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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BTS’s “NORMAL” Becomes Their 11th Top 40 Hit On Billboard Pop Radio Airplay Chart

Nearly five months after its initial release in March, BTS’s “NORMAL” has entered Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart!

On August 11 local time, Billboard revealed that “NORMAL” had debuted at No. 40 on the Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States.

“NORMAL,” one of the B-sides from BTS’s latest album “ARIRANG,” has now become the group’s 11th career entry on the Pop Airplay chart.

BTS previously entered the chart with “MIC Drop” (Steve Aoki Remix), “Fake Love,” their Steve Aoki collab “Waste It On Me,” “Boy With Luv,” “Make It Right,” “Dynamite,” “Butter,” their Coldplay collab “My Universe,” their Benny Blanco collab “Bad Decisions,” and their most recent title track “SWIM.”

Congratulations to BTS!

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Jennie Rises To No. 1 On Billboard Pop Airplay Chart + New Peak On Hot 100 With Tame Impala Collab “Dracula”

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Tame Impala have topped Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for the very first time with their hit remix of “Dracula”!

On July 7 local time, BIllboard revealed that Jennie and Tame Impala’s collab version of “Dracula” had soared to No. 1 on its Pop Airplay chart, which measures weekly plays on mainstream Top 40 radio stations across the United States—marking both singers’ first No. 1 hit on the chart.

“Dracula” also rose to a new peak of No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot 100, its main chart ranking the most popular songs in the United States.

Meanwhile, “Dracula” continued its reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and Dance Streaming Songs chart this week.

On Billboard’s Radio Songs chart, which measures weekly plays on U.S. radio stations across all genres, “Dracula” held steady at its peak of No. 3, in addition to sweeping the No. 6 spot on both the Global 200 and the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song also maintained its position at No. 12 on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart and climbed back up to No. 20 on the Streaming Songs chart.

Finally, Jennie rose to No. 78 on Billboard’s Artist 100, marking her 17th overall week on the chart as a solo artist.

Congratulations to both Jennie and Tame Impala!

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Grammy Awards Adds New Asian Pop Music Category For 2027

Starting next year, the Grammy Awards will be introducing a brand-new Asian pop category.

On June 16 local time, the Recording Academy announced the addition of a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance award for the 2027 Grammy Awards.

According to the Recording Academy, the Best Asian Pop Music Performance category “recognizes artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop, with meaningful use of one ore more Asian languages.”

Best Asian Pop Music Performance is one of five categories that the Grammy Awards is adding next year, along with Best Latin Song, Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Traditional Folk Album.

The 69th Grammy Awards will take place on February 7, 2027.

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tripleS Breaks Their 1st-Week Sales Record With “LOVE & POP” pt.1

tripleS has hit a new career high with their full-group comeback!

Last week, tripleS returned with the first part of their new “ASSEMBLE26” full-group project, “LOVE & POP” pt.1, on June 1.

According to Hanteo Chart, tripleS has achieved the highest first-week sales of their career with the new mini album. In the first week of its release (June 1 to 7), “LOVE & POP” pt.1 sold an impressive total of 567,612 copies—breaking tripleS’s previous first-week sales record of 516,626 set by their last full-group album “ASSEMBLE25.”

Congratulations to tripleS!

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KATSEYE Wins New Artist Of The Year And Breakthrough Pop Artist At 2026 American Music Awards

KATSEYE has won at the American Music Awards!

On May 25 local time, the 2026 American Music Awards (AMAs) took place in Las Vegas.

After making their American Music Awards red carpet debut, KATSEYE took home the award for New Artist of the Year. The girl group also performed their latest single “Pinky Up” at the awards ceremony.

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