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HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, tops the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a 17th week each. The song became the first No. 1 on each list for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, in July.
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Meanwhile, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” merrily makes its way back to the Global 200’s top 10 (18-6); RAYE adds her second top 10 on the chart with “Where Is My Husband!” (13-7), which also becomes her third top 10 on Global Excl. U.S. (13-5); and Olivia Dean notches her second Global 200 top 10 with “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” (14-8).
The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
“Golden” tops the Global 200 with 102.3 million streams (down 7% week-over-week) and 10,000 sold (down 14%) worldwide in the week ending Nov. 20.
The song has the third-longest command since the Global 200 began in September 2020. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has ruled for 19 weeks since that December and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” dominated for 18 weeks starting in September 2024.
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” holds at No. 2 on the Global 200, after two weeks at No. 1 in October; Dean’s “Man I Need” rises a spot to a new No. 3 best; Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” falls 3-4, following 10 weeks on top beginning in May; and Swift’s “Opalite” keeps at No. 5, after hitting No. 2.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” sleigh-rides 18-6 on the Global 200 with 39.4 million streams (up 28%) and 3,000 sold (up 23%) worldwide.
“Where Is My Husband!” jumps 13-7 on the Global 200, led by 35.1 million streams (up 14%) globally. RAYE earns her second top 10 on the chart, after “Escapism,” featuring 070 Shake, hit No. 7 in January 2023.
Plus, “So Easy (To Fall in Love)” flies 14-8 on the Global 200 (36.1 million streams, up 15%, worldwide). Dean, thus, charts both of her career top 10s on the ranking simultaneously.
“Golden” leads Global Excl. U.S. with 80.1 million streams (down 6%) and 6,000 sold (down 8%) beyond the U.S.
“Golden” ties for the second-longest No. 1 run on Global Excl. U.S., tying “Die With a Smile.” The songs trail only ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.,” which led for 19 weeks in 2024 into this year.
“The Fate of Ophelia” repeats at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S. after two weeks on top in October; “Man I Need” lifts 4-3 for a new high; and “Ordinary” slides 3-4 after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May.
“Where Is My Husband!” bounds 13-5 on Global Excl. U.S. (28.3 million streams, up 14% outside the U.S.) It’s RAYE’s third top 10 on the chart, after “Escapism” (No. 6, January 2023) and “Prada,” with casso and D-Block Europe (No. 8, October 2023).
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The Kids are alright. Stray Kids, however, are going gangbusters. In late August, the boyband landed their seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with KARMA, notching the biggest entry for the year to-date.
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All seven of the pop outfit’s entries on the national albums tally have debuted at No. 1, beginning with ODDINARY in 2022. Last year, when HOP debuted atop the list, Stray Kids became the first act to debut atop the Billboard 200 with their first six entries in the 69-year history of the chart. With KARMA, their most recent release, they extended that record.
And with a seventh No. 1, Stray Kids surpassed BTS, Linkin Park and Dave Matthews Band for the most leaders among groups on the all-genre Billboard 200 this century. Among K-pop bands, BTS is in second place, with six No. 1 titles. ATEEZ is a distant third with two No. 1s on the weekly chart.
In Korea, Karma became the first K-pop album of the year to surpass 3 million copies in first-week sales.
That was August. Fast forward a couple months and the release today (Nov. 21) of Stray Kids’ new EP (or “special album”), DO IT, via JYP Entertainment.
DO IT is the first part of the SKZ IT TAPE series, a musical command to “act boldly with confidence right now,” while also exploring the story of the group as they seize the day and create their own “IT”.
On the live front, Stray Kids have also been bagging bar-setting numbers. The band played the final show of the Dominate World Tour at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on July 30, completing a 2025 run that visited Latin America, Europe and North America, setting Boxscore records for revenue and attendance in each region.
That’s after whipping up frenzies through Asia (Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok and more) and Australia (Melbourne and Sydney) in 2024.
With the five-track DO IT, Stray Kids can, well, do it again on the Billboard 200. Stream it in full below.
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Led by concerts and music releases from aespa and NCT WISH, SM Entertainment revenue rose to 321.6 billion KRW ($237.3 million), up 32.8% from the prior year period, in the third quarter of 2025, the company announced Thursday. Operating profit jumped 262% to 48.2 billion KRW ($35.6 million) and net income soared 1,100% to 44.7 billion KRW ($33 million).
