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Trending on Billboard Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt,” Justin Bieber’s “Daises” and more make their way back into the top 10 of the Hot 100. But can HUNTR/X’s “Golden” take No. 1, or will Taylor Swift still reign supreme? Tetris Kelly: We have a couple of new top 10s as we find […]
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LE SSERAFIM’s new collaboration with BTS’ j-hope has topped this week’s new music poll.
In a poll published Friday (Oct. 24) by Billboard, music fans chose the powerhouse team-up’s “Spaghetti” as their favorite new release of the week.
“Spaghetti” earned 77% of the vote, beating out new projects from Demi Lovato (It’s Not That Deep), Megan Thee Stallion (“LOVER GIRL”), Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska ’82), Daniel Caesar (Son of Spergy), Leon Thomas (Pholks), and more.
The track serves as the lead single from LE SSERAFIM’s eight-track HYBE compilation of the same name and marks j-hope’s first-ever feature on a K-pop girl group song.
Earlier in the week, the song was teased through a YouTube video titled “The Kick,” featuring j-hope in a Matrix-inspired outfit and shades, surrounded by flashing strobe lights. The clip ends with a snippet of LE SSERAFIM members — KIM CHAEWON, SAKURA, HUH YUNJIN, KAZUHA, and HONG EUNCHAE — delivering the line “eat it up.”
Speaking with Billboard Philippines, LE SSERAFIM shared insights into the making of “Spaghetti.” The song “expresses LE SSERAFIM’s charm that you just can’t get away from, like spaghetti that’s stuck in your teeth,” SAKURA said. “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 a hot streak this year. In March, the group’s album HOT debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, marking their fifth top 10 entry and second chart-topper after 2024’s Crazy.
Placing second in this week’s poll was Lovato’s new album, It’s Not That Deep, which secured 7% of the vote.
Check out the full results of this week’s poll below, and visit Billboard’s Friday Music Guide for more must-hear new releases.
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K-pop boy band P1Harmony took over LA last week. We got to talk with them about their favorite L.A. activities, the Most Wanted Tour & their solo stages and debuting in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with their EX EP for the first time thanks to their P1eces.
Featuring our recent LA All Access, we show exclusive moments and throw it back to our past interviews with them. We also ran down this week’s Contenders.
Jerah Milligan:
What’s up, folks? It’s the P1Harmony takeover, and I was lucky enough to be along for the ride. From Universal Studios to the Intuit Dome to Manhattan Beach, the P1Harmony boys were all over SoCal. It was crazy. We met with the P1Harmony boys backstage at their Universal pop-up show, where they were really excited that their EP EX debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 9. P1Harmony took over Los Angeles. We talked to the boys backstage at their CityWalk pop-up concert, then got to see the show at the Inuit Dome, and we take you there in Billboard All Access.
Jongseob:
L.A. feels like, kind of our second home. It’s, you know, we’ve been to a lot, and I feel like we’ve grown up so much. Like we started our first show in state. It’s in like, It’s nearby a soccer stadium, and there’s just a free show for just random peoples. But we’ve grown up so much, and we’re going to perform at Intuit Dome. That’s crazy.
Keeho:Actually, the you know, we’re doing a little thing at CityWalk at the end of COVID. Our first ever show was in LA for free, too. So it’s gonna kind of take us back. It’s gonna feel a little nostalgic. So we’re really, really excited to be here at CityWalk. West Hollywood. We love West Hollywood. Melrose, like Silver Lake. We love Silver Lake. A lot of good vintage and like cafes and stuff like that.
Intak:Oh yeah, I like Melrose too. Actually, yesterday, I’ve been the kind of dance studio. It called the Playground. Yeah, and I have so much time in so much great time in there. So it’s so very interesting.
Keep watching for more!
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BOYNEXTDOOR returned this week with their fifth mini album The Action. When the group spent time in Chicago last August for their Lollapalooza performance, fans caught glimpses of them filming a music video — signaling early on that the album would carry a ‘movie’ concept. On the day of release, the group held a showcase event in Seoul to mark their return.
The album’s title draws inspiration from the term “Hollywood Action,” referring to large-scale films — or metaphorically, to bold, exaggerated and daring attitudes. The track “Hollywood Action” is ultimately about taking action itself. During the media showcase, leader MYUNG JAEHYUN said, “We’ve worked hard, making four comebacks over the past year including our Japanese promotions. I hope that people who find it difficult to take the first step will be inspired by our actions to challenge themselves.” The youngest member WOONHAK added, “This song is for anyone who hesitates or feels intimidated about trying something new.” TAESAN elaborated, “If our last album’s keyword was No Genre, this time it’s about breaking all limits and diving right in.”
