Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on February 1!

BTS’s Jimin’s solo album “MUSE” returned to the top of the World Albums chart this week, marking its third non-consecutive week at No. 1. “MUSE” also climbed back up the Billboard 200 in its 27th week, where it set a new record for the longest-charting K-pop solo album in the history of the chart.

Stray Kids’ SKZHOP HIPTAPE “合 (HOP)” stayed strong at No. 2 in its week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a sixth consecutive week on the Billboard 200 at No. 94.

ENHYPEN’s “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” held onto its spot at No. 5 in its 28th week on the World Albums chart, with BTS’s 2022 anthology album “Proof” also holding steady at at No. 6 in its 137th week on the chart.

LE SSERAFIM’s “CRAZY” maintained its position at No. 7 in its 20th week on the chart, while Stray Kids’ “ATE” rose to No. 8 in its 27th week.

ILLIT’s “I’LL LIKE YOU” took No. 9 in its 11th week on the chart, followed by ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2” at No. 10 in its 10th week.

NewJeans’ “Get Up” climbed back up to No. 12 in its 72nd week on the chart, and SEVENTEEN’s “SPILL THE FEELS” jumped to No. 15 in its 14th week.

TXT’s “The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY” came in at No. 16 in its 12th week on the chart, with BTS’s Jin’s solo album “Happy” ranking No. 17 in its 10th week.

GOT7’s “WINTER HEPTAGON” debuted at No. 18 on this week’s chart, trailed by BIGBANG’s “MADE” at No. 20 (in its 15th non-consecutive week), SEVENTEEN’s “17 IS RIGHT HERE” at No. 21 (in its 32nd week), and aespa’s “Whiplash” at No. 24 (in its 12th week).

Congratulations to all of the K-pop artists who made this week’s chart!

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!

In 2020, the RIAJ implemented a new certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. According to the new system, songs are certified silver once they reach 30 million streams, gold at 50 million streams, and platinum at 100 million streams.

This month, TWICE earned a total of three different certifications for streaming. Their 2017 Korean hit “LIKEY” was certified platinum for surpassing 100 million streams in Japan, while their 2018 remake of “I WANT YOU BACK” was certified gold for surpassing 50 million streams. TWICE’s unit MISAMO also earned a gold certification for their Japanese single “NEW LOOK.”

aespa’s latest Korean hit “Whiplash,” NewJeans’ Japanese song “Supernatural,” SEVENTEEN’s 2020 Japanese song “Fallin’ Flower,” and BIGBANG’s 2013 Japanese single “Koe o Kikasete” all similarly earned official gold certifications after surpassing 50 million streams each in Japan.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

Watch aespa, NewJeans, and BIGBANG’s G-Dragon perform at the 2024 SBS Gayo Daejeon on Viki below:

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