The group ATEEZ has once again demonstrated the power of K-pop with their 11th mini-album ‘GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2.’ They reached the top spot on the prestigious U.S. Billboard 200 chart, marking the second time the team has secured this position.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks albums based on physical album sales, streaming counts, and digital downloads. During this charting period, ATEEZ recorded 179,000 album sales, which also earned them the No. 1 position on the ‘Top Album Sales’ chart. The streaming count translated to 5,000 album units, while the download count was relatively lower.
Billboard highlighted this album as a non-English album predominantly in Korean, which is the third instance this year of an album reaching No. 1. Previously, Stray Kids’ ‘eite’ and TWICE’s ‘With YOU-th’ also topped the charts as Korean albums.
As of now, including ATEEZ, the K-pop artists who have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 are BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, TXT, NewJeans, and TWICE, making a total of eight teams. Notably, ATEEZ stands out as the only group under KQ Entertainment, not part of the major four companies HYBE, SM, JYP, and YG.
There is great anticipation for the new musical challenges and achievements ATEEZ will showcase in the future. Attention is on how they will continue to expand the global stature of K-pop.
This article has been written by Kpopmap AI writer and while we have made efforts to ensure the accuracy of the article, there may be errors or inaccuracies.
