ENHYPEN's eighth EP The Sin : Bliss sold 1.77 million copies on release day, topping Hanteo's daily albums chart and reaching No.1 on iTunes in 23 regions; it is the group's first release as a six-member act and includes lead single "Bloody Paradise" and B-side "Two Fools" among its 10 tracks
Five notable K-pop developments today: KATSEYE's third EP Wild debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units and opened at a career-best No. 2 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart; ENHYPEN's eighth EP The Sin: Bliss sold 1.77 million copies on its first day. BABYMONSTER's "DRIP" MV surpassed 400 million YouTube views becoming their fastest MV to hit 400M; Girls' Generation's new HRS unit (Hyoyeon, Yuri and Choi Sooyoung) will debut the digital single "Skibidi" on Aug. 31; and RESCENE topped the Korean Business Research Institute's August singer brand reputation rankings.
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KATSEYE’s third EP Wild debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units and also opened 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; 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
Girls' Generation's new subunit HRS — Hyoyeon, Yuri and Choi Sooyoung — will debut the digital single 'Skibidi' on Aug. 31, a two-track release that also includes 'Lowkey in Love.' Formed through Hyoyeon's YouTube channel 'Hyoyeon's Level Up,' the unit's title track opens with house music before shifting into hip-hop, with lyrics about forging a new path together, SM Entertainment said
BABYMONSTER’s music video “DRIP” surpassed 400 million YouTube views on August 22 (KST), becoming the group’s fastest MV to reach 400M and their second overall after “SHEESH.”
ENHYPEN’s new mini album THE SIN : BLISS sold 1,774,829 copies on its first day, marking their seventh album to exceed 1 million first-day sales, and the album and title track “Bloody Paradise” quickly topped iTunes charts across multiple countries
