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K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together is seen in this photo. (BigHit Music) |
K-pop albums have accounted for six of the 10 most-sold CD albums in the United States in the first half of this year
The six albums were from boy groups Tomorrow X Together, Ateez, Stray Kids, Enhypen, and Seventeen, plus girl group TWICE, according to the 2024 Midyear Music Report released Tuesday by Luminate, an American music and entertainment industry data research firm.
Tomorrow X Together's sixth EP, "minisode 3: Tomorrow," was the second most-sold CD album, with 190,000 units sold, closely followed by boy group Ateez's 10th EP, "Golden Hour: Part. 1" (181,000 units).
TWICE's 13th EP, "With You-th," came in fourth with 158,000 units.
The eighth EP, "Rock-Star," from Stray Kids, sold 109,000 copies, ranking in sixth place.
Enhypen's fifth EP, "Orange Blood," and Seventeen's best-of album "17 Is Right Here," ranked eighth and 10th by selling 97,000 and 90,000 copies, respectively.
The report said K-pop fans in the U.S. show a more proactive music consumption trend compared to general music listeners.
It added K-pop and J-pop fans in the U.S. are 59 percent more likely to upload short-form videos compared to average listeners. Hip-hop and Latin music fans followed at 41 percent and dance music fans at 39 percent. (Yonhap)
