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(Updated!)  Since we have gotten many requests and queries on the differences between Hanteo and Gaon, today, we are going to keep them short and concise for you to understand! Gaon Album Music Chart VS Hanteo Information System! Firstly, both systems are equally important as they record and reflect the performance of each Korean artist's album release strictly in South Korea. To keep it easy, just remember that  Hanteo  measures the real-time sales of albums aka the number of album copies sold in the past hour/week/month while  Gaon  measures the total shipments of the album copies distributed from the record labels and the distributors.   Below is a table for easy reference: Frequently Asked Questions In that case, which system is more important for fans to keep track of? We should keep a good track of both as higher numbers in Hanteo means higher numbers in Gaon and vice versa. Companies are willing to produce more albums and 'ship them' [Gaon] to the album