Los Angeles: K-pop boy group Ateez's 12th EP, "Golden Hour: Part. 3," has debuted at No. 2 on the main albums chart of the U.S. Billboard.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the album came in second on the Billboard 200 following American country star Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem," as reported in a preview for this week's chart. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, measured by equivalent album units, which include physical album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
Ateez earned 105,000 album units during the latest chart tracking week, with 101,500 of those coming from physical album sales. Including this latest album, a