(LEAD) Katseye scores its first No. 1 on Billboard 200
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-based K-pop girl group Katseye has debuted at No...
U.S.-based K-pop girl group Katseye has achieved a historic milestone by topping the U.S. Billboard 200 with its third EP, Wild. This marks the first time the group has reached No. 1 since their debut in 2024 through a partnership with Geffen Records and Hybe. Wild took the top spot with 170,000 equivalent album units, surpassing Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend and Stray Kids' This & That.
Katseye is the fourth K-pop girl group to claim the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 since 2020, following BLACKPINK, NewJeans, and TWICE. The EP, which covers emotional acceptance and instinct, was created with the involvement of Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, Ed Sheeran, and producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin. Formed through The Debut: Dream Academy, Katseye has previously topped Britain's Official Albums Chart with Wild, debuting at No. 2.
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