In a remarkable achievement for K-pop, the boy band Ateez has landed their latest release, "Golden Hour: Part. 4," at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, marking another strong showing on the prestigious U.S. albums ranking.
The band's 13th EP amassed 200,000 album-equivalent units in the United States during the charting period, including 195,000 pure album sales, according to Billboard's announcement on Sunday U.S. time. This performance underscores Ateez's growing dominance in the American market.
This debut represents the eight-member group's eighth entry into the top 10 of the Billboard 200, highlighting their consistent success since breaking into the chart's upper echelons.
The Billboard 200 ranks the week's most popular albums in the U.S. based on equivalent album units, a metric that combines traditional album sales, streaming activity, and track equivalent album sales from digital downloads.
Released on February 6, "Golden Hour: Part. 4" serves as the fourth installment in Ateez's "Golden Hour" album series. The project is described by the group's agency, KQ Entertainment, as capturing the band's most radiant moments of youth.
Just days before the album's launch, members of Ateez posed for photos at a press conference in Seoul on February 5 to promote the EP, as captured by Yonhap news agency.
