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Boy band Ateez's new album claims No. 3 on Billboard 200

Boy band Ateez's latest album, “Golden Hour: Part.4," has debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart.

2026-02-16

Stray Kids, Rosé and 'KPop Demon Hunters' nab spots on Billboard year-end charts

A wide array of K-pop songs and albums appeared on Billboard’s year-end charts, including Stray Kids, Blackpink’s Rosé and the soundtrack for Netflix's “KPop Demon Hunters.”

2025-12-11

Stray Kids earns 7th Billboard 200 No. 1

K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed its seventh No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart with its new album, "Karma." "Karma" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, replacing Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem."

2025-09-01

Trump tariff pressure campaign takes hard-line shift with copper in the crosshairs

Following U.S. President Donald Trump's letters to 14 countries, including Korea, concerning reciprocal tariffs, his rhetoric appeared to minimize the changes of flexibility while throwing pharmaceuticals and copper into the mix.

2025-07-09

NCT's Mark announces debut solo album, first single '200' dropping in May

Boy band NCT's Mark will release his first solo album in February next year, with his debut solo single, "200," dropping on May 16.

2024-05-10

BTS’s 'Love Yourself: Tear' album reenters Billboard charts after five years

Boy band BTS’s third full-length album “Love Yourself: Tear” and its lead track “Fake Love” has landed on the Billboard charts again over five years after its release in 2018.

2024-03-06

Hwang Sun-woo wins 200-meter freestyle world title

Korean swimmer Hwang Sun-woo took gold in the men’s 200-meter freestyle at the World Aquatics Championship in Qatar on Tuesday, winning his first world title and becoming the third Korean ever to top the podium at the world championships.

2024-02-14

NewJeans matches Blackpink chart record with 'Get Up' at 26 weeks

Girl group NewJeans’ second EP “Get Up” has been on the Billboard 200 album chart for 26 consecutive weeks, matching Blackpink's record for the longest-charting album by a K-pop girl group.

2024-01-24

Ateez lands atop Billboard 200 with 'The World EP Fin: Will'

Ateez's "The World Ep Fin: Will" topped the Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming the seventh K-pop group to top the chart.

2023-12-11

Stray Kids' 'Lalalala' debuts at No. 90 on Billboard Hot 100

Stray Kids landed on No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with its latest track "Lalalala," becoming the second K-pop boy band to make the chart after BTS.

2023-11-21