Sayart.net - Netflix′s ′K-Pop Demon Hunters′ Soundtrack Surges Back to No. 2 on Billboard 200; Tomorrow X Together Debuts at No. 3

The soundtrack for Netflix's globally successful animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" has climbed back to the No. 2 position on the prestigious U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, matching its previous peak performance. According to Billboard's official preview released on Sunday, the album gained one position to reach second place during its sixth week on the chart. The soundtrack's chart journey has been remarkably consistent since its initial debut at No. 8 in late June. The album has shown impressive staying power, steadily ascending the rankings alongside the animated film's growing international popularity. Its progression through the chart positions tells a story of sustained success: from its No. 8 debut, it climbed to No. 3, then reached its first peak at No. 2, before temporarily sliding to No. 5, and rebounding to No. 3 the previous week before this latest surge back to the runner-up spot. The Netflix original animated film, produced by the renowned U.S.-based Sony Pictures Animation, follows the adventures of Hunter/X, a fictional K-pop girl group that battles supernatural evil spirits to protect humanity and the human world from otherworldly threats. The Billboard 200 chart represents the definitive ranking of the most popular albums each week across the United States. The chart's methodology is comprehensive, measuring success through equivalent album units, which include a combination of traditional physical album sales, track-equivalent units from individual song purchases, and streaming-equivalent units calculated from digital streaming platforms. During the most recent tracking week, the "K-Pop Demon Hunters" soundtrack earned an impressive 93,000 equivalent album units, representing a 4 percent increase from the previous week's performance. This upward trend demonstrates the soundtrack's continued resonance with American audiences. Meanwhile, the K-pop scene celebrated another significant achievement as Tomorrow X Together, commonly known as TXT, made their mark on the same chart. "The Star Chapter: Together," the boy group's fourth full-length studio album, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 this week. This latest chart entry marks a significant milestone for the group, representing their seventh time cracking the coveted top 10 positions on the prestigious chart. The eight-track album generated substantial commercial success, garnering 65,000 equivalent album units in its debut week. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that 62,000 of these units came from traditional physical album sales, highlighting the strong dedication of TXT's fanbase to purchasing physical copies of their music. This achievement underscores the continued global expansion and commercial viability of K-pop music in the American market, with both a soundtrack featuring K-pop themes and an actual K-pop group securing prominent positions on one of the music industry's most important charts simultaneously.