NewJeans, ITZY, TXT, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, aespa, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on August 19!

NewJeans’s new mini album “Get Up” spent its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a third consecutive week in the top 12 of the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, the group’s self-titled debut EP “New Jeans” also spent its 33rd non-consecutive on the World Albums chart at No. 10.

ITZY’s new mini album “KILL MY DOUBT” debuted at No. 2 on the World Albums chart this week, and it also entered the Billboard 200—making ITZY only the second K-pop girl group in history to land five different albums on the chart.

TXT’s new Japanese album “SWEET” entered the World Albums chart at No. 3, and it also became the group’s third Japanese album to debut on the Billboard 200—an especially impressive feat considering that TXT is currently one of only two Korean artists (the other being BTS) ever to enter the chart with a Japanese album.

Stray Kids’ latest album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” stayed strong at No. 4 in its 10th consecutive week on the World Albums chart, in addition to becoming the group’s first album ever to spend 10 weeks on the Billboard 200.

ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “DARK BLOOD”came in at No. 6 in its 11th consecutive week on the World Albums chart, followed by LE SSERAFIM’s first studio album “UNFORGIVEN” at No. 7 (in its 15th week) and aespa’s “MY WORLD” at No. 8 (in its sixth).

Meanwhile, xikers’ new mini album “HOUSE OF TRICKY : HOW TO PLAY” debuted at No. 9 on this week’s chart.

BTS’s Jimin’s solo debut album “FACE” spent its 20th consecutive week on the chart at No. 11, while BTS’s 2022 anthology album “Proof” held steady at No. 13 in its 61st week.

Finally, TWICE’s “READY TO BE” maintained its position at No. 12 in its 22nd week on the chart, with SEVENTEEN’s “FML” trailing close behind at No. 14 in its 16th week.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

TXT Ties BTS’s Record On Billboard 200 For K-Pop Artist Who Has Charted The Most Japanese Albums

TXT has just achieved an impressive feat on the Billboard 200!

At present, TXT and BTS are the only Korean artists ever to chart a Japanese album on the Billboard 200, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States.

To add to that achievement, TXT has now tied BTS’s record for Japanese album entries on the U.S. chart: on August 15 local time, Billboard announced that TXT’s new Japanese album “SWEET” had debuted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200.

TXT has now charted a total of three Japanese albums on the Billboard 200, matching BTS’s record—the group previously entered the chart with their first Japanese studio album “Still Dreaming” and their first Japanese EP “Chaotic Wonderland.”

“SWEET” is also TXT’s eighth album overall to enter on the Billboard 200, making them only the second K-pop artist in history to land eight different albums on the chart (following BTS).

Outside of the Billboard 200, “SWEET” debuted at No. 3 on the World Albums chart, in addition to debuting at No. 7 on both the Top Album Sales chart and the Top Current Album Sales chart.

Congratulations to TXT!

SEVENTEEN, TXT, And TWICE’s MISAMO Earn RIAJ Million, Double Platinum, And Gold Certifications In Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!

SEVENTEEN’s latest mini album “FML” earned an official million certification for over 1 million units shipped, making it the group’s first Korean album ever to achieve the feat in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped, platinum at 250,000, and million at 1,000,000.

Meanwhile, TXT’s second Japanese album “SWEET” was certified double platinum for over 500,000 units shipped, making it their second Japanese album to reach the milestone in the country.

Finally, TWICE’s new unit MISAMO—a trio consisting of Mina, Sana, and Momo—earned an official gold certification with their debut mini album “Masterpiece” (for over 100,000 units shipped).

Congratulations to SEVENTEEN, TXT, and MISAMO!

August Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 716 boy group members, using big data collected from July 19 to August 19.

BTS’s Jungkook topped the list for the second consecutive month with a brand reputaiton index of 6,992,686, marking a 50.79 percent rise in his score since July. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “Billboard,” “Seven,” and “Spotify,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “congratulate,” and “chosen.” Jungkook’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a high score of 93.08 percent positive reactions.

BTS’s Jimin rose to second place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 4,429,960, marking a modest 5.11 percent increase in his score since last month.

ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo jumped to third place after seeing an impressive 120.68 percent increase in his brand reputation index since July, bringing his total score for August to 4,120,171.

BTS’s V held onto his spot at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,909,040, marking a 55.96 percent rise in his score since last month.

Finally, Wanna One’s Kang Daniel rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,598,242 for August.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

BTS’s Jungkook

BTS’s Jimin

ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo

BTS’s V

Wanna One’s Kang Daniel

NU’EST and Wanna One’s Hwang Minhyun

EXO’s Baekhyun

THE BOYZ’s Juyeon

BIGBANG’s G-Dragon

Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon

SEVENTEEN’s Joshua

BTS’ Suga

BTS’s Jin

THE BOYZ’s Hyunjae

Super Junior’s Kyuhyun

BTS’s RM

BTS’s J-Hope

Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan

INFINITE’s Kim Sungkyu

NCT’s Mark

INFINITE’s Sungyeol

NU’EST’s Ren

SEVENTEEN’s Jun

INFINITE’s Woohyun

TVXQ’s Yunho

ZEROBASEONE’s Sung Han Bin

SHINee’s Key

SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu

INFINITE’s Dongwoo

SHINee’s Onew

NewJeans, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, aespa, ATEEZ, And More Claim Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on August 12!

NewJeans’s new mini album “Get Up” spent its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, and it also stayed strong at No. 6 in its second week on the Billboard 200—making NewJeans only the third K-pop girl group in history to chart an album for more than one week in the top 10.

The group’s self-titled debut EP “New Jeans” also climbed back up to No. 7 in its 32nd non-consecutive week on the World Albums chart.

Stray Kids’ latest album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” held onto its spot at No. 2 in its ninth consecutive week on the World Albums chart, in addition to becoming their first album ever to spend nine weeks on the Billboard 200.

ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “DARK BLOOD” similarly maintained its position at No. 4 in its 10th consecutive week on the World Albums chart, while LE SSERAFIM’s first studio album “UNFORGIVEN” climbed back up to No. 5 in its 14th week.

aespa’s “MY WORLD” held relatively steady at No. 6 in its fifth week on the World Albums chart, and ATEEZ’s “THE WORLD EP.2 : OUTLAW” stayed strong at No. 8 in its seventh week.

BTS’s Jimin’s solo debut album “FACE” rose to No. 9 in its 19th week on the chart, followed by SEVENTEEN’s “FML” at No. 10 in its 15th week.

TXT’s “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION” climbed back up to No. 11 in its 27th consecutive week on the chart, with TWICE’s “READY TO BE” trailing close behind at No. 12 in its 21st week.

Finally, BTS’s 2022 anthology album “Proof” rounded out its 60th consecutive week on the chart at No. 13.

Congratulations to all of the artists!