Ok-pop boy group Stray Youngsters has made huge historical past with the discharge of their fifth studio album ATE.
The album dropped on July 19 and rapidly rose to the highest of the Billboard 200, making historical past not just for Ok-pop within the U.S. however for any group ever.
Stray Youngsters now holds the title of being the first-ever group to debut on the high of the long-lasting albums chart with their first 5 consecutive albums.
Their earlier albums to grace the No. 1 spot had been Oddinary, Maxident, Rock Star and 5 Star.
ATE additionally had the biggest gross sales week for any Ok-pop launch in 2024 up to now, in accordance with NME.
The group additionally had some help of their music video for lead single “Chk Chk Growth” from Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
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Whereas these two feats are wonderful themselves, the Youngsters’ No. 1 album additionally made much more historical past with the assistance of BTS‘ Jimin and his second solo album Muse.
With Muse taking the second place spot on the chart, this marks the primary time in historical past that two Ok-pop albums have occupied the highest two slots.
Stray Youngsters are set to headline Lollapalooza in August, following fellow group TXT, who grew to become the primary Ok-pop group in historical past to headline the pageant in 2023.
Since they had been introduced as performers, tickets for the day of their headlining set had been snatched up by followers in file time.
The group additionally headlined British Summer time Time Hyde Park within the U.Ok. earlier this month to rave evaluations about their stage presence and star energy.
“Reasonably than being swallowed up by the area, [Stray Kids] inhabited it, grabbing the eye of the gang, and clambering on each a part of the stage they might attain. They didn’t let go of the audiences’ consideration your entire time, producing wave after wave of power that swelled by means of the gang, waving their trusty gentle sticks,” Rolling Stone UK reported.
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