ATEEZ continues to prove their global popularity!

Their latest Japanese single album, Birthday, which dropped on October 2, is dominating music charts worldwide. The album features six tracks, including the title track “Birthday,” “Royal,” “Forevermore,” and instrumental versions of each.

According to Japan’s Oricon, Birthday ranked second on the “Daily Single Ranking” for three days in a row (October 2–4) and placed third on the “Weekly Single Ranking” as of October 9. Billboard Japan also reported that the album hit fourth place on the “Hot 100” chart and third on the “Top Single Sales” chart, proving ATEEZ's strong presence in the Japanese music market.

Before the album’s release, ATEEZ already scored a win with their pre-released track “Royal,” topping Oricon's “Weekly Digital Single Ranking” and landing at 11th on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart on October 2. They even claimed the top spot on iTunes “Top Album” charts in several countries like Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, and Thailand.

As ATEEZ continues to receive love from fans worldwide, they have an exciting schedule ahead. They’ll headline the Grand Mint Festival 2024 on November 3, and members Hongjoong and Jongho will appear on KBS2’s The Singer I Am on November 2. In November, ATEEZ will also join the Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) before kicking off their 2025 World Tour, Towards the Light: Will to Power, starting in Europe in January.

With their growing popularity, ATEEZ shows no signs of slowing down!

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BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars are proving their unstoppable power on the charts! Their song APT. is still going strong on the Billboard Hot 100, climbing back up to No. 6 on the latest chart.

According to Billboard on March 4 (local time), APT. moved up one spot from last week’s No. 7 to No. 6 on the March 8, 2025 Billboard Hot 100. This marks an incredible 19-week streak in the Top 10, proving its massive popularity.

The song, originally released in October 2024, also continues to dominate global charts. It’s holding strong at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart!

APT. was pre-released ahead of Rosé’s first full-length album, rosie, which dropped on December 6, 2024. Since its release, the song has been unstoppable, even peaking at No. 2 on the Hot 100 on January 28—marking Rosé’s highest charting solo song to date!

Over in the UK, APT. also made a huge impact, sitting at No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart for five straight weeks! Meanwhile, Rosé’s album rosie made history, debuting at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, setting a new record for the highest-ranking K-pop female artist on the chart.

With APT. still dominating the charts, fans are wondering—can Rosé finally take that No. 1 spot on the Hot 100?

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