“In this quarter…our leading artists have continued to prove their solid capabilities while new IPs are growing rapidly and adding fresh energy to the company,” CEO Cheol-hyuk Jang said during Thursday’s earnings call. “This generational synergy further reinforces the foundation of our IP portfolio, exemplifying the virtuous cycle of a sustainable IP ecosystem that SM Entertainment aims to build.”
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Recorded music rose 32.7% to 96.7 billion KRW ($71.4 million). New album sales grew to 5.42 million from 3.61 million in the third quarter of 2024. NCT WISH’S COLOR – The 3rd Mini Album, sold 1.48 million units while aespa’s 6th mini album, Rich Man, sold 1.13 million units. SM Entertainment does not break out streaming performance.
Concert revenue rose 37.5% to 52.5 billion KRW ($38.7 million) despite SM Entertainment having fewer concerts compared to the prior-year period. RIIZE’s RIIZING LOUD tour had 20 shows during the quarter in Seoul, Japan, and Hong Kong. NCT DREAM performed 8 concerts in Seoul and Thailand. Super Junior had 6 shows in Seoul, Hong Kong and Indonesia.
Merchandise and licensing revenue rose 32.8% to 50.3 billion KRW ($37.1 million) on the strength of concert merchandise and pop-up retail stores. The company cited aespa’s concert merchandise and light stick sales and pop-up stores from aespa, NCT WISH and Super Junior.
Looking ahead, Jang provided details of SMTR25, an “artist incubation project” intended to help SM Entertainment expand globally. SMTR25 has 15 trainees who are taking part in a new reality TV series, Reply High School, that will be released in the first half of 2026. SMTR25 also released an original content series, W.O.W! (Way Outta Walls) a travel series produced with support from the Korean Tourism Organization.
Jang also highlighted the early success of a young SM Entertainment group, Hearts2Hearts. “Within a short period of time, Hearts2Hearts has proven its capabilities across all fronts — musical success, fandom growth, and brand influence — solidifying its position as SM Entertainment’s next-generation global IP,” he said.
Trending on Billboard First the good news: You have not seen the last of Rumi, Mira, Zoey and the Saja Boys. Then the not-so-good news: but you’ll have to wait four years. According to a brief mention at the end of a story about how KPop Demon Hunters reportedly fumbled toy merchandising for the smash […]
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LE SSERAFIM serve up their latest dish, “Spaghetti,” the third EP in a trilogy that includes a saucy new collaboration with BTS’ j-hope.
As expected, the tasty treat dropped at midnight, along with the rest of the eight-track HYBE collection, marking j-hope’s very first feature on a track by a K-pop girl group.
The powerhouse team-up was teased earlier in the week with a video on YouTube titled “The Kick,” in which j-hope dons a Matrix-esque outfit and shades while appearing underneath flashing strobe lights. The big reveal comes at the end, with a snippet of KIM CHAEWON, SAKURA, HUH YUNJIN, KAZUHA and HONG EUNCHAE hitting us with the “eat it up” refrain.
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Members of LE SSERAFIM recently caught up with Billboard Philippines to discuss how they made “Spaghetti.” The new cut “expresses LE SSERAFIM’s charm that you just can’t get away from, like spaghetti that’s stuck in your teeth,” says SAKURA. “The part where we sing “eat it up” over and over is the highlight, and since each of us members delivers it in our own styles, it adds even more playfulness to the song.”
LE SSERAFIM have been on fire of late. In March of this year, the ensemble’s HOT debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, for their fifth top 10 on the tally, which and second leader after 2024’s Crazy.
The fearless five has just completed the north American leg of their EASY CRAZY HOT World Tour, a run of shows that kicked off in April in South Korea which, according to a statement, weaves together the “unique concepts and narratives” of their EP trilogy, EASY, CRAZY, and HOT, “into one spectacular experience.”
It’s not the first time member of LE SSERAFIM have cooked up a storm with pop culture heavyweights. Earlier in the year, KIM CHAEWON featured on JVKE’s “butterflies,” featuring TAEHYUN of TOMORROW X TOGETHER, while the singers teamed up with JADE on “HOT” featuring JADE; PinkPantheress on “CRAZY”; and Nile Rodgers on “UNFORGIVEN.”
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EXO‘s Kai is going on tour.
That’s right, Aeris: Get excited. The musician’s KAION tour is coming to a city near you, and very soon. Tickets are currently available to the general public on a slew of ticketing sites including Ticketmaster, StubHub, Vivid Seats and so many more, and we’re going to show you how to get them.
