Stray Kids, EVAN, ENHYPEN, CORTIS, ILLIT, TUIDE, BTS, LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on October 3!

Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” continued its reign at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, marking its sixth non-consecutive week at the top. “THIS & THAT” also spent a seventh week on the Billboard 200 at No. 34.

Meanwhile, Stray Kids’ 2025 album “KARMA” re-entered the World Albums chart at No. 25, marking its 54th overall week on the chart.

EVAN (Heeseung)’s first mini album “DEATH OF ME” jumped to a new peak of No. 2 in its third week on the World Albums chart, in addition to making a strong debut in the top 50 of Billboard 200.

ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” held relatively steady at No. 4 in its fifth week on the World Albums chart, and it also spent a fifth week on the Billboard 200 at No. 196.

CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” ranked No. 5 in its 21st week on the World Albums chart, trailed by their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” at No. 8 in its 55th week.

ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” held onto its spot at No. 7 in its 21st week on the chart, while TUIDE’s debut EP “TUNE & PLAY” took No. 9 in its second week.

Once again, BTS landed three different albums on this week’s chart. “Proof” came in at No. 11 in its 224th week on the chart, followed by “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” at No. 15 (in its 47th week) and “Love Yourself: Answer” at No. 16 (in its 204th week).

LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” maintained its position at No. 12 in its 18th week on the chart, while ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” ranked No. 14 in its 13th week.

Finally, aespa’s “LEMONADE” took No. 17 in its 17th week on the chart, with NewJeans’ “Get Up” rounding out the top 20 in its 159th week.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

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Watch: i-dle’s Soyeon Takes 1st Win For “I’m gonna TOESA” On “M Countdown”; Performances By CRAVITY, BOYNEXTDOOR, And More

i-dle’s Soyeon has won her first music show trophy for “I’m gonna TOESA”!

On the October 1 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s “new trick” and i-dle’s Soyeon’s “I’m gonna TOESA.” Soyeon ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,621 points.

Congratulations to Soyeon! Watch the winner announcement below:

Today’s performers included 2NE1’s Minzy, NCT’s Taeyong, EVAN, BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, ALLDAY PROJECT, Bailey, ONEUS, Woody, Bora, EASTSHINE, TIOT, INI, NiziU, Parc Jae Jung, and Chiikawa the Movie.

Check out their performances below!

2NE1’s Minzy – “Calling”

NCT’s Taeyong – “Wacka Wak”

EVAN – “Twilight”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ANIMAL”

CRAVITY – “LOUDER”

CLOSE YOUR EYES – “Drop That!”

ALLDAY PROJECT – “CRASH” and “TALK”

Bailey – “CAN’T KILL ME”

ONEUS – “Say Yes!”

Woody X Bora – “Period”

EASTSHINE – “EOI_KU”

TIOT – “Five Hours in Pieces”

INI – “You Know What To Do (Korean Ver.)”

NiziU – “Sour Grapes”

Parc Jae Jung – “Epilogue”

Chiikawa the Movie – “The Island Song”

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EVAN (Heeseung) Debuts On Billboard 200 And Artist 100 With “DEATH OF ME”

EVAN (Heeseung) has made his debut on the Billboard 200!

On September 29 local time, Billboard announced that the former ENHYPEN member had entered its Top 200 Albums chart (its weekly ranking of the most popular albums in the United States) for the very first time as a solo artist.

In what marks his first solo entry on the chart, EVAN’s first mini album “DEATH OF ME” entered the Billboard 200 at No. 49.

“DEATH OF ME” also debuted at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, meaning it was the seventh best-selling album of the week in the United States, in addition to rising to No. 2 on the World Albums chart.

Meanwhile, EVAN debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart and No. 51 on the Artist 100 this week.

Congratulations to EVAN!

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Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, MONSTA X, EVAN, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on September 19!

Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” continued its reign at No. 1, marking its fourth non-consecutive week at the top of the World Albums chart, in addition to re-entering the top 15 of the Billboard 200. Stray Kids’ 2025 album “KARMA” also re-entered the World Albums chart at No. 25 this week.

ENHYPEN’s new mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” held onto its spot at No. 2 in its third week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a third week on the Billboard 200 at No. 41.

MONSTA X’s new mini album “The Phase” debuted at No. 3 on the World Albums chart, and it also became the group’s second Korean album to enter the Billboard 200.

CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” maintained its position at No. 4 in its 19th week on the World Albums chart, while their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” rose to No. 5 in its 53rd week. “GREENGREEN” also charted for an 18th week on the Billboard 200, where it ranked No. 188.

ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” held steady at No. 7 in its 11th week on the chart, and LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” remained unmoving at No. 11 in its 16th week.

ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” climbed back up to No. 12 in its 19th week on the chart, while NCT 127’s new album “BLINGY” took No. 14 in its second week.

aespa’s “LEMONADE” maintained its position at No. 15 in its 15th week on the chart, followed by NewJeans’ “Get Up” at No. 18 in its 157th week.

EVAN (Heeseung)’s new solo mini album “DEATH OF ME” debuted at No. 21, while TXT’s Yeonjun’s “NO LABELS: PART 02” ranked No. 22 in its ninth week.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

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Watch: Lim Young Woong Takes 1st Win For “ToTo” On “Music Core”; Performances By &TEAM, Soyeon, EVAN, And More

Lim Young Woong has won his first music show trophy for “ToTo”!

On the September 19 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BIGBANG’s “BiiiG,” &TEAM’s “Mark on Me,” and Lim Young Woong’s “ToTo.” Lim Young Woong ultimately took the win with a total of 7,485 points.

Congratulations to Lim Young Woong! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggv5MYDMhtU

Other performers on today’s show included &TEAM, i-dle’s Soyeon, SHINee’s Minho, VERIVERY, EVAN (Heeseung), Kwon Eun Bi, 82MAJOR, TUIDE, MCND, ALL(H)OURS, ICHILLIN’ J, Im Chang Jung, ASC2NT, hrtz.wav, TUNEXX, Young Tak, EASTSHINE, ONE OR EIGHT, and YoonJune.

Check out their performances below!

&TEAM – “Good Boy”

i-dle’s Soyeon – “I’m gonna TOESA”

SHINee’s Minho – “Make it hot”

VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”

EVAN – “Death of Me”

Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”

82MAJOR – “Like Fire”

TUIDE – “SUN KISS”

MCND – “Devil Youth Club”

ALL(H)OURS – “DANG DANG”

ICHILLIN’ J – “BANANA (Look At Me!)”

Im Chang Jung – “Ta Ta Tat”

ASC2NT – “If I Die Tomorrow”

hrtz.wav – “ALIVE”

TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”

Young Tak – “GOGO”

EASTSHINE – “EOI_KU”

ONE OR EIGHT – “TRANSLATE”

YoonJune – “unfillable”

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Winners Of 2026 The Fact Music Awards

The winners for this year’s The Fact Music Awards has been announced!

On September 19, the ceremony for the 2026 The Fact Music Awards took place in Busan.

The four Daesang (grand prize) awards went to ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE, and CORTIS. ATEEZ took home Icon of the Year along with Artist of the Year, while NMIXX took Sound of the Year and Artist of the Year, with member Sullyoon also snagging the FANSTAR MYSTAR award. RIIZE won Muse of the Year along with Artist of the Year, and CORTIS won three awards with Record of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Next Leader.

Check out the full list of winners below:

Icon of the Year: ATEEZ

Sound of the Year: NMIXX

Muse of the Year: RIIZE

Record of the Year: CORTIS

World Best Performer: TREASURE

Artist of the Year: ATEEZ, TREASURE, NMIXX, RIIZE, ILLIT, RESCENE, KiiiKiii, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, Yena

World Best Wave: EVAN

Global Hot Trend: tripleS, CLOSE YOUR EYES

Next Leader: CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Hottest: xikers, IDID

TMA Popularity Award: Lim Young Woong

Today’s Choice: RESCENE

Special Jury Award: Lim Young Woong

FANNSTAR CHOICE (Group): BTS
FANNSTAR CHOICE (Solo): Lee Chan Won

Best Music (Spring): BTS
Best Music (Summer): BTS
Best Music (Autumn): PLAVE
Best Music (Winter): Lee Chan Won

Global Hot Star Awards: PLAVE

FANNSTAR MYSTAR (Male): Jin
FANNSTAR MYSTAR (Female): Sullyoon

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Watch: &TEAM Takes 1st Win For “Mark on Me” On “Music Bank”; Performances By PENTAGON, Soyeon, And More

&TEAM has won their first music show trophy for “Mark on Me”!

On the September 18 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were &TEAM’s “Mark on Me” and EVAN’s “Death of Me.” &TEAM ultimately took the prize with a total of 8,458 points.

Congratulations to &TEAM! Watch the winner announcement and full encore below:

Performers on today’s show included &TEAM, EVAN, i-dle’s Soyeon, SHINee’s Minho, PENTAGON, Kwon Eun Bi, TUIDE, 82MAJOR, VERIVERY, ALL(H)OURS, ASC2NT, TUNEXX, ICHILLIN’ J, MCND, hrtz.wav, In A Minute, ONE OR EIGHT, Mighty Mouth, and Youngtak.

