KATSEYE’s “Animal” Enters Top 15 Of Billboard’s Radio Pop Airplay Chart for 1st Time

KATSEYE’s “Animal” is soaring to new heights on U.S. radio!

On September 23 local time, Billboard revealed that KATSEYE’s hit single “Animal” had entered the top 15 of its Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States. The song rose to No. 15 in its seventh week on the chart, making it KATSEYE’s second single to break the top 15 after “Gabriela” (which peaked at No. 9).

“Animal” also climbed to a new peak of No. 36 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart, which measures weekly plays on U.S. radio stations across all genres.

Over on Billboard’s Hot 100, which ranks the most popular songs in the United States, “Animal” stayed strong at No. 28 in its eighth week on the chart, while KATSEYE’s title track “Hootie Frutti” spent its fifth week on the chart at No. 91.

Additionally, KATSEYE managed to chart all three of their albums on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Album Sales chart this week. On the Billboard 200, their latest EP “WILD” ranked No. 22, followed by “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS” at No. 160 and “SIS (Soft Is Strong)” at No. 191.

Meanwhile, “WILD” climbed back up to No. 3 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, meaning it was the third best-selling album of the week in the United States. “SIS (Soft Is Strong)” climbed to No. 14 on this week’s chart, and “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS” jumped to No. 26.

KATSEYE also charted a total of four songs on this week’s Billboard Global 200, where “Animal” took No. 31, trailed by “Hootie Frutti” at No. 95, “Gabriela” at No. 187, and their LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT collab “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” at No. 197.

On Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart, “Animal” came in at No. 34, “Hootie Frutti” at No. 89, “Gabriela” at No. 183, and “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” at No. 197.

Finally, KATSEYE made Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 13, marking their 68th overall week on the chart.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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KATSEYE Sets Personal Record On UK’s Official Albums Chart With “WILD” + “Animal” Rises On Singles Chart

KATSEYE’s latest release is going strong in the United Kingdom!

This week, the United Kingdom’s Official Charts (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts) announced that KATSEYE’s third EP “WILD” had climbed back up to No. 22 on its Official Albums Chart.

“WILD,” which debuted at No. 2 two weeks ago, has now become KATSEYE’s first album ever to spend three weeks on the Official Albums Chart.

Meanwhile, the group’s pre-release single “Animal” climbed back up to No. 16 in its sixth week on the Official Singles Chart. “Animal,” which peaked at No. 12 two weeks ago, currently holds the record for KATSEYE’s highest-ranking song on the chart to date.

KATSEYE’s title track “Hootie Frutti” also ranked No. 33 in its third consecutive week on the Official Singles Chart.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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KATSEYE Earns Their Highest Rankings Yet On UK’s Official Charts With “WILD” And “Animal” As “Hootie Frutti” Debuts

KATSEYE is soaring to new heights in the United Kingdom!

This week, KATSEYE achieved their highest rankings yet on both the United Kingdom’s Official Albums Chart and Official Singles Chart, which are widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to the United States’ Billboard charts.

KATSEYE’s new EP “WILD” debuted at No. 2 on the Official Albums Chart, making it the group’s first top 50 album and their second chart entry overall. The group’s first entry was their previous EP “BEAUTIFUL CHAOS,” which spent one week on the chart last year at No. 55.

KATSEYE’s pre-release single “Animal” also jumped to a new peak of No. 12 in its fourth week on the Official Singles Chart, marking a career high for the group.

Additionally, two of KATSEYE’s new songs from “WILD” entered the Official Singles Chart this week: “Hootie Frutti” debuted at No. 16, while their B-side “Bel Air” debuted at No. 97.

Notably, KATSEYE has become the first girl group since Little Mix in 2021 to score five top 40 hits in a single calendar year on the Official Singles Chart. KATSEYE entered the top 40 earlier this year with “Internet Girl” (which peaked at No. 24), “PINKY UP” (No. 14), their LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT collab “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” (No. 22), and “Animal,” making “Hootie Frutti” their fifth top 40 single of 2026.

