Stray Kids' amazing self-produced 9th Korean-language EP, 'Ate' is the #1 Album in the World for a 2nd week, topping the United World chart for 2 consecutive weeks, after debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and World Album chart, the Circle Album chart in Korea, the SNEP Album chart in France and the official weekly charts in Austria, Belgium, Hungary & Poland! The album holds in the Billboard 200 Top 10 for a 2nd week at #6!

Posted on August 12, 2024

'ATE'sold 1,654,332 units on Hanteo in its first day, becoming Stray Kids 4th album to reach this Milestone after 'Maxident' (2022) and '5-star' & 'Rock-Star' (both 2023)! The EP debuted at #1 on the Circle Album chart in Korea and at #4 with its Nemo version, after selling 2,654,572 and 199,840 copies, respectively! 'ATE' is #4 this week on the Circle Album chart, after selling another 50,000 units and 9,384 copies of its Nemo version!

In the U.S., 'Ate' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 232,000 equivalent album units as per Luminate, the biggest sales week by a Korean act, and the 6th overall in 2024, including 218,000 pure copies, the K-pop largest pure sales week and 2nd overall, after Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'. Stray Kids are now the 1st group in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with their first 5-consecutive charted albums, and the 2nd overall act to do so after DMX. It's the 25th mostly non-English-language album to top the chart and the 2nd in 2024 after Twice's 'With You-th'! The EP also debuted at #1 on the US Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales and World Albums charts! Stray Kids re-topped the Artist 100 becoming the top musical act in the U.S. for a 4th total week, scoring the 2nd-most weeks atop the chart among K-pop acts, after BTS (21)! The albums 2nd single "Chk Chk Boom" debuted at #1 on the World Digital Song Sales chart! 'ATE' is #6 this week on the Billboard 200 after selling another 52,000 units, and holds at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart for a 2nd week!

'ATE' also debuted at #1 on the French SNEP Top Albums chart with 17,992 album-equivalent units and is #2 this week! The album also debuted at #1 on the Ö3 Official Austrian Album chart, the Belgian Ultratop Albums Top 200 in both Flanders and Wallonia and the official MAHASZ chart in Hungary! It debuted at #1 in Poland and holds atop the chart for a 2nd week! in Japan 'ATE' has debuted at #2 on the Oricon Album chart selling 129K units! The Album debuted at #2 on the Australian ARIA chart, the Swiss album chart and the Official German Album chart, and holds in the Top 10 of All 3 charts at #7 this week! It has also reached #2 on the Official Greek chart!

'ATE' has so far reached #3 in Croatia, #6 in Denmark, Italy, Lithuania & Spain, #7 in the Netherlands, #9 in New Zealand, #12 in Finland & Sweden, #17 in Iceland, #21 in Canada, #60 in Slovakia and #62 on the Official UK Album chart!
 
 
JIMIN's incredible 2nd studio album 'MUSE' is the 2nd Biggest Album in the World for a 2nd week, holding at #2 on the United World chart, after debuting at #2 on the Circle Album chart in Korea, the Billboard US World Albums chart and the Billboard 200, tying as the highest charting album in the US by a K-Pop Soloist of All Time! JIMIN is the 1ST and ONLY K-Pop Soloist in history with multiple albums debuting inside the Top 3 of the Billboard 200 (MUSE & FACE)!
Jimin achieved his 2nd number-two debut with 'MUSE' on the Billboard 200 dated August 3, 2024, earning 96,000 equivalent album units, comprising 74,000 pure album sales; 15,000 streaming-equivalent units; and 7,000 track-equivalent units!
'MUSE' debuted at #2 on the Circle Album Chart in South Korea with over 771,000 copies sold of its two versions in its first week. The Album holds in the Top #3 fir a 2nd week on the Circle chart at #3, selling another 97,456 units with both versions!
'MUSE' debuted at #3 on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart with over 83,000 physical copies sold. It scores a 2nd week in the Oricon Top 10 at #9 after shifting another 12,587 units!
'MUSE debuted at #56 on the Official UK chart, marking his very first entry on the chart as a Solo artist, and earned his Highest Ranking ever on the Official Singles Chart With "Who" at #4 scoring the Top New Entry of the week! The song debuted at No. 1 on both the Official UK Singles Sales chart and the Official UK Singles Downloads Chart!
'MUSE' debuted at #6 in Germany where it holds for a 2nd week in the Top 30 at #29!
'MUSE' debuted at #3 on the official SNEP Album chart in France and holds in the Top 30 for a 2nd week at #27!
'MUSE' also debuted at #3 in Belgium (Wallonia), #4 in Austria, Hungary & Switzerland, #5 in Poland, #7 in Sweden, #8 in Lithuania & Spain, #17 in New Zealand, #19 in Belgium (Flanders) & Italy, #23 in the Netherlands, #24 in Canada, #27 in Australia, #28 in Finland and #29 in Greece!
 
 
Japanese girl Group Niziu's new EP 'Rise Up' scores the Top new Entry on the United World chart, landing at #7 after debuting at #1 on the Oricon Albums chart with 196,985 sales units in Japan alone! 'Rise Up' includes the opening and ending theme songs for the second season of anime Tower of God!

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