t.co/3BCALZbf1QJin's debut single album, The Astronaut, was released in collaboration with Coldplay and sold 533,700 units in October 2022. The best-selling K-pop album was announced at BTS' concert in Busan and the vocalist's last song before his enlistment. Moreover, Coldplay invited BTS' Jin to perform The Astronaut for the first time at their Argentina concert, a video of which can be found on YouTube.3) Antifragile by LE SSERAFIMKOREAN SALES@koreansales_twt#LE_SSERAFIM has surpassed 600,000 pre-orders for their 2nd Mini Album <ANTIFRAGILE> as of October 14th.This exceeds the total pre-order of 380,000 copies of the debut album <FEARLESS>.star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=…1464378#LE_SSERAFIM has surpassed 600,000 pre-orders for their 2nd Mini Album <ANTIFRAGILE> as of October 14th.This exceeds the total pre-order of 380,000 copies of the debut album <FEARLESS>.star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=… https://t.co/Z44ceTKUFyLE SSERAFIM's second EP, Antifragile, sold a whopping 596,000 units in October, making it the third best-selling K-pop album on this list. Huh Yun-jin and Kazuha have songwriting credits on this album, and the album's single of the same name has already taken over Tiktok. Antifragile has a total of five tracks and has been ruling all charts in Korea.2) I Love by (G)I-DLEKpop Girls Charts@kpopggsuperior"I love" becomes #GIDLE's best selling album on Circle (637,090 copies) 679196"I love" becomes #GIDLE's best selling album on Circle (637,090 copies) 👏🎉 https://t.co/6naSyD2gdh(G)I-DLE's seventh EP might be the fourth-generation group's most successful album yet. In October of this year alone, the best-selling K-pop album sold 680,000 copies. I Love features massive contributions from the group, specifically Soyeon, Minnie, and Yuqi. With an old-time Hollywood-esque vibe surrounding the album, it has turned out to be a unique and strong concept that suits (G)I-DLE completely.1) MAXIDENT by Stray KidsStray Kids Chart Data 💗@skzchartdata.@Stray_Kids joins BTS, SEVENTEEN and BLACKPINK as the only artists in history to have an album surpass 1 million copies on Hanteo in the 1st day. #MAXIDENT #StrayKids #CASE143 #스트레이키즈107503516.@Stray_Kids joins BTS, SEVENTEEN and BLACKPINK as the only artists in history to have an album surpass 1 million copies on Hanteo in the 1st day. #MAXIDENT #StrayKids #CASE143 #스트레이키즈 https://t.co/iKlKgnE829Stray Kids released their seventh EP in October and sold a mind-boggling 2,750,000 units in the same month. Named MAXIDENT, which is a combination of maximum and accident, the album has eight tracks with the members being the major creators. MAXIDENT is the group's most successful album since their debut.As the year draws to a close, the end-of-year award shows will reflect the collective sales from last year, wherein these ten best-selling K-pop albums are bound to feature in one form or another. This year's shows are bound to bring up some deserved wins and snubs, which makes them worth watching.