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  "id": 2883606,
  "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-200-2883606",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T22:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260824/katseye-scores-its-first-no-1-on-billboard-200"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KATSEYE's third EP, \"Wild\", has debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart. According to Billboard, the album earned 170,000 equivalent album units, with 145,000 of those units coming from album sales.\n\nThe EP outpaced Phoebe Bridgers' \"Lost Weekend\" and Stray Kids' \"This & That\" to take the top spot. This marks KATSEYE's first No. 1 on the chart since the group debuted in 2024 through Hybe's US partnership with Geffen Records, as per Yonhap News.\n\nKATSEYE is the fourth K-pop girl group to top the Billboard 200 since 2020. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, measured by equivalent album units comprising physical and digital sales, as well as streaming and digital track downloads converted into album sales. \"Wild\" was released on August 14 and explores accepting every facet of one's inner self while pursuing instinct and freedom.",
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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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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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