{
  "id": 4522799,
  "title": "ENHYPEN claims 1st No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'The Sin: Bliss'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/enhypen-claims-1st-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-the-sin-bliss-4522799",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T23:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260831/enhypen-claims-1st-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-the-sin-bliss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "K-pop boy group ENHYPEN has achieved a major milestone by topping the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with their eighth EP, titled \"The Sin: Bliss\". This marks the group's first No. 1 on the chart since their debut in November 2020. Prior to this achievement, other K-pop boy groups like BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, Ateez and Tomorrow X Together had previously reached the top spot on the Billboard 200. Among girl groups, BLACKPINK, NewJeans, TWICE and Katseye have previously led the chart, while the Netflix original soundtrack album for the popular animated series \"KPop Demon Hunters\" also made it to the number one position. \"The Sin: Bliss\" ranks as the band's seventh album in the top 10, all of which were released since 2022. The group had previously reached No. 2 twice, with \"The Sin: Vanish\" in January and \"Romance: Untold\" in 2024. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, and this achievement solidifies ENHYPEN's position as a leading force in the global music scene.",
  "summary": "The latest album from K-pop boy group ENHYPEN has debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart, earning the group its first chart-topper. Billboard said in a preview of this week's chart on Sunday (U.S. time) that the band's eighth EP, \"The Sin: Bliss,\" took the top spot on the Billboard 200, ahead of Ella Langley's \"Dandelion\" and Olivia Rodrigo's \"you seem pretty sad for a girl so…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Enhypen claims 1st No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'The Sin: Bliss'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/enhypen-claims-1st-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-the-sin-bliss",
        "published": "2026-08-30T20:47:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "ENHYPEN claims 1st No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'The Sin: Bliss'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/enhypen-claims-1st-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-the-sin-bliss-4517453",
        "published": "2026-08-30T22:52:03.000Z"
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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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