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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: i-dle Takes 3rd Win For "Mono" On "Inkigayo"; Performances By ATEEZ, KiiiKiii, And More
i-dle has won a third music show trophy for “Mono” (featuring Skaiwater)! On the February 8 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were Car, the Garden’s “My whole world,” i-dle’s “Mono,” and LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope). Other performers on today’s show included ATEEZ, KiiiKiii, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Sungmin, Im Chang Jung, 8TURN, WHIB, AxMxP, POW, SKINZ, dodree, Kim Jun Tae, Catch The Young, and Tak Song I. ATEEZ – “NASA” and “Adrenaline” KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)” ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “FREAK ALARM” Sungmin – “Dancing under the Stars” Im Chang Jung – “Crazy Fool” 8TURN – “BRUISE” WHIB – “ROCK THE NATION” AxMxP – “Thereafter” POW – “Come True” SKINZ – “WHY U MAD” dodree – “Born” Kim Jun Tae – “Tired of falling in love” Tak Song I – “Were We Happy”
NCT WISH Is 1st K-Pop Boy Group In YouTube History To Hit 100 Million Views With A Short
NCT WISH has just made YouTube history! On February 8 KST, NCT WISH’s “Cham Cham Cham” short-form video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, making them the first K-pop boy group ever to reach the milestone with a YouTube Short posted on their official account. The viral video, which was first posted in August of last year, features the NCT WISH members playing the “Cham Cham Cham” game at a swimming pool and trying to avoid the punishment of getting pushed in. Congratulations to NCT WISH on their impressive achievement!
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”
Apink's Yoon Bomi And Rado Set Wedding Date
Apink’s Yoon Bomi and Rado have set the date for their spring wedding! On February 7, With US Entertainment officially announced, “Yoon Bomi and Rado will be holding their wedding on May 16.” Yoon Bomi and Rado have been dating for nine years after getting together in 2017, and they went public with their relationship in 2024. The two are said to have met in 2016, when Rado’s producing duo Black Eyed Pilseung wrote Apink’s title track “Only one.” This past December, the couple announced that they were planning to tie the knot, and Yoon Bomi shared a heartfelt letter to her fans about their engagement. Congratulations to the happy couple!
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