K/DA decks a spot on the Billboard 200 chart for the first time.
In 2018, the agency launched Riot Games’ virtual group K/DA when the League of Legends champions became idols.
The characters of the group are Ahri, Akali, Kai’Sa, and Evelynn. K-pop idols collaborate with the group to provide and lend their vocals.
The K/DA collaborators
K/DA released their first mini-album titled ALL OUT last November 6, with (G)I-DLE members Miyeon and Soyeon are the frequent collaborators for the group. They also lent their voices from the songs THE BADDEST and MORE on the same album.
TWICE’s Nayeon, Sana, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung also teamed up with K/DA for the first time to provide vocals for the song I’LL SHOW YOU.
Indeed, K/DA continues to wow its fans as they prove its massive existence on the global music stage.
A spot on Billboard 200
On November 16, Billboard announced that K/DA’s ALL OUT debuted on the Billboard 200 chart. They ranked No. 175, riding together the waves of the most popular albums in the United States in all genres.
This is the first time that (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon and Miyeon participated in the album that reached the Billboard 200 chart. Moreover, Twice debuted on the chart this summer with their album MORE & MORE.
In other K-pop Billboard news, TXT’s minisode1: Blue Hour ranked No. 25 on Billboard 200 charts. The Big Hit Entertainment boy group, TXT, released their album last October 26 Blue Hour.
This is the second time that TXT ranked in Billboard 200 chart. First, after their debut mini-album last March 2019, The Dream Chapter: STAR which landed a spot at No. 140.
Moreover, minisode1: Blue Hour also held its place on number 1 for Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart. Coming in second is Kylie Minogue’s Disco, third is Carrie Underwood with her album My Gift.
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