KATSEYE’s ‘PINKY UP’ Hits No. 14 on UK Official Singles Chart for a New Career Peak
KATSEYE’s ‘PINKY UP’ debuts at No. 14 on the UK Official Singles Chart, giving the group its highest UK peak yet and a major new global milestone.
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KATSEYE’s ‘PINKY UP’ debuts at No. 14 on the UK Official Singles Chart, giving the group its highest UK peak yet and a major new global milestone.
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez’s 'Ice Cream' has crossed 1 billion YouTube views, giving BLACKPINK a 10th billion-view video and extending its K-pop record.
The 2026 American Music Awards nominations turned K-Pop into a bigger story than a genre roundup, with BTS reaching Artist of the Year and BLACKPINK, Jennie, and KATSEYE adding momentum across key categories.
BTS has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their comeback album ARIRANG, earning 641,000 equivalent album units in its first week. This marks the group's seventh chart-topping album and the biggest sales week for a group since Billboard began tracking units in 2014.
BTS is set to make Billboard history as 'SWIM' is projected to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, while all 14 tracks from the record-breaking 'ARIRANG' album are expected to chart within the Top 80. The album has already topped charts in the UK, Australia, France, and 127 countries on Apple Music, with 545 million Spotify streams in its first week.
BTS's comeback album ARIRANG has broken every record in its path, selling 4.17 million copies in its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart, and amassing 545 million Spotify streams. Here's a complete breakdown of the historic first-week achievements.
BLACKPINK's 'GO' from the 'DEADLINE' mini-album tops YouTube's Global Weekly Top Songs chart with 43 million streams, while the album shatters K-Pop girl group sales records with 1.77 million first-week copies.
ATEEZ's 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4' tops the Billboard World Albums chart for the third consecutive week, while Stray Kids charts six albums simultaneously and ENHYPEN holds strong at No. 2. K-Pop continues its global dominance.
In an industry defined by fierce competition and fleeting trends, the rise of a new artist to the top of the charts is a monumental…
K-Pop acts have claimed an unprecedented seven out of ten positions on the IFPI's 2025 Global Album Sales Chart, led by Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, and ENHYPEN. The results highlight K-Pop's dominance in physical album sales and its growing influence across global music markets.