Billboard’s World Album: K-pop bands NCT Dream, Seventeen, Le Sserafim, NewJeans tops the chart

After HYBE Corporation’s names dominated the music chart for a considerable amount of time, NCT Dream’s striking arrival marked the return of a distinct group.

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By Sneha Sengupta On May 19, 2024

The latest World Albums chart for the previous week was released by Billboard, and without a doubt, K-pop music’s unquestionable and unquenchable rage is at the top of the list.

Dream()scape, the sixth mini-album by SM Entertainment boy group NCT Dream, debuted on the World Albums chart the week ending on May 18.

The most recent composition by the septet made its list debut on May 3, the day it was physically released in the US. On March 25, it was first made available on digital platforms and in Korea.

17 Is Right Here, the most recent best-of anthology from Seventeen, debuted at No. 7 on the chart last week. But despite fierce competition, the 13-piece boy band’s massive album compilation soared to the top, and their most recent release appeared in the Top 5.

Minisode: Tomorrow, the sixth mini-album by Tomorrow X Together, remained solidly at No. 3, continuing its six-week run at the top.

This week, the girl groups ILLIT, NewJeans, and Le Sserafim managed to maintain their positions atop the World Albums chart. Super Real Me, ILLIT’s debut mini-album, dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 in its seventh week of release.

The third mini-album by Le Sserafim, similarly declined and spent its twelfth week at No. 6, directly behind ILLIT on the chart.

On the World Albums list, NewJeans’ second mini-album, Get Up, fell from No. 6 to No. 8 in its 42nd week of release.

Hope on the Street Vol. 1, a special album by J-Hope, peaked at No. 14 for six weeks, while Face, Jimin’s strong debut album, ended its 53-week run at No. 15.

After 25 weeks, their industry juniors ENHYPEN’s fifth mini-album, Orange Blood, reached No. 12 on the charts. In the meantime, Boynextdoor, a young boy band, debuted in its third week with their second mini-album, HOW?, and ranked No. 11.

In addition to HYBE performers, TWICE and Stray Kids from JYP Entertainment continued to be ranked in the Top 15.

In the 26th week of its release, Stray Kids’ eighth Korean mini-album, Rock-Star, peaked at No. 13, while the previous girl group’s 13th mini-album, With YOU-th, debuted at No. 10 for the 11th week in a row.

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