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21.06.2023 - 12:11 / officialcharts.com
While nothing new, the impact of K-pop on the Official Chart is more apparent now than ever. In the past year, BLACKPINK have broken records to claim the first-ever Number 1 album by a K-pop girl group, newcomers FIFTY FIFTY now boast the first K-pop girl band Top 10 single with Cupid and BTS members Jimin and j-hope have both earned solo hits.
This week, another K-pop juggernaut look set to see UK chart success.
Boy band ATEEZ are currently tracking to score their first-ever Top 10 album with THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW. Having recently wowed UK audiences on sell-out The Fellowship: Break The Wall tour, the release could see Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho reach new heights.
Ahead of the big chart reveal this Friday, we caught up with the boys to talk fan projects, dream collaborators and pre-show rituals.
HONGJOONG: Firstly, thank you for always supporting us even from afar. Thank you for making such big things happen for us. We will always try to show you our best moments, and share our best moments with you. Thank you so much!
JONGHO: Honestly, there are times when we've prepared the slogans from our side for shows, but when we're on tour, the fans prepare and make them, even handing it out themselves.
They find the right timing during the concert to put it up for us, and every time we see that it's both touching and moving. When I see it as I sing, as it's usually when we perform Turbulence, it's really enchanting.
HONGJOONG: And we're always surprised to see how the fans get all 10,000 people to hold and put the banners up at the same time! Do they tell each other or make a promise with each other to put it up at the same time?
I don't know how they do it, because when I search the
EXCLUSIVE: Audible has greenlit two Audible Original documentary podcasts from the UK’s Raw, producer of The Imposter, Three Identical Strangers and The Tinder Swindler.
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Renaissance tour kicked off , and we couldn't be more excited. Having already graced the UK for her five dates at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, she's now off to bless the rest of Europe with the music event of the year. So if you're one of the lucky few who managed to bag tickets to see Beyoncé in all her glory, these are the songs you can expect during the almost three-hour extravaganza.
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