The Billboard Global 200 is a chart that ranks the top songs globally based on digital sales and online streaming in over 200 territories online. Many K-pop acts have made the chart, with only eight of them being female artists. Want to know who made it? Then keep on reading!
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ITZY is the Latest K-Pop Girl Group To Chart on the Billboard 200
ITZY is the latest K-pop girl group to chart on the Billboard 200. Their latest extended play, "Guess Who." entered the Billboard 200 chart at number 148, making it the girl group's first-ever appearance on the list.
It is the fifth highest-peaking album by a Korean female artist to break into the chart. ITZY is the eighth female K-pop act to debut on the chart.
Additionally, "Guess Who" ranked at number 164 on the Rolling Stone Top 200. The extended play's title track, "Mafia in the Morning," ranked at number 56 on Spotify's Global Top 200 Chart. This is ITZY's highest-charting song on Spotify's chart.
Itzy is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment, consisting of members Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna. The group debuted on February 12, 2019, with the release of their single album, It'z Different. The group's commercial success has led to them earning several new artist of the year awards, including Rookie of the Year at the 34th Golden Disc Awards and Best New Female artist at the 2019 Melon Music Awards and the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards.
LOONA is the 7th Female K-Pop Artist to Chart on the Billboard 200
LOONA's 2020 extended play, "[12:00]," debuted and peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is the fourth highest-peaking album by a Korean female act on the said chart.
LOONA is the seventh female K-pop act to break into the chart. Additionally, they are the first artists from a small to mid-sized South Korean entertainment company to appear on the chart.
Further, "[12:00]" appeared on the Billboard US Heatseekers Albums chart at number one, the Billboard US Independent Albums Chart at number 23, and the Billboard US World Albums
Loona is a South Korean girl group formed by Blockberry Creative. The group was introduced to the public through a pre-debut project which began in October 2016, where each of the twelve members were revealed in a periodic fashion by releasing a promotional single over the following eighteen months. They debuted as a full ensemble with the extended play, [+ +] (2018), supported by the lead single "Favorite" and the title track "Hi High".
BLACKPINK is the Highest-Charting K-Pop Girl Group on the Billboard 200
Not only does BLACKPINK have several entries on the Billboard 200 Charts, but they are also the highest-charting girl group on the list.
In Oct. 2020, BLACKPINK's first-ever full-length studio album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. They previously held that same record in 2019 with "Kill This Love," which debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200.
BLACKPINK's first Korean-language extended play, "Square Up," was the YG Entertainment's first entry on the Billboard 200. At the time, it debuted at number 40. It was the highest-charting album by a Korean girl group at the time of its release.
Blackpink is a South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. The group debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One, which featured "Whistle" and "Boombayah", their first number-one entries on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart and the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, respectively.
Blackpink is the highest-charting female Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 13 with "Ice Cream" (2020), and on the Billboard 200, peaking at number two with The Album (2020), the first-ever album by a Korean girl group to sell more than one million copies.
These are the Female K-Pop Artists That Have Charted on the Billboard 200
*Note: All the albums that have peaked on the Billboard 200 will be under the artist's name.
1. BoA
- "BoA" (2009) debuted at number 127 on the Billboard 200.
2. Girls' Generation-TTS
- "Twinkle" (2012) peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200.
3. 2NE1
- "Crush" (2014) peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200.
4. Girls' Generation
- "Mr.Mr" (2014) debuted at number 110 on the Billboard 200.
5. BLACKPINK
- "Square Up" (2018) debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200.
- "Kill This Love" (2019) debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200.
- "THE ALBUM" (2020) debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200.
6. TWICE
- "MORE & MORE" (2020) debuted at number 200 on the Billboard 200.
- "Eyes Wide Open" (2020) debuted at number 72 on the Billboard 200.
7. LOONA
- "[12:00]" (2020) debuted at number 112 on the Billboard 200.
8. ITZY
- "Guess Who" (2021) debuted at number 148 on the Billboard 200.
Did your favorite K-pop girl group ever chart on the Billboard 200 chart?
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These Are The 22 Highest-Charting K-Pop Albums Ever On The Billboard 200 Chart
The Billboard 200 chart is a weekly chart that lists the top 200 best-performing albums in the United States as of the week it’s posted. The albums and EPs that make it onto the chart are based mostly on physical and digital sales, and since, unlike the World Albums chart, it includes American artists as well as international, it’s not as common for K-Pop artists to make it on the list.
However, there have still been many that have over the last couple of years, some even reaching #1! These are the 22 K-Pop albums that have ranked the highest on the Billboard 200 chart in its history.
22. Mono. by RM
First charted: November 3, 2018
Weeks on chart: 1
Peak position: #26
21. Wings by BTS
First charted: October 29, 2016
Weeks on chart: 2
Peak position: #26
20. BTS World: The Original Soundtrack by BTS
First charted: July 13, 2019
Weeks on chart: 5
Peak position: #26
19. Minisode1: Blue Hour by TXT
First charted: November 21, 2020
Weeks on chart: 2
Peak position: #25
18. Kill This Love by BLACKPINK
First charted: April 20, 2019
Weeks on chart: 4
Peak position: #24
17. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo by EXO
First charted: November 17, 2018
Weeks on chart: 2
Peak position: #23
16. Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~ by BTS
First charted: July 25, 2020
Weeks on chart: 4
Peak position: #14
15. Skool Luv Affair by BTS
First charted: October 31, 2020
Weeks on chart: 2
Peak position: #12
14. D-2 by Agust D
First charted: June 6, 2020
Weeks on chart: 1
Peak position: #11
13. We Are Superhuman by NCT 127
First charted: June 8, 2019
Weeks on chart: 1
Peak position: #11
12. Love Yourself: Her by BTS
First charted: October 7, 2017
Weeks on chart: 44
Peak position: #7
11. Resonance Pt.1 by NCT
First charted: October 31, 2020
Weeks on chart: 9
Peak position: #6
10. All About Luv by MONSTA X
First charted: February 29, 2020
Weeks on chart: 2
Peak position: #5
9. Neo Zone by NCT 127
First charted: March 21, 2020
Weeks on chart: 10
Peak position: #5
8. Super One by SuperM
First charted: October 10, 2020
Weeks on chart: 4
Peak position: #2
7. The Album by BLACKPINK
First charted: October 17, 2020
Weeks on chart: 26
Peak position: #2
6. SuperM by SuperM
First charted: October 19, 2019
Weeks on chart: 10
Peak position: #1
5. Love Yourself: Tear by BTS
First charted: June 2, 2018
Weeks on chart: 15
Peak position: #1
4. BE by BTS
First charted: December 5, 2020
Weeks on chart: 22
Peak position: #1
3. Map of the Soul: Persona by BTS
First charted: April 27, 2019
Weeks on chart: 35
Peak position: #1
2. Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS
First charted: March 7, 2020
Weeks on chart: 61
Peak position: #1
1. Love Yourself: Answer by BTS
First charted: September 8, 2018
Weeks on chart: 98
Peak position: #1