K-pop girl group aespa makes history by becoming the fastest to land two albums in the Billboard 200’s top 10. Learn more about their record-breaking journey.
aespa has made an impressive mark on the global music scene with their latest mini album “MY WORLD”. Released in Korea and on digital platforms on May 8, the album had a delayed CD release in the United States on June 30. Despite this, “MY WORLD” made a stunning debut on the Billboard 200 chart nearly two months after its initial release.
On July 10, Billboard announced that “MY WORLD” had debuted at No. 9 on its Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States. This achievement has propelled aespa into the record books as the fastest female K-pop artist to land two albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, less than three years after their debut. They are only the third K-pop girl group to achieve this feat, following TWICE and BLACKPINK.
Before “MY WORLD”, aespa first entered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with their 2022 album “Girls”, which debuted at No. 3 on the chart. “MY WORLD” has not only surpassed this achievement but also set a new record for the group.
According to Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), “MY WORLD” earned a total of 40,000 equivalent album units during the week ending on July 6. The album’s total score consisted of 39,000 traditional album sales and 1,000 streaming equivalent album (SEA) units, which translates to 1.33 million on-demand audio streams over the course of the week.
The success of “MY WORLD” is a testament to aespa’s growing global popularity and the anticipation surrounding their music. As the music industry watches to see how much higher “MY WORLD” will climb in the coming week, one thing is clear: aespa is setting new standards in K-pop and showing no signs of slowing down.