ENHYPEN, which reorganized as a six-member group following the departure of member Heeseung, has claimed its first-ever No. 1 on the US Billboard main album chart, the Billboard 200, with its 8th mini album "THE SIN : BLISS".
In a preview article for the chart released on August 30 (local time), Billboard announced that "THE SIN : BLISS" took the top spot, surpassing Ella Langley at No. 2 and Olivia Rodrigo at No. 3. This marks ENHYPEN's first time topping the Billboard 200 since their debut in 2020.
Among K-pop boy groups, they are the sixth to achieve a No. 1, following BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. Among girl groups, BLACKPINK, NewJeans, TWICE, and KATSEYE have previously reached the summit, while the soundtrack album for the Netflix animated series "KPop Demon Hunters" has also claimed the No. 1 spot.
The Billboard 200 ranks albums based on "album units," which combine physical album sales, equivalent album units from streaming (SEA), and equivalent album units from digital downloads (TEA). "THE SIN : BLISS" recorded 98,000 album units during the tracking week. Of that total, traditional album sales accounted to 92,000, sending the album to No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart, while SEA units were 6,000 and TEA units were negligible.
"THE SIN : BLISS" is the first album ENHYPEN has presented since reorganizing from a seven-member group to a six-member group. Ahead of their comeback, the members expressed confidence, stating, "Unusally, all the members unanimously agreed that this album has exceptional quality and leaves no room for regret. We are certain that this is the most satisfying and brilliant album of our career."
In South Korea, the album surpassed a cumulative sales of 2.02 million copies (based on the Hanteo Chart) on August 27, making them a "double million seller."
The album is the second installment in "THE SIN" series, which takes sin as its motif, and portrays the conclusion of a journey faced by lovers who broke taboos and fled. It features a total of 10 tracks, including the title song "Bloody Paradise" and the b-side track "Two Fools".
(Photo: SBS Entertainment News | Reported by Kang Kyung-yoon)
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