aespa’s Second Regular Album “LEMONADE” Debuts at No. 9 on the US Billboard 200…Third Career Top 10

The second regular album “LEMONADE” by the girl group aespa debuted at No. 9 on the US Billboard main album chart, the “Billboard 200.”

No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and a sweep of No. 2 for top album sales According to a US Billboard chart preview article dated the 7th (local time), aespa recorded 41,000 album units during the latest chart tracking period to secure this ranking. Physical album sales came to 34,500 copies, placing it at No. 2 on the “Top Album Sales” chart, while the stream-equivalent figure (SEA) totaled 6,500 units. With this meaningful outcome amid a fierce global chart race, aespa also set a big record: it became the group’s third-ever entry into the Billboard 200 top 10 following the mini albums “Girls” and “My World.”

Breaks into the UK Official Chart for the first time to strengthen its global standing Its standout performance continued not only in the US but also in the European market. According to the UK Official Chart released the day before, the title track “LEMONADE” entered at No. 95 on the UK’s main singles chart, the “Official Singles Chart Top 100.” This is the first time since its debut that aespa has appeared on the UK Official Singles main chart. In addition, it simultaneously logged No. 13 on the singles download chart and No. 15 on the singles sales chart, proving a tangible local surge in engagement and a broad sweep of global popularity.

Key to its unconventional musical narrative: from a “metal taste” to a “sweet taste” Behind the surge in popularity lies a tightly built world expansion and a bold twist in its music. Having previously made the so-called “metal taste,” based on a wasteland and dystopian battle narrative, its identity, aespa turned things around in a fresh way with this album, tackling the fracture caused by the “Lemon Bug,” which rolls out into a parallel world. Under a positive motto of “Let’s grind down trials and pain like lemonade,” the group has unveiled a crisp yet addictive hyper-electronic pop sound, winning over music fans around the world.