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TXT member Yeonjun debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart while several K-pop acts held prominent positions across the July 25 rankings.
Fans criticized Billboard after a KATSEYE comeback post appeared to include individual images for every member except Yoonchae.
ATEEZ topped Billboard’s latest World Albums chart while CORTIS, ZEROBASEONE, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, BTS, Stray Kids, aespa and other K-pop acts filled much of the ranking.
Jennie and Tame Impala’s collaborative version of “Dracula” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart while also climbing to a new Hot 100 peak.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Tame Impala reached new highs on Billboard’s U.S. radio rankings as their collaborative version of “Dracula” climbed to No. 3.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE’s collaboration single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” rose to No. 23 on Billboard’s Global 200 in its second chart week.
K-pop’s latest wave of momentum is being reflected across multiple major music markets, with BTS continuing to expand its footprint on Japan’s Oricon rankings while Stray Kids pushes further into global attention with a new release and upcoming tour plans. The flurry of updates underscores how leading K-pop acts are increasingly building sustained international visibility—measured […]
Billboard has released its midyear roundup, “The 50 Best Songs of 2026 So Far,” spotlighting a range of genres—and with major presence from K-pop and adjacent pop. According to a report on the publication’s June 24 local-time list, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, BTS, and KATSEYE each earned entries for standout tracks, underscoring how the industry’s biggest acts […]
BTS has re-entered the Billboard album charts’ Top 10, reinforcing the group’s outsized influence on the global music market, according to reports circulating in the past day. In parallel, BTS’s latest single “Come Over” has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, placing at No. 69, keeping the band’s chart presence steady across both album and […]
BTS’ full-group return in 2026 has quickly evolved from a highly anticipated comeback into a multi-market dominance story—one that industry observers say could define how future K-pop campaigns are measured. Within the first week of their new album ARIRANG, the group posted headline-grabbing U.S. performance, a major streaming chart footprint across dozens of territories, and […]