After two consecutive weeks of holding the throne, TXT's album The Star Chapter: Together dropped to No. 2 and also had its third week on the Billboard 200 at No. 125. ENHYPEN continues to maintain its heat with mini album DESire: UNLEASH ranked 3rd in 11th week, while the previous album ROMANCE: UNTOLD unexpectedly increased to 13th place in 57th week.
At No. 4, ATEEZ affirmed the sustainability of GOLDEN HOUR: Part.1 with the 9th week in the top. BTS proved their long-term appeal when their two albums PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE live and Proof ranked 5th and 6th respectively, marking more than 160 weeks of solid stay.
rookie ILLIT showed a breakthrough with the bomb holding 7th place in the 8th week. Stray Kids continues to "cover" with four albums on the same chart, in which "合 (HOP) (ranked 10) and ATE (ranked 11) maintained their form after decades of release.
Seventeen also marked HAPPY BURSTDAY as 14th, followed by BTS' Jimin's MUSE as 16th. NewJeans continued to extend their achievement when Get Up stayed firmly in the 101st week at 18th place. Jin (BTS) featured with Echo (ranked 22nd), while BLACKPINK maintained their position with The Album at 24th, 111.
This ranking affirms the rare strength and sustainability of K-pop artists in the international music market.
