[Breaking News] ENHYPEN surprises with Billboard 200 No. 1 spot... K-pop album achieves three consecutive weeks at the top, writing new history

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Idol group ENHYPEN has reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking a new milestone with three consecutive weeks of K-pop albums topping the chart.

Billboard announced on the 30th (local time) via its chart preview article that ENHYPEN's eighth mini-album "THE SIN : BLISS" reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated September 5, 2026.

Billboard stated, "'THE SIN : BLISS' recorded 98,000 album units during this reporting period," adding that "album sales totaled 92,000 copies, while SEA accounted for 6,000 copies."

This marks the first time ENHYPEN has reached the top of the Billboard 200 since their debut in 2020.

After entering the Billboard 200 at No. 18 with their debut album "BORDER : CARNIVAL," ENHYPEN climbed to fourth place with mini-albums "DARK BLOOD" and "ORANGE BLOOD," third place with mini-album "DESIRE : UNLEASH," second place with full-length album "ROMANCE : UNTOLD" and mini-album "THE SIN : VANISH," and finally reached the No. 1 spot with this eighth mini-album.

ENHYPEN first entered the top 10 in 2022 when their third mini-album "MANIFESTO : DAY 1" ranked eighth in annual CD sales in the United States (according to Billboard and Luminate). In 2024, their full-length album "ROMANCE : UNTOLD" sold 363,000 copies, securing third place overall. Subsequently, mini-album "THE SIN : VANISH" ranked second in U.S. physical album sales for the first half of 2026.

Released on the 21st, "THE SIN : BLISS" is an album depicting the journey of lovers who choose to escape after realizing that being together despite breaking taboos is itself a blessing. According to Hanteo Chart, South Korea's official music sales tracking site, the album sold 2,099,048 copies in its initial week, completing its fifth cumulative double million-seller status.

Alongside ENHYPEN's No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 this week, a new record was set as K-pop albums achieved three consecutive weeks at the top of the chart for the first time in history.

Prior to ENHYPEN, Stray Kids' "THIS & THAT" and Cat's Eye's "WILD" claimed the No. 1 spot on the 22nd and 29th, respectively.

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