TXT soars up 60 ranks on Billboard main albums chart ahead of comeback

▲ This photo, provided by Big Hit Music, shows scenes from Tomorrow x Together's repackage album concept clip. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

▲ This photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows South Korean boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT). The group's new mini album "Minisode 1: Blue Hour" has entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 26 for the week ending Nov. 21, 2020. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) saw its previous album climb back up on the Billboard's main album chart, ahead of the group's comeback.

The five-piece-act's second full-length album "The Chaos Chapter: Freeze" ranked No. 121 on the Billboard 200, which is up 60 notches from the previous week, according to the latest chart released by Billboard on Tuesday (KST).

The album, released on May 31, has been on the charts for eight straight weeks since it entered the Billboard 200 in mid-June with the band's best ranking since debut.

On Billboard's "World Albums" chart, the album rose up two steps compared to last week and ranked third place while also landing on seventh place on the "Top Album Sales" chart.

TXT's first English-language song, "Magic," ranked No. 38 on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart" and this marks the fourth time for "Magic" to be included in this chart.

Tomorrow x Together will return on Aug. 17 with their repackage album and final album of the "The Chaos Chapter" series, "The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape." The band has recently been promoting its comeback by releasing a series of concept teasers and videos.

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