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  "id": 2878747,
  "title": "(LEAD) Katseye scores its first No. 1 on Billboard 200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/lead-katseye-scores-its-first-no-1-on-billboard-200",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T22:08:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260824000351315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S.-based K-pop girl group Katseye has debuted at No...",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Katseye scores its first No. 1 on Billboard 200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/katseye-scores-its-first-no-1-on-billboard-200",
        "published": "2026-08-23T21:19:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KATSEYE scores its first No. 1 on Billboard 200",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/katseye-scores-its-first-no-1-on-billboard-200-2878205",
        "published": "2026-08-23T22:12:03.000Z"
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