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ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, BTS, ILLIT, CORTIS, NewJeans, And Yeonjun Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on February 21! ATEEZ’s new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” debuted at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, one of five charts that the group topped this week. “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” also entered the Billboard 200 at No. 3 after achieving ATEEZ’s biggest week yet in the United States. After three consecutive weeks at No. 1, ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN: VANISH” fell to No. 2 on this week’s World Albums chart, in addition to spending a fourth week on the Billboard 200 at No. 61. Meanwhile, ENHYPEN’s 2024 album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” made the World Albums chart at No. 25, marking its 83rd week on the chart. Once again, Stray Kids managed to land an impressive total of six entries on the World Albums chart this week. Their latest album “DO IT” took No. 3 in its 12th week on the chart, followed by “KARMA” at No. 6 (in its 25th week), “合 (HOP)” at No. 8 (in its 61st week), “ATE” at No. 14 (in its 82nd week), “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” at No. 19 (in its 73rd week), and “ROCK-STAR” at No. 23 (in its 58th week). BTS’s 2022 anthology album “Proof” stayed strong at No. 4 in its 192nd week on the chart, while their 2020 album “Map of the Soul: 7” rounded out its 160th week on the chart at No. 16. ILLIT’s “bomb” climbed back up to No. 11 in its 34th week on the chart, trailed by CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” at No. 12 (in its 23rd week) and BTS’s Jimin’s solo album “MUSE” at No. 13 (in its 82nd week). Finally, NewJeans’ “Get Up” ranked No. 21 in its 127th week on the chart, while TXT’s Yeonjun’s solo album “No Labels: Part 01” re-entered the chart at No. 22 (marking its 12th overall week on the chart). Congratulations to all of the artists!
K-Pop Artists Sweep 7 Of Top 10 Spots On IFPI's Global Album Sales Chart For 2025
K-pop made an exceptionally strong showing on the IFPI’s year-end Global Album Sales Chart for 2025! The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)—a non-profit organization that represents the music recording industry worldwide—has revealed its annual ranking of last year’s best-selling albums across global physical sales and digital downloads. Stray Kids’ “KARMA” took No. 2 on the year-end chart, followed by SEVENTEEN’s “HAPPY BURSTDAY” at No. 3, ENHYPEN’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH” at No. 4, and TXT’s “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” at No. 6. ZEROBASEONE, IVE, and NCT WISH all claimed two spots each in the top 20 this year, with ZEROBASEONE’s “NEVER SAY NEVER” and “BLUE PARADISE” ranking No. 7 and No. 12 respectively. IVE’s “IVE EMPATHY” made the 2025 chart at No. 9, while “IVE SECRET” came in at No. 20. Meanwhile, NCT WISH’s “COLOR” took No. 11 on the year-end chart, followed by “poppop” at No. 17. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon’s “Übermensch” ranked No. 10 for the year, trailed by &TEAM’s “Back to Life” at No. 13, RIIZE’s “ODYSSEY” at No. 15, aespa’s “Rich Man” at No. 16, and BOYNEXTDOOR’s “No Genre” at No. 18. Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl” Stray Kids – “KARMA” SEVENTEEN – “HAPPY BURSTDAY” ENHYPEN – “DESIRE : UNLEASH” Snow Man – “THE BEST 2020 – 2025” TXT – “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” ZEROBASEONE – “NEVER SAY NEVER” Hua Chen Yu – “Liang Bian Lin Jie Dian” IVE – “IVE EMPATHY” G-Dragon (BIGBANG) – “Übermensch” NCT WISH – “COLOR” ZEROBASEONE – “BLUE PARADISE” &TEAM – “Back to Life” Snow Man – “Onkochishin” RIIZE – “ODYSSEY” aespa – “Rich Man” NCT WISH – “poppop” BOYNEXTDOOR – “No Genre” Mrs. GREEN APPLE – “10” IVE – “IVE SECRET” Congratulations to all the artists!
