5 Ways SuperM’s No. 1 Album Makes History On The Billboard 200
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Here are five ways SuperM’s first EP made history on the Billboard 200 by debuting at No. 1. Second K-Pop Act To Hit No. 1 SuperM is, somewhat surprisingly, only the second K-pop act to send an album to No. 1 in the decades-long history of the Billboard 200. The genre has only recently gained traction in America, but there are a number of other acts who have devoted fan bases and who have been around much longer than SuperM, though they haven’t been able to rise to the top...at least not yet. The only other K-pop act to appear atop the Billboard 200 is BTS, who became the first group from the field to secure the top spot just last year. Fourth K-Pop Album To Make It To No. 1 While SuperM and BTS are the only K-pop acts to rule the Billboard 200, the latter has been lucky enough to do so on more than one occasion. The septet has now debuted a trio of titles—Love Yourself: Tear, Love Yourself: Answer and Map of the Soul: Persona—at No. 1, and chances are they will earn a fourth big win whenever they have a new full-length ready. Amazingly, BTS and SuperM are not only the two K-pop acts to rise to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, they are also the only bands working in that particular style of music to reach the top 10 on the chart. One other band came very close to becoming the second name in K-pop to reach the region, but sadly, NCT 127’s EP We Are Superhuman barely missed the mark, peaking at No. 11 earlier this year. Fifth K-Pop Album To Break Into The Top 10 In addition to the four K-pop albums that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, only one other Korean-language release has reached the top 10, and it’s from one of the two acts lucky enough to eventually hit the top spot. BTS became the first band from the genre to break into the loftiest area with their album Love Yourself: Her, which rose as high as No. 7 in 2017. The following year, the same group would lift to No. 1 twice. First K-Pop Debut Album To Hit No. 1 SuperM is the band’s first release of any kind, and the fact that it debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 is a feat worthy of recognizing from every angle. BTS have also reached the top spot on the chart, but they had already placed more than one album on the tally before their massive success, so now SuperM makes history as the first K-pop act to hit No. 1 with their debut. Gallery: The World's 30 Top-Earning Musicians 2018 33 images View gallery Read More
