Stray Kids Surpasses BTS' Jimin, NewJeans And SEVENTEEN On Billboard World Charts

South Korean artists continue to shine on Billboard’s World Charts and Stray Kids have taken the top spot with their latest mini album, ATE. The JYP Entertainment boy band’s success is even more impressive, as they surpassed other popular K-pop groups like LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans and SEVENTEEN. BTS star Jimin’s second studio album, MUSE, dropped to Number 2 position after spending 12 weeks on the chart. ATE’s title track, Chk Chk Boom, featured cameos from Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in the music video. On the other hand, the album also made its mark on the Billboard 200, as it remained steady at Number 102 for the 12th consecutive week.

According to Soompi, ENHYPEN’s album ROMANCE : UNTOLD is now at 3rd position in its 13th week. LE SSERAFIM’s CRAZY took over Number 4 for the sixth week in a row. P1Harmony’s SAD SONG secured 5th position for the third consecutive week. NewJeans saw their 2023 mini album Get Up move back up to Number 6, as it entered its 62nd week on the chart. BTS’s 2022 anthology album Proof also made a comeback and rose to 8th position after 122 weeks on the World Albums chart.

BOYNEXTDOOR’s album 19.99 has secured 10th spot for the fourth week in a row, while SEVENTEEN’s 17 IS RIGHT HERE climbed to Number 14 in its 24th week. aespa’s track, Armageddon completed the top 15 and reached this position in 20th week.

Speaking about their music, Stray Kids star, Changbin in an earlier interview with USA Today said, “I think we always tried to capture our own story as it is, without trying to make up anything. However, we still tried to make it interesting by telling the story in our own authentic style, no matter what the theme is. One thing for sure is we put our souls and minds into the music.”

Another member of the boy band, Felix added, “To be able to relate to that generation through our lyrics, we all want the fans, our STAYs, to think we have something in common to keep that connection going. I think we’ve always worked hard to always be better. We never settle for the past and continuously push ourselves to move forward.”

Other than Changbin and Felix, Stray Kids also consist of Bang Chan, HAN, Hyunjin, IN, Lee Know and Seungmin. This year, the members made their Met Gala debut on behalf of Tommy Hilfiger and turned heads with their trendy outfits.