The K-pop idol’s touring debut kicked off with a two-night stint at the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea, from May 17-18. The tour name, KAION, is a fusion of KAI + ON, with “AION” meaning eternity in Greek.
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The tour name symbolizes the beginning of eternity for this worldwide tour. Kai will make numerous stops from August to September in the United States in Los Angeles, Texas, Atlanta and New York. EXO’s Baekhyun is also going on tour at the same time as his bandmate, meaning Aeries will be spoiled for options this summer. You can see the full list of dates and stops below.
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Ticketmaster has some of the best prices we’ve seen so far for Kai’s tour. Standard tickets at some venues start at around $113. Ticketmaster also offers a Fan Guarantee that allows for cancellations, refunds or exchanges within 24 hours of booking, subject to certain exclusions. Current available venues include the Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Ill., and The Theater at MSG in New York, NY.
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StubHub has a slew of venue options still available for the K-Pop star’s tour. Available venues as of writing include Rosemont Theatre in Rosemont, Ill., Fox Theater Atlanta in Atlanta Ga., Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas and Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. Tickets for venues overseas on Kai’s tour docket are also currently available on StubHub’s site.
StubHub’s FanProtect Guarantee allows you to shop for all dates and arenas with ease. It ensures valid tickets every time or your money back. If your event is canceled and not rescheduled, you’ll be able to receive a credit worth 120% of the amount you paid for the impacted event or the option of a cash refund. Safe to say, you’re in good hands.
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Gametime has a multitude of great seating options still available at many venues for a range of great prices, the most versatile options we’ve seen so far. Some venues have tickets starting at $130. Gametime’s guarantee includes low prices, event cancellation protection, job loss assurance and on-time ticket delivery so you can purchase your concert tickets without breaking a sweat.
Kai’s KAION Touring Schedule in the United States
August 28 Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
August 31 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre
September 2 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
September 4 Rosemont, IL Rosemont Theatre
September 6 New York, NY The Theater at MSG
More About Kai
Kai is a member of the South Korean boy band EXO. He serves as the band’s main dancer, lead rapper and center. The group debuted back in 2012 and experienced major success in both Korea and the United States. Kai first went solo back in 2020 with his mini album titled Kai. Since then, the musician dropped his EP Peaches in 2021 and EP Rover in 2023. Beyond being an excellent dancer and musician, Kai has also used his gorgeous looks to his advantage as a brand ambassador for Gucci.
Kai’s latest album Wait On Me features seven tracks including singles released ahead of the album “Wait On Me” and “Adult Swim.” Every track on the album is dance-worthy with heavy R&B influence. It stands as one of his more experimental albums to date. The album was dropped in April of this year and serves as Kai’s fourth mini-album.
SEVENTEEN achieves its seventh No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart as the group’s latest release, SEVENTEEN 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ debuts atop the list dated June 14. The set sold 46,000 copies in the United States in the week ending June 5, according to Luminate.
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SEVENTEEN scored its first No. 1 on Top Album Sales in 2021. In turn, with seven No. 1s in the 2020s, the act ties TOMORROW X TOGETHER for the most No. 1s among groups, and the second-most among all acts in the 2020s. Only Taylor Swift, with nine No. 1s on Top Album Sales in the 2020s, has more this decade.
Also in the top 10, the region gets shaken up by albums from Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Garbage and Aesop Rock.
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Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
Miley Cyrus’ Something Beautiful debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales with 27,000 copies sold, marking her 15th top 10 (inclusive of titles credited to her Disney Channel character Hannah Montana). Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem falls to No. 3 (16,000; down 45%) after two weeks atop the list.
Two Swift albums return to the top 10 after an outpouring of fan support following the news that Swift had acquired her Big Machine Records-era music catalog. Her 2017 album reputation reenters at No. 4 (15,000; up 1,183%) and her self-titled 2006 self-titled debut reenters at No. 6 (8,000; up 955%).
Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping To Pimp a Butterfly reenters at No. 5 on Top Album Sales (11,000; up 639%) after a 10th anniversary reissue on multiple vinyl variants, as well as a cassette tape. Another 10th anniversary reissue, this time from Sufjan Stevens, also impacts the chart, as his Carrie & Lowell reenters at No. 7 (8,000; up 2,656%). (For both Lamar and Stevens, all versions of their respective albums, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes.)
Garbage’s Let All That We Imagine Be the Light debuts at No. 8 with just over 7,000 sold, securing the band its fourth top 10-charting set. Lamar’s former No. 1 GNX falls 5-9 (a little more than 7,000; down 15%) and Aesop Rock nabs his first top 10-charting effort with his new release Black Hole Superette debuting at No. 10 (7,000).
