The latest Billboard 200 rankings are out, and K-pop fans have plenty to celebrate.
ATEEZ, BTS’ Jin, and ENHYPEN have all secured spots in the top 10 with their latest releases.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR: Part 2”
ATEEZ scored their second #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with their latest mini-album, “GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 2”. According to Billboard, the album debuted at the top spot with an impressive 184,000 album units.
ATEEZ has reached the top of the Billboard 200 for the second time, following their first #1 with “THE WORLD EP. FIN: WILL” in December 2023.
Billboard noted that ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 2”, has become the 26th non-English album to reach #1 on the chart. Notably, it’s the third non-English album to achieve this feat this year, following Stray Kids’ “ATE” and TWICE’s “With YOU-th”.
As Billboard pointed out, 22 of the 26 non-English albums reached #1 have done so since 2018. That year, BTS became the first K-pop group to top the chart with a Korean-language album, and have since achieved a total of six #1s.
BTS’ Jin “Happy”
Jin of BTS has made a strong debut on the US Billboard charts with his first solo album “Happy.” According to the latest chart (dated November 30), the album has claimed the 4th spot on the Billboard 200 chart.
According to Billboard, the album achieved 66,000 album sales, 8,000 SEA units, and 3,000 TEA units.
BTS is the only K-pop group with both group and solo projects reaching the top 5 of the Billboard 200 chart. The group has already topped the chart six times.
ENHYPEN’s “ROMANCE : UNTOLD”
ENHYPEN’s second full-length album, “ROMANCE : UNTOLD”, has re-entered the top 10 on Billboard’s main album chart, ranking 7th on the Billboard 200 for the week of November 30.
ENHYPEN has re-entered the Billboard 200 chart after five weeks. Their album “ROMANCE: UNTOLD” initially peaked at number 2 on the July 27 chart and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.
According to Billboard, “ROMANCE: UNTOLD” achieved 51,000 album sales and 3,000 SEA units during the tracking period.