Released at 6 p.m. KST on Monday, The Action captures the emotions and moments BOYNEXTDOOR’s six members are currently experiencing. Built around the cinematic theme, the album consists of five tracks that vividly translate their present selves into sound. While their previous record No Genre leaned toward smoother, genre-fluid tracks (with the exception of the title song “I Feel Good”), this new release explores a broader range — from acid jazz and hip-hop to ballads. Sonically and thematically, it succeeds in expressing BOYNEXTDOOR’s distinctive emotional world.
The opening track “Live in Paris” reflects the creative struggles of the group, echoing the light self-reflection found in “Twenty” from their EP 19.99. The rock-driven “Bathroom” delves into the pain of a romantic relationship, reminiscent of the poetic metaphors in “Gonna Be A Rock.” Meanwhile, “JAM!” captures the members’ playful energy while keeping things ‘chillin’ within the rules,’ much like the clever self-awareness shown in the line “I never cross the line, trust me” from “Dangerous.”
Knowing how to perform freely while still respecting boundaries — that’s the essence of BOYNEXTDOOR, and it’s what sets them apart in today’s K-pop scene. From the synchronized choreography of “Hollywood Action” to the album’s varied soundscape, The Action offers plenty to see and even more to hear.
All four of BOYNEXTDOOR’s previous albums have charted on the Billboard 200, and fans are eager to see whether The Action will extend that streak. Judging by the strength of this EP, the outlook looks bright — and Billboard Korea has ranked every track on the project.
“Bathroom”
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The records set by Stray Kids’ eight members in 2025 leave no room for doubt. The group’s fourth full-length album, Karma, released on Aug. 22, became the first K-pop album of the year to surpass 3 million copies in first-week sales in Korea. That success led them straight to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking a historic milestone: Stray Kids are now the first K-pop group to send seven consecutive albums to the top of the chart.
Their touring success was just as extraordinary. Starting in Seoul in August 2024 and wrapping up in Rome the following July, the dominATE world tour covered 54 shows across 34 cities worldwide — including 27 massive stadium concerts. So it was only fitting that, after circling the globe, Stray Kids chose Incheon’s Asiad Main Stadium as the final stop. This encore concert also marked the group’s very first outdoor stadium performance in Korea.
Billboard Korea attended the first night of dominATE : celebrATE, held on Oct. 18 and 19 at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. Only a few K-pop acts — PSY, SEVENTEEN and now Stray Kids — have ever performed there. Even before the concert began, waves of STAYs filled the streets outside. The 100-meter-wide stage lined with LED panels and the five-tier stadium holding up to 30,000 fans created a scale that was visually overwhelming in itself.
The show opened powerfully with “MOUNTAINS,” followed by “Thunderous,” “JJAM,” “District 9” and “Back Door.” Though the setlist mirrored that of the original tour, the atmosphere inside the open-air venue felt entirely new. Leader Bang Chan even remarked, “It’s hard to believe this is Korea” as the night unfolded with drone shows, fireworks and every spectacle imaginable for such a grand stage. The members’ explosive energy never waned — they performed more than 30 songs across three and a half hours.
“Seven laps around the Earth by plane.” That was how JYP Entertainment described the dominATE tour in a press release, referring to the group’s travels — 285,000 kilometers across five continents: Asia, Oceania, North America, Latin America and Europe. Departing from Incheon International Airport, Stray Kids truly went around the world nearly seven times (the Earth’s circumference is about 40,000 km).
dominATE : celebrATE was a moment where the sweat and growth of Stray Kids’ eight members — everything encapsulated in that single phrase — could truly be witnessed on stage. It was also a night that reflected their well-earned sense of ease, gratitude and an undiminished passion to keep moving forward.
Here are six reasons why Stray Kids’ encore concert in Incheon was the perfect finale.
First-Ever Live Performances of Tracks From ‘Karma’
Trending on Billboard The signing spree around Netflix’s surprise hit KPop Demon Hunters continues with news that United Talent Agency has signed Kevin Woo for worldwide representation in all areas. Woo is a recognized K-pop singer, songwriter, and actor who covered the singing parts for Mystery Saja of The Saja Boys – in KPop Demon Hunters. […]
Trending on Billboard TWICE scores its eighth top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 25) as TEN: The Story Goes On debuts at No. 2 with 23,000 copies sold in the United States in the tracking week ending Oct. 16, according to Luminate. The group’s last eight chart entries have all debuted […]
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For the third month in a row, KPop Demon Hunters controls Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), with music from the Netflix juggernaut ruling the top seven of the 10-position September 2025 tally.
Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of September 2025. The ranking generally includes newly released films from the preceding three months, with exceptions given to movies whose music is still experiencing a high volume of public interest.
That last part is key here: While KPop Demon Hunters was originally released on June 20, a date that might normally make it ineligible for the September 2025 Top Movie Songs chart, the film’s continued stranglehold on pop culture is difficult to ignore. In fact, its top dog, HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” reigned on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 for the entirety of September, a reign that began in August and continued into October; it ranks at No. 3 on the latest survey.
