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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CORTIS, KATSEYE, And GIRLSET Make Billboard’s “21 Under 21” List For 2026

Billboard has published its “21 Under 21” list for 2026!

Every year, Billboard selects 21 “fast-rising” artists under the age of 21 who have had a major impact on the industry in the 12 preceding months and have the potential to fly even higher in the future.

This year, CORTIS, KATSEYE, and GIRLSET were among the rising stars who made the annual list.

CORTIS was described as “one of the fastest-growing pop acts on the Billboard charts,” with Billboard highlighting the recent chart success of the group’s latest EP “GREENGREEN,” which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. “The new set’s lead single, the throbbing dancefloor banger ‘REDRED,’ has also served as a breakout streaming hit for CORTIS, reaching No. 38 on the Billboard Global 200 and becoming the group’s first entry on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.”

Meanwhile, Billboard wrote about KATSEYE, “The global girl group has enjoyed its loftiest year to date, from making its Lollapalooza debut to scoring its first two Grammy nominations (including Best New Artist) to landing three new Billboard Hot 100 entries following its 2025 debut on the chart: January’s ‘Internet Girl,’ April’s ‘PINKY UP,’ and June’s ‘ICONIC BY MISTAKE’ with K-pop powerhouses LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT.” (KATSEYE has since landed a fourth Hot 100 entry with the pre-release single “Animal,” which became the group’s highest-debuting song on the chart this week.)

Finally, Billboard introduced GIRLSET by writing, “After rebranding as a quartet last summer. GIRLSET launched singles featuring hip-hop legend Missy Elliot (‘Little Miss’) and sampling R&B icons SWV (‘Tweak,’ which reached No. 22 on Digital Song Sales). The pop group is keeping busy thus far in 2026, with [Savanna] Collins sharing the members have ‘taken a larger role in [its] writing sessions this past year.’”

Congratulations to CORTIS, KATSEYE, and GIRLSET!

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Jennie Breaks Top 10 Of Billboard’s Summer Songs Chart With “Dracula” As “Less than a Lover” Debuts On Global 200

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Tame Impala’s collab version of “Dracula” is on its way to becoming one of the top 10 hits of the summer!

On August 4 local time, Billboard revealed that Jennie and Tame Impala’s remix of “Dracula” had entered the top 10 of its Songs of the Summer chart for the first time. In its 10th consecutive week on the chart, “Dracula” rose to a new peak of No. 10.

“Dracula” also continued its reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, Adult Pop Airplay chart, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and Dance Streaming Songs chart this week, in addition to maintaining its peak of No. 2 on the Radio Songs chart and holding steady at No. 6 on the Hot 100.

Meanwhile, Jennie’s new single “Less than a Lover” got off to a strong start on Billboard’s global charts, debuting at No. 11 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart and No. 26 on the Global 200. The song also entered Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 7.

“Dracula” climbed back up to No. 5 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart this week, in addition to holding onto its spot of No. 7 on the Global 200.

Finally, Jennie rose to No. 54 on Billboard’s Artist 100, marking her 21st overall week on the chart as a soloist.

Congratulations to Jennie!

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BLACKPINK’s Jennie, BTS, And KATSEYE Make Billboard’s “The 50 Best Songs Of 2026 So Far” List

The staff at Billboard have released their picks for the 50 best songs of the year thus far!

On June 24 local time, Billboard published its midyear roundup of “The 50 Best Songs of 2026 So Far,” ˙which spans a variety of genres.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Tame Impala’s collab remix of “Dracula” made the list at No. 14, with Lyndsey Havens writing, “It’s not often that a remix eclipses an original, but that’s exactly what happened here—thanks in large part to Jennie’s cohesive contribution. On ‘Dracula (Remix),’ the pop star doesn’t drop in for a verse [or] two, she’s embedded throughout, making her whispered presence a quiet, creeping force that creates a more intimate, conversational tone than Kevin Parker solo—especially with lyrical tweaks like ‘My friends are saying, “Shut up, Jennie, just get in the car”’ (instead of ‘Shut up, Kevin’) and later asking, ‘Hey Kevin, what’s up?’ As such, Jennie hopping on the track helped lure fans of the original and new listeners alike to crave another bite.”

Meanwhile, BTS’s “SWIM” took No. 25 on the midyear list. Kristen Wisneski wrote, “‘SWIM,’ the lead from ‘ARIRANG,’ BTS’s first studio album of new material since 2020, blends a melodic, mid-tempo alternative-pop sound in contrast to the upbeat songs the group usually releases. The song’s metaphor, combined with the lyric ‘I just wanna dive,’ allows the septet to reflect on taking a chance, embracing the unknown, and diving into something new while acknowledging that they’re ready for more. This sense of readiness for what lies ahead, together with the smooth synth-driven sound, created an atmosphere of calmness and reflection throughout the track, and helped make it smooth sailing for the group’s journey back to the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100.”

Finally, KATSEYE’s “PINKY UP” made the list at No. 45, with Kristen Wisneski describing the single as “just one piece of the vision behind the group’s new musical era.” She went on, “With the group putting its ‘PINKY UP’ as a symbolic response to the imminent apocalypse (‘One day, soon, the world’s gonna end/I’m gonna make out with my new bestest friends’), they make the best of end times and spend their final days on cloud nine. With an upbeat melody and highly danceable rhythm, the song continues to strike a chord with fans, both on their playlists and throughout KATSEYE’s festival run this summer.”

Congratulations to Jennie, BTS, and KATSEYE!

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