Watch the performances below:

&TEAM – “Mark on Me”

EVAN – “Death of Me”

i-dle’s Soyeon – “I’m gonna TOESA (Narr. Kian84)”

SHINee’s Minho – “Make it hot”

PENTAGON – “Coward”

Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”

TUIDE – “SUN KISS”

82MAJOR – “Like Fire”

VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”

ALL(H)OURS – “DANG DANG”

ASC2NT – “If I Die Tomorrow”

TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”

ICHILLIN’ J – “BANANA (Look At Me!)”

MCND – “Devil Youth Club”

hrtz.wav – “ALIVE”

In A Minute – “Midnight”

ONE OR EIGHT – “YANKEE SQUAT”

Mighty Mouth – “SOJU BOMB (feat. Gyeongree, G.C Hammer)”

Youngtak – “GOGO”

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

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Watch: EVAN Takes 2nd Win On “Show Champion” With “Death of Me”; Performances By VERIVERY, TUNEXX, And More

EVAN has won his second music show trophy for “Death of Me”!

On the September 16 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were &TEAM’s “Mark on Me,” BIG Naughty’s “Nostalgia,” D.O.’s “Guitarist,” Soyeon’s “I’m gonna TOESA (Narr. Kian84),” and EVAN’s “Death of Me.” EVAN ultimately took the win.

Congratulations to EVAN! Watch his winner speech below:

Performers on today’s show included EVAN, 82MAJOR, VERIVERY, ALL(H)OURS, ASC2NT, TUNEXX, ICHILLIN’ J, Park Junil, EASTSHINE, hrtz.wav, In A Minute, ONE OR EIGHT, W3WAY, and LYSON.

Check out their performances below!

EVAN – “Death of Me”

82MAJOR – “Like Fire”

VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”

ALL(H)OURS – “DANG DANG”

ASC2NT – “If I Die Tomorrow”

TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”

ICHILLIN’ J – “BANANA (Look At Me!)”

Park Junil – “BREAK IT”

EASTSHINE – “EOI_KU”

hrtz.wav – “Mind + ALIVE”

In A Minute – “Midnight”

ONE OR EIGHT – “YANKEE SQUAT”

W3WAY – “Maiden Flight”

LYSON – “Trace”

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Watch: EVAN Scores His 1st-Ever Solo Win With “Death of Me” On “The Show”

EVAN has won his first-ever music show trophy as a soloist!

On the September 15 episode of “The Show,” the candidates for first place were 82MAJOR’s “Like Fire,” ARTMS’s “Pixel Memory,” and EVAN’s “Death of Me.”

EVAN ultimately took home the win with a perfect 12,000 points.

Congratulations to EVAN! Watch his win and full encore below:

Watch: EVAN Scores His 1st-Ever Solo Win With “Death of Me” On “The Show”插图

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Watch: ATEEZ Takes 6th Win For “BAD” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Soyeon, EVAN, &TEAM, And More

ATEEZ has won a sixth music show trophy for “BAD”!

On the September 13 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were BIGBANG’s “BiiiG,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” ATEEZ ultimately took the win with a total of 5,800 points.

Congratulations to ATEEZ! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included i-dle’s Soyeon, EVAN, &TEAM, VERIVERY, MONSTA X, SHINee’s Minho, UNIS, MCND, hrtz.wav, Kwon Eun Bi, TUIDE, OURBIRTHDAY, TNX, ALL(H)OURS, TUNEXX, Park Junil, Kim Hee Jae, Lee Jisoo, EASTSHINE, DUETTO, and H//PE Princess.

Check out their performances below!

i-dle’s Soyeon – “I’m gonna TOESA”

EVAN – “Death of Me”

&TEAM – “Good Boy” and “Mark on Me”

VERIVERY – “Don’t Panic!”

MONSTA X – “MAGIC”

SHINee’s Minho – “Make it hot”

UNIS – “Sky Land, Star Land”

MCND – “Devil Youth Club”

hrtz.wav – “ALIVE”

Kwon Eun Bi – “DEJAVU”

TUIDE – “SUN KISS”

OURBIRTHDAY – “Our Birthday”

TNX – “Die Another Day”

ALL(H)OURS – “DANG DANG”

TUNEXX – “BLUE MODE”

Park Junil – “BREAK IT”

Kim Hee Jae – “I Really Hate Goodbyes”

Lee Jisoo – “MISMATCH”

EASTSHINE – “EOI_KU”

DUETTO – “please”

H//PE Princess – “AWA”

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