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Katseye Achieves Career High with No. 2 Debut on British Albums Chart

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2 sources · South Korea · 1 of them is linked to a state

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  • Yonhap South Korea · Centre · State-affiliated · Cooperative; statutory national agency with state subsidy
  • The Korea Herald South Korea · Centre-right · Herald Corporation (Yeongpoong Group)

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U.S. based K-pop girl group Katseye has reached its highest ranking on the British Official Albums Chart, debuting at No. 2 with its third EP, "Wild." This performance marks a significant increase from the group's previous peak of No. 55 with the EP "Beautiful Chaos," which was released last year.

Released on August 14, "Wild" focuses on themes of instinct, freedom, and accepting all facets of the inner self. The creation of the album involved Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, British pop star Ed Sheeran, and producers Blake Slatkin and Omer Fedi.

In addition to the album success, Katseye placed three songs on the Official Singles Chart Top 100. The pre-release single "Animal" rose to No. 12, while "Hootie Frutti" and "Bel Air" debuted at No. 16 and No. 97, respectively.

Other K-pop entries on the British charts include BTS, whose fifth studio album "Arirang" ranked No. 68 for its 22nd consecutive week. Additionally, the song "Golden" from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" placed at No. 46 on the singles chart.

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