▲This photo, provided by JYP Entertainment, shows Twice Nayeon. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo, provided by Big Hit Music, shows TOMORROW X TOGETHER. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

▲This photo, provided by Source Music, shows Le Sserafim. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) --Korean idols are making a series of achievements on the U.S, Billboard charts.

The mini album of girl group TWICE member Nayeon, who started her first solo, ranked No.7 on the Billboard main album chart "Billboard 200", becoming the first K-pop solo artist to rank such number on the first week of album release, announced JYP Entertainment on Thursday.

According to the latest chart (updated July 7) by Billboard, Nayeon’s mini album “IM NAYEON”, which was released on June 24, ranked seventh on “Billboard 200” and fifth on “Artist 100.”

57 thousand of albums were counted to be sold, putting her on the top of “Top Current Album Sales”, “Top Album Sales”, and “World Album” charts.

Her title song “POP!” went into 18 different charts, ranking No.5 on “Billboard Japan Hot”, No.7 on “World Digital Song Sales”, No.15 on “Billboard Global(U.S not included)”, No.30 on “Billboard Global 200”, No.15 on “Lyric Find Global”, No.54 on “Billboard Canadian Album.”

Group TOMORROW X TOGETHER also showed off their steady popularity on Billboard Main Album chart.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s fourth mini album “minisode 2: Thursday's Child”, which was released in last May, ranked No.149 on “Billboard 200”, staying on the charts for 7 weeks.

“minisode 2: Thursday's Child” also ranked No.3 on “World Album”and No.15 on both “Top Current Album Sales” and “Tom Album Sales” charts.

Debut song “FEARLESS” by Hive-affiliated girl-group Le Sserafim like TOMORROW X TOGETHER also stayed on Billboard chart for 9 consecutive weeks.

“FEARLESS” released last May ranked No.111 on “Billboard Global(U.S. not included).”

 

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

(END)

[ⓒ K-VIBE. 무단전재-재배포 금지]