With the new additions of “Hootie Frutti” and “Bel Air,” KATSEYE now boasts a total of nine chart entries overall: the group also previously entered the Official Singles Chart with “Gnarly” (No. 52), “Gabriela” (No. 38), and “Touch” (No. 82).

Congratulations to KATSEYE on their new personal records!

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KATSEYE’s “Animal” Becomes Their 1st Top 10 Hit On Billboard Global 200 + Their Highest-Debuting Single On Hot 100

KATSEYE has entered the top 10 of Billboard’s Global 200 for the very first time!

This week, KATSEYE’s new single “Animal” set several personal records for the group on the Billboard charts.

First, “Animal” debuted at No. 10 on the Global 200, making it KATSEYE’s first song ever to break the top 10 of the chart.

“Animal” also became KATSEYE’s highest-ranking song yet on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart, where it debuted at No. 12.

Additionally, “Animal” achieved the highest debut of KATSEYE’s career to date on Billboard’s Hot 100 (its main chart ranking the most popular songs in the United States), which it entered at No. 24. “Gabriela” currently holds the record for KATSEYE’s highest-ranking song on the Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 21 back in January.

“Animal” also debuted at No. 12 on both Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart and Digital Song Sales chart this week.

Finally, KATSEYE jumped to No. 17 on Billboard’s Artist 100 in their 61st overall week on the chart.

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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KATSEYE’s “Animal” Becomes Their 2nd Highest-Ranking Song On UK’s Official Singles Chart

KATSEYE’s latest single is off to a strong start in the United Kingdom!

This week, the Official Charts (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts) announced that KATSEYE’s new single “Animal” had debuted at No. 16 on its Official Singles Chart.

Notably, “Animal” was the highest new entry on this week’s Official Singles Chart.

“Animal” is KATSEYE’s second song to break the top 20 of the U.K. chart, following “PINKY UP” (which peaked at No. 14 earlier this year). It is also the group’s seventh chart entry overall, following “Gnarly” (which peaked at No. 52), “Gabriela” (No. 38), “Internet Girl” (No. 24), “PINKY UP,” “Touch” (No. 82), and their LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT collab “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” (No. 22).

Congratulations to KATSEYE!

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Watch: KATSEYE Unveils New Teasers For Pre-Release Single “Animal”

KATSEYE is dropping a new single this week!

On July 21 local time, KATSEYE unveiled a new set of teaser photos for their upcoming pre-release single “Animal.”

“Animal” is due out on July 24 at midnight ET (1 p.m. KST), while the rest of the group’s upcoming EP “WILD” will drop on August 14.

Check out all of KATSEYE’s teasers for “Animal” below!

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Watch: aespa Takes 1st Win For “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” On “Music Bank”; Performances By MAMAMOO, MEOVV, And More

aespa has snatched their first music show win for “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” (featuring BIGBANG’s G-Dragon)!

On the June 5 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were AND2BLE’s “Curious” and aespa’s “WDA (Whole Different Animal).” aespa ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,934 points.

Congratulations to aespa! Watch the winner announcement below!

Performers on today’s show included aespa, AND2BLE, MAMAMOO, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, MEOVV, FIFTY FIFTY, CORTIS, BOYFRIEND, CUTIE STREET, IDID, tripleS, xikers, XLOV, XODIAC, and DDB.

Watch the performances below:

aespa – “LEMONADE”

AND2BLE – “Curious”

MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”

MEOVV – “DDI RO RI” and “In my hands”

FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”

CORTIS – “YOUNGCREATORCREW”

BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”

CUTIE STREET – “Puri Cu Cu”

IDID – “FLY!”

tripleS – “Baby Flower”

xikers – “OKay” and “To the Victory” (Orig. by TransFixion)

XLOV – “SERVE”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

DDB – “BONJOUR”

Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:

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Watch: aespa Drops Fierce Dance Practice Video For “WDA (Whole Different Animal)”

aespa has revealed the full choreography for their new pre-release track!

On May 13, aespa released the official dance practice video for their new song “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” featuring BIGBANG’s G-Dragon, which will be included on their upcoming studio album “LEMONADE.”

The new video offers a full view of all four members’ dance moves throughout the song, along with the various formations they create together with their backup dancers.

Check out aespa’s dance practice video for “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” below!

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