Stray Kids tops Billboard 200 for 4th time with 'Rock-Star'

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Stray Kids tops Billboard 200 for 4th time with 'Rock-Star'

Published: 20 Nov. 2023, 10:33 Updated: 05 Jan. 2024, 17:43

Boy band Stray Kids [JYP ENTERTAINMENT]

Stray Kids topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for the fourth time with the boy band's latest album "Rock-Star," the U.S. music chart said Sunday.

This makes Stray Kids the second K-pop band to record No.1 four times on Billboard 200, following BTS's six times.

Stray Kids had previously reached No. 1 on Billboard with its EPs "Oddinary" and "Maxident" last year and full-length album "5-Star" this year.

The band released the EP "Rock-Star" on Nov. 10, selling 1.9 million copies on the first day of its release, according to Hanteo Chart.

Stray Kids performed at the Billboard Music Awards 2023 in Las Vegas on Sunday, becoming the second K-pop boy band to take the stage at one of the largest music awards ceremonies in the United States.

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BY LEE CHAE-MIN [lee.chaemin1@joongang.co.kr]