The group NewJeans confirmed its outstanding global popularity by making it to the top 5 in CD sales in the United States last year.
According to the annual report released by the music and entertainment industry research firm Luminate on January 10th, NewJeans (Minji, Hani, Danielle, Haerin, Hyein) ranked 5th on the "U.S. Top CD Album Sales" chart with their second EP 'Get Up,' selling 332,000 copies (based on physical CD sales of a single album) in the United States.
This is the highest ranking among female K-pop artists' albums and the second-highest among all female artists, following Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version).'
In 2023, NewJeans made a strong impact on the North American market. With their album 'Get Up,' they achieved the feat of reaching 1st place on the Billboard 200 chart, the main album chart in the United States, in the shortest time (1 year) among K-pop groups (as of August 5, 2023). The album stayed on the chart for 24 consecutive weeks, continuing their record-setting march as the longest-charting 4th-generation K-pop group. NewJeans also placed five songs ('OMG,' 'Ditto,' 'Super Shy,' 'ETA,' 'Cool With You') on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in just one year, showcasing their strength.
Based on these achievements, NewJeans won the 'Top Global K-pop Artist' award at the U.S. Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) and became the first K-pop girl group to perform at the event. Towards the end of the year, they also made history by being the first K-pop girl group to appear on the major New Year's Eve special show 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024' on ABC.
Meanwhile, Luminate based its 2023 annual report on data analyzing music-related figures and trends in the United States, including physical album (CD, LP, etc.) sales, digital downloads, audio streaming, from December 30, 2022, to December 28, 2023
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<Translated by=Gawon Park(Dispatch)>