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EXO K-pop’s best ranking on Billboard world music chart
By Park Gyu-oh
(Billboard) |
EXO ranked seventh on Billboard’s year-end World Albums Artists Chart, the best ranking for a K-pop group.
The 10-member idol group reached the traditional music milestone with its second EP “Overdose,” which was released in May in both Korean and Chinese.
The album’s Korean version reached No. 129 in Billboard 200 Chart, topping Heatseekers Album Chart.
Early this month, the group swept four prizes including Best Artists of the Year during the 2014 MAMA in Hong Kong.
K-pop girl group 2NE1 recorded K-pop’s second-best ranking, debuting at No. 9 on the same chart.
Meanwhile, rapper Psy was included on several Billboard year-end charts for the third consecutive year thanks to his 2012 mega-hit “Gangnam Style.”
By Park Gyu-oh (q5park@heraldcorp.com)