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ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, BTS, CORTIS, ILLIT, And NewJeans Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on February 7! ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN: VANISH” spent its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, in addition to charting for a second week on the Billboard 200. Including “THE SIN : VANISH,” ENHYPEN once again landed a total of three entries on the World Albums chart this week. Their 2024 album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” climbed back up to No. 19 in its 81st week on the chart, while their 2025 mini album “DESIRE : UNLEASH” rounded out its 35th week on the chart at No. 21. Meanwhile, Stray Kids landed a total of five entries on this week’s World Albums chart. Their latest album “DO IT” held steady at No. 2, followed by “KARMA” at No. 7 in its 23rd week, “合 (HOP)” at No. 11 in its 59th week, “ATE” at No. 18 in its 80th week, and “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” at No. 24 in its 71st week. BTS also landed three albums on this week’s chart: their 2022 anthology album “Proof” rose to No. 3 in its 190th week on the chart, with their 2020 album “Map of the Soul: 7” climbing to No. 9 in its 158th week and their 2018 album “Love Yourself: Tear” jumping to No. 17 in its 211th week. CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” climbed back up to No. 4 in its 21st week on the chart, while ILLIT’s “bomb” took No. 10 in its 32nd week. Finally, BTS’s Jimin’s solo album “MUSE” rose to No. 13 in its 80th week on the chart, with NewJeans’ “Get Up” staying strong at No. 16 in its 125th week. Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch: ATEEZ Delivers An "Adrenaline" Rush In Intense Dance Practice Video
ATEEZ is back with another epic dance practice video! On February 8, ATEEZ released the official dance practice video for “Adrenaline,” the chart-topping title track of their new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4.” The new video offers a full view of the song’s powerful choreography and the eight ATEEZ members’ impressively synchronized moves, along with the various formations they seamlessly create together with their backup dancers.
February Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from January 8 to February 8. IVE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 5,190,460, marking a 9.16 percent increase in their score since January. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “BANG BANG,” “second full-length album,” and “REVIVE+,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “transform,” “powerful,” and “hip.” IVE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 91.57 percent positive reactions. BLACKPINK took second place with a brand reputation index of 4,861,840, while TWICE held steady at third place with a score of 3,294,013. Red Velvet came in fourth place for February with a brand reputation index of 2,460,197, and aespa rounded out the top five with a score of 2,078,856. IVE BLACKPINK TWICE Red Velvet aespa ILLIT KiiiKiii Apink LE SSERAFIM OH MY GIRL i-dle FIFTY FIFTY BABYMONSTER fromis_9 NMIXX MAMAMOO Hearts2Hearts H1-KEY EXID tripleS STAYC ITZY WJSN Kep1er Girl’s Day KATSEYE izna KISS OF LIFE LOONA UNIS
Watch: KiiiKiii Takes 2nd Win For "404 (New Era)" On "Music Core"; Performances By ATEEZ, i-dle, And More
KiiiKiiii has won a second music show trophy for “404 (New Era)”! On the February 7 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Mono” (featuring Skaiwater), EXO’s “Crown,” and KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era).” KiiiKiii ultimately took the win with a total of 8,396 points. Performers on today’s show included ATEEZ, i-dle, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Sungmin, WHIB, 8TURN, AxMxP, GRANADA, POW, NAVILLERA, Ki:XÉ, NWH:I, Kim Jun Tae, Jo Hwy, and Tak Song I. ATEEZ – “NASA” and “Adrenaline” i-dle – “Mono” ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “FORMULA” and “FREAK ALARM” Sungmin – “Dancing under the Stars” WHIB – “ROCK THE NATION” 8TURN – “BRUISE” AxMxP – “Thereafter” GRANADA – “Rise of the Phoenix” POW – “Come True” NAVILLERA – “NO LIMIT” Ki:XÉ – “BOMB!” NWH:I – “Siren Call” Kim Jun Tae – “Tired of falling in love” Jo Hwy – “Starlight” Tak Song I – “Were We Happy”
ATEEZ Tops Charts All Over The World With "Adrenaline" And "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4"
ATEEZ’s latest comeback is off to a strong start! On February 6 at 2 p.m. KST, ATEEZ made their highly-anticipated return with their new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” and its title track “Adrenaline.” Shortly afterwards, both the mini album and the song soared to the top of iTunes charts in numerous countries across the globe. By February 7 KST, “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” had already hit No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums charts in at least 31 different regions around the world, while “Adrenaline” reached No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs charts in at least 18 different regions. “Adrenaline” also shot to No. 1 on Bugs’ realtime chart, where all of the top five spots were taken by tracks from “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4.” Additionally, ATEEZ’s music video for “Adrenaline” hit No. 1 on both YouTube’s worldwide list of Top Trending Videos and its worldwide list of Top Trending Music Videos. Congratulations to ATEEZ!
February Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from January 7 to February 7. BTS continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 9,903,378, marking a 24.16 percent increase in their score since January. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “Gwanghwamun concert,” and “ARIRANG,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “return,” “stream live,” and “love.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.49 percent positive reactions. Stray Kids rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 3,674,527, marking a 3.40 percent increase in their score since last month. Meanwhile, EXO came in at a close third for February with a brand reputation index of 3,469,533. BIGBANG took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,372,782, marking a 13.08 percent rise in their score since January. Finally, SEVENTEEN rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,321,728. BTS Stray Kids EXO BIGBANG SEVENTEEN ALPHA DRIVE ONE ENHYPEN THE BOYZ CORTIS TWS Wanna One NCT INFINITE ATEEZ ZEROBASEONE Super Junior ASTRO BOYNEXTDOOR MONSTA X HIGHLIGHT BTOB idntt SHINee TVXQ KickFlip ONF TXT VIXX RIIZE EVNNE