Boy band Ateez and BTS member Jin’s new albums will debut at No. 1 and 4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Billboard released a report on Monday on its upcoming weekly charts. It officially unveils weekly chart updates on Tuesday.


The report dubbed “Ateez Achieve Second No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'Golden Hour: Part 2'" showed that Ateez’s new album, "Golden Hour: Part 2," will debut at No. 1 with 184,000 album units.

The band first sat atop the chart with its second full-length album, “The World EP. Fin: Will,” in December 2023.

Ateez’s “Golden Hour: Part 2” is mostly in Korean and will be the 26th primarily non-English-language album to top the chart. Out of these 26 albums, 17 are in Korean.

It is also the third Korean language album to hit No. 1 this year, following Stray Kids' "ATE" and Twice's "With YOU-th."

K-pop acts that have previously topped the chart include BTS, SuperM, Blackpink, Tomorrow X Together and NewJeans.

BTS’s Jin will make his debut on the Billboard 200 with his first solo album, “Happy,” landing at No. 4 with 77,000 album units.

Billboard highlighted that Jin is now the seventh and final BTS member to achieve a top 10-charting solo album. BTS as a group has secured seven top 10 entries, including six No. 1 albums.

Enhypen’s second studio album, “Romance: Untold,” will re-enter the Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 7 following its Nov. 15 reissue, titled “Romance: Untold -daydream-,” which included two bonus tracks. The album initially debuted and peaked at No. 2 in July.


BY YOON SEUNG-JIN [yoon.seungjin@joongang.co.kr]