BTS Album 'Arirang' Charts on UK Albums for 14th Straight Week

No. 39 on Official Albums Chart LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE Collaboration No. 36 on Singles Chart

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BTS's fifth studio album "Arirang" has charted on the UK's Official Albums Chart for a 14th consecutive week.

According to the UK Official Charts announced Thursday, "Arirang" ranked No. 39 on this week's albums chart, down eight spots from the previous week.

The album also maintained high positions on other global charts. "Arirang" placed No. 7 on Germany's official "Top 100 Albums" chart and No. 2 on "Weekly Top Albums Global" from Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform.

Songs by K-pop artists also entered the UK Official Singles Chart. "Iconic by Mistake," performed jointly by HYBE-affiliated girl groups LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE, ranked No. 36, charting for a second consecutive week.

"Golden," the soundtrack from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," ranked No. 42, remaining on the chart for a 53rd week. KATSEYE's "Pinky Up" ranked No. 77.

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Original reporting by Kim Sun-young for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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