"Single's Inferno 5" And Cast Dominate Buzzworthy Non-Drama TV Show & Appearance Rankings In Final Week
“Single’s Inferno 5” wrapped up its run as the most buzzed-about non-drama TV show of the week! In its final week on air, the fifth season of the hit dating show remained No. 1 on Good Data Corporation’s weekly list of the non-drama TV shows that generated the most buzz. The company determines each week’s rankings by analyzing data from news articles, blog posts, online communities, videos, and social media posts about TV shows that are currently airing or set to air soon. Not only did “Single’s Inferno 5” top this week’s list of the most buzzworthy non-drama TV shows, but its cast also continued to dominate the list of the non-drama TV appearances that generated the most buzz, where its contestants swept all of the top four spots and claimed six spots out of the top 10. Choi Mina Sue made the list twice: in addition to taking No. 1 for her appearance on “Single’s Inferno 5,” she also made the list separately at No. 8 for the show’s reunion special. Lim Subeen followed at No. 2, with Park Heesun at No. 3, Kim Mingee at No. 4, and Lee Sunghun at No. 10. The top 10 non-drama TV shows that generated the most buzz this week are as follows: Netflix “Single’s Inferno 5” Mnet “Show Me The Money 12” Disney+ “Battle of Fates” JTBC “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator” MBN “King of Active Singers 3” Mnet “Show Me The Money 12: The World of Yaksha” tvN “You Quiz on the Block” TV Chosun “Miss Trot 4” ENA “I Am Solo” MBC “Home Alone” (“I Live Alone”) Meanwhile, the top 10 non-drama TV appearances that generated the most buzz this week are as follows: Choi Mina Sue (“Single’s Inferno 5”) Lim Subeen (“Single’s Inferno 5”) Park Heesun (“Single’s Inferno 5”) Kim Mingee (“Single’s Inferno 5”) Park Bo Gum (“The Village Barber”) Kim Si Hyeon (“Home Alone”) Kim Poong (“Please Take Care of My Refrigerator”) Choi Mina Sue (“Single’s Inferno Reunion”) BLACKPINK’s Jennie (“The Secret Friends Club”) Lee Sunghun (“Single’s Inferno 5”)
TWICE's "Dance The Night Away" Becomes Their 12th Group MV To Hit 400 Million Views
TWICE has hit the 400 million mark with yet another music video! On February 21 at around 9 a.m. KST, TWICE’s music video for their 2018 summer hit “Dance The Night Away” surpassed 400 million views on YouTube, making it their 12th music video to do so following “TT,” “LIKEY,” “What Is Love?“, “Cheer Up,” “FANCY,” “Like OOH-AHH,” “Heart Shaker,” “Feel Special,” “I CAN’T STOP ME,” “The Feels,” and “YES or YES.” TWICE originally released the music video for “Dance The Night Away” on July 9, 2018 at 6 p.m. KST, meaning that it took the song approximately seven years, seven months, and 11 days to reach the milestone. Congratulations to TWICE!
BLACKPINK Becomes 1st Artist In YouTube History To Surpass 100 Million Subscribers
BLACKPINK has achieved a historic first on YouTube! On February 20 local time, YouTube officially announced that BLACKPINK had become the first artist in YouTube history to hit 100 million subscribers on their official artist channel. In celebration of this exciting milestone, YouTube presented BLACKPINK with a custom Red Diamond Creator Award. BLACKPINK’s official YouTube channel currently boasts nine videos in the “1 Billion Views Club,” including their music videos for “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” “Kill This Love,” “BOOMBAYAH,” “AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST,” “How You Like That,” and “Pink Venom.” Other videos on the channel to have surpassed 1 billion views each include the group’s “How You Like That” dance performance video, as well as Lisa’s performance video for “MONEY” and Jennie’s music video for “SOLO.” Over the past 12 months alone, BLACKPINK has earned an incredible total of 3.3 billion views across YouTube. Congratulations to BLACKPINK on their historic achievement!
KATSEYE's Manon To Take Temporary Hiatus From Group Activities
KATSEYE’s Manon will be temporarily halting all group activities in order to focus on her health. On February 20 local time, HYBE x Geffen announced that Manon would be “taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing.” The official announcement went on, “The group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right.” HYBE x Geffen’s full statement is as follows: Hello.After open and thoughtful conversations together, we are sharing that Manon will be taking a temporary hiatus from group activities to focus on her health and wellbeing.We fully support this decision. KATSEYE remains committed to showing up for one another and for the fans who mean everything to us. The group will continue scheduled activities during this time, and we look forward to being together again when the time is right.Thank you to our EYEKONS for your continued love, patience, and understanding.HxG