To draw his K-pop fan army onto the new OpenWav app, pop singer Kevin Woo schooled his nearly 4.4 million social-media followers on how it works. Then he sold stuff to them: $10,000 worth of hoodies and water bottles and $1,200 worth of tickets to a Los Angeles listening party in March for his single “Deja Vu.”
“It’s very refreshing,” says Woo, formerly of hit boy band U-KISS. “It gives me so much freedom to do what I want and not have to stress about ‘Where am I going to get my next paycheck? How do I know when the label’s going to pay me out?’”
OpenWav, co-created by tech entrepreneur Jaeson Ma, who co-founded influential label 88rising and was an early investor in what became TikTok, launches Wednesday (June 11) with a splashy Indie Music Week party in New York attended by Ma and artist/OpenWav executive Wyclef Jean. It’s one of many platforms designed to help indie artists reach their most devoted followers and participate in a superfan market that Goldman Sachs predicted could reach $4 billion over the next five years. The app joins a crowded market that includes SoundCloud’s “fan-powered royalty” system and a long-promised Warner Music Group (WMG) app that launched a test version starring Ed Sheeran in April.
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Ma’s invention, which has drawn $30 million from investors such as WMG and CAA’s Connect Ventures, has an all-in-one smartphone interface that allows artists to stream new songs and videos, sell tickets and quickly design (through the use of AI tools), sell and ship merch. Ma spent two years setting up an international network of 200 factories that accommodate orders of any size. “I can put my design on a premium hoodie that’s like Yeezy off-white level, and if one fan buys that hoodie, we will make it and ship it to their doorstep directly — with zero inventory,” Ma says. “It’s pretty crazy what we’ve been able to do.”
“I call this the Gen-Z Sears catalog,” Ma says on a Zoom as he scrolls through the custom golf balls, water bottles and other products available through the app. “I don’t want to say we’re faster than Amazon or Alibaba — we’re not faster. We’ve built a similar supply-chain ecosystem and made it specifically to be on-demand for artists and creators.”
In a music business where few artists can make a living from streaming revenue alone, and must tour, sell merch and develop sizable loyal fanbases to buy their products, “superfan” has become a gold-rush buzzword. (OpenWav fits this category even though Ma avoids using the term “superfan app.”) In March, Australian producer Alan Walker launched an app designed to interact more directly with fans than he could on Instagram or TikTok; Boston metal band Ice Nine Kills’ app, Psychos Only, offers exclusive merch and exclusive ticket pre-sales with a $7 monthly membership fee.
“This started out several years ago with Patreon, and we learned that for premium content, fans will pay if you create something valuable,” says Dan Tsurif, vp of digital marketing for 10th Street Entertainment, Ice Nine Kills’ management company.
Ma’s bet for OpenWav is that dedicated fans will pay $10 a month — “a Starbucks coffee,” he says — and 1,000 of them will provide each participating artist with $120,000 in annual salary. But some in the music business wonder whether such artist-to-fan tools will be relevant for a broad range of artists. K-pop stars like Woo benefit from a loyal fanbase built meticulously over years of savvy music-company marketing, and veteran touring stars from Taylor Swift to Umphrey’s McGee have spent decades building fanbases on the road, but everyone else may struggle on this kind of app.
“In K-pop, they’re already obsessive about collecting things and buying merch. With a touring artist, they’re used to buying VIP [tickets] or merch,” says Aidan Schechter, a partner at management and publishing company 1916 Enterprises and founder/CEO of management music-tools venture Patchbay. “I don’t think artists and artist teams are able to keep up with the demands of consistent posting and exclusive content creation on a lot of these apps. Artists and their teams don’t have enough stamina.”
For Woo, 33, who came up in the South Korean K-pop industry, OpenWav is a crucial tool for remaining independent. The app, which he has been beta-testing most of this year, pays 80% of merch and ticket sales to the artist and keeps 20%. Woo says OpenWav allows him access to all his sales data and analytics — he has used it, for example, to discern that he has a surprisingly large listener base in Austin, Texas, leading him to a recent South by Southwest showcase.
“I’ve been in a K-pop boy band for over a decade, and knowing how the whole system worked, I wanted to start my own venture,” he says. “As I started to learn more about the app, I fell in love with how easy and seamless it was. It’s like TikTok meets Spotify.”
