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KATSEYE scores career-best No. 2 on British albums chart
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KATSEYE scores career-best No. 2 on British albums chart

KATSEYE’s third EP Wild debuted at a career-best No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart after its Aug. 14 release, a sharp rise from the No. 55 peak of their previous EP Beautiful Chaos, and three songs from the record entered the Official Singles Chart (Animal No. 12, Hootie Frutti No. 16, Bel Air No. 97). The EP credits include contributions from HYBE chairman Bang Si‑hyuk, Ed Sheeran and producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin

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Two notable K-pop developments today: Katseye achieved a career-best No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart with their third EP Wild, which placed three songs on the UK Official Singles Chart and lists contributors including Bang Si-hyuk and Ed Sheeran. The Korean Business Research Institute released its August singer brand reputation rankings: RESCENE topped the list with an index of 8,577,564 (a 28.26% rise from July), followed by BTS, Lim Young Woong, CORTIS and ATEEZ.

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August Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

RESCENE topped the Korean Business Research Institute’s August singer brand reputation rankings with an index of 8,577,564 (a 28.26% rise from July); BTS placed second, Lim Young Woong third, CORTIS fourth, and ATEEZ jumped to fifth

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