Tomorrow X Together takes No. 1 on Billboard 200, other K-pop acts scattered throughout charts

K-pop

Published: 08 Feb. 2023, 13:00

Tomorrow X Together takes No. 1 on Billboard 200, other K-pop acts scattered throughout charts

Boy band Tomorrow X Together [BIGHIT MUSIC]

Long-reigning champions and new faces alike, K-pop artists are taking the Billboard charts by storm.

Boy band Tomorrow X Together topped the Billboard 200 albums chart on Tuesday with its fifth EP "The Name Chapter: Temptation," the first time for the band since its debut in March 2019. The album's lead track "Sugar Rush Ride" sat on No. 44 of the Global 200 songs chart.

This makes the five-member band the fifth K-pop band to top the albums chart after BTS first topped it in 2018, followed by SuperM in 2019 and Stray Kids and Blackpink in 2022.

"The Name Chapter: Temptation" has sold 161,500 copies in the United States since its release on Jan. 27, according to Billboard.

Girl group NewJeans' "OMG" from earlier this year climbed up two spots to sit at No. 77 of the Hot 100 singles chart on Tuesday after landing on the chart for the first time last week, along with "Ditto" (2022) at No. 90, which has been sitting on the chart for the fourth week straight.

The two tracks also sit on the 11th and 12th spot on the Global 200 songs chart, while "Hype boy" (2022) and "Attention" (2022) sit further down at No. 62 and No. 152 on the same chart.

Girl groups Twice and Le Sserafim also scored high on the Global 200 chart with Twice's "Moonlight Sunrise" (2023) at No. 68 and Le Sserafim's "Antifragile" (2022) at No. 77.

Girl group NewJeans [ADOR]

Boy band BTS [BIGHIT MUSIC]

K-pop behemoths BTS and Blackpink are continuing their long reign on the Billboard 200 albums chart with their 2022 releases.

BTS's "Proof" sat at No. 102 of the albums chart, up 16 spots from the previous week and the album's 34th consecutive week on the chart since its release last June.

The individual bandmates are also standing their ground with their own music. Leader RM's solo album "Indigo" (2022) sat at No. 7 of the World Album chart, No. 20 on the Top Current Chart and No. 35 on the Top Album Sales chart, while J-Hope's 2022 album "Jack In The Box" sat at No. 4 on the Vinyl Album, No. 5 on World Album, No. 11 on Top Current Album and No. 14 on the Top Album Sales charts.

Jimin's recent collaboration with Big Bang's Taeyang, "Vibe," sat at No. 9 on the World Digital Song Sales chart, No. 63 on the Global excluding the United States chart and No. 95 on the Global 200 chart. Jungkook positioned himself at No. 139 on the Global excluding the U.S. chart with his 2022 Qatar World Cup official soundtrack "Dreamers" (2022) and No. 168 on the same chart with his collaboration with Charlie Puth, "Left and Right" (2022).

Girl group Blackpink's "Shut Down" (2022), the lead track from its second full-length album "Born Pink," was the No. 133 song on the Global 200 songs chart. This is the album's 20th consecutive week on the chart. From the same album, "Venom" slid five spots to sit at No. 146 on the same chart.

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]