So it’ll be unsurprising that “Golden” is No. 1 on September 2025’s Top Movie Songs list, too. That month, the song accumulated 160.2 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 36,000 downloads, according to Luminate. While other songs from the soundtrack racked up sizable metrics, no other broke 100 million streams or even more than 15,000 downloads in that span.
It’s the third month at No. 1 for “Golden,” which initially debuted atop the July 2025 tally alongside other songs from the movie. Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” remains at No. 2 for a second month (it was No. 4 on the July list) as the top “Golden” competitor, earning 92.7 million streams and 14,000 downloads.
The sum-of-its-parts soundtrack even ruled the Billboard 200 for the first time in September, rising to No. 1 on the Sept. 20 ranking after six weeks in a row at No. 2. It’s since crowned the Oct. 11 chart, too.
All of which is to say: Don’t expect the KPop Demon Hunters dominance to wane on Top Movie Songs anytime soon.
After holding down the top seven, the remainder of the September 2025 tally features music from Gabby’s Dollhouse, Weapons and The Wrong Paris. The former leads at No. 8 thanks to its synch of ROSE and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” (29.9 million streams, 5,000 downloads), a No. 3 hit on the Hot 100 in February.
See the full top 10 below.
Rank, Song, Artist, Movie
“Golden,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
“Soda Pop,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters
“How It’s Done,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
Your Idol,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters
“What It Sounds Like,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
“Takedown,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
“Free,” EJAE & Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters
“APT.,” ROSE & Bruno Mars, Gabby’s Dollhouse
“Beware of Darkness,” George Harrison, Weapons
“Getaway,” Harper Grace, The Wrong Paris
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KiTbetter, the South Korean company behind the KiTalbum hybrid physical-digital format, is opening a manufacturing facility in Los Angeles to better reach consumers in the U.S. The first KiTalbums produced in the U.S. are expected to reach retail and fans in early 2026.
“As we expand globally, and with growing interest from artists, labels, and retailers across North America and Europe in particular, we’re increasing capacity to support more titles and meet rising international demand,” says Jennifer Sullivan, president, North America and chief marketing officer.
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The KiTalbum is a proprietary format that includes a physical album stored in a jewel case and a small “KiT” device that uses a U-NFC (ultrasonic near-field communication) signal to unlock music, videos, lyrics and album credits on the KiTalbum app for iOS and Android devices. The square-shaped jewel box typically contains printed materials such as stickers and cards.
A relative unknown in the U.S., the KiTalbum format is best known in the company’s home country. Not only are KiTalbum’s original manufacturing facility and offices in Korea, but the company also launched a flagship retail store in the country. Sullivan says that since 2017, KiTbetter has produced 10 million KiTalbums, with K-pop titles being the best-selling.
But now, the company is targeting a wider range of genres and artists in North America and Europe. “We’re seeing strong international demand that continues to drive the need for additional production capacity,” adds Sullivan. Having a facility in Los Angeles will cut down on the turnaround time compared to shipping products from South Korea.
In recent years, KiTbetter has released titles on metal label Earache Records (Napalm Death and Carcass, for example) and Rhino Records (Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and B-52s’ Cosmic Thing, among others). Rap icons Public Enemy released a KiTalbum version of its latest album, Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartments 2025. Metal greats Megadeth will offer a KiTalbum version of its final album that’s due out in January.
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KiTalbums typically come with exclusive or bonus content. The upcoming reissue of Devo’s 1980 album Freedom of Choice, for example, includes cover versions of the band’s hit song “Whip It” by the bands Teen Mortgage! and Scowl. Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple comes with seven music videos and acoustic sessions for “Big Empty” and “Pretty Penny.”
Independent artists can also create KiTalbums for their releases through the KiTbetter self-service website. Sullivan says prices start around $9 apiece and drop to about $7 per unit for orders of 300 units. Artists can sell their KiTalbums in the KiTbetter shop or through their own online stores. “A lot of artists like to have product on hand at shows,” says Sullivan.
KiTbetter isn’t the first company to attempt to enhance digital content. Yoto sells Yoto Cards, credit card-sized pieces of plastic, that are inserted into a screen-free audio player for children. Weverse, the social media platform owned by K-pop giant HYBE, offers Weverse Albums that include digital photo cards and animated album covers. Going further back in time, record labels embraced enhanced CDs in the 2000s to help combat falling album sales. Enhanced CDs added data to an audio CD and frequently included videos, wallpapers and links to web pages.
While the KiTalbum remains a niche product in the U.S., KiTbetter’s expansion corresponds with the music industry’s increased interest in collectibles and selling physical items to superfans. With streaming dominating music consumption, perhaps the KiTalbum will become an intriguing option for fans who prefer digital music but want a tangible item.
Trending on Billboard KeehoI know you see, somehow the world’s gonna change for me and be so wonderful.I think we live. Sorry I keep saying, I think a lot, but I’m thinking, Jerah MilliganP1harmony took over Los Angeles. We talked to the boys backstage at the City Walk pop up concert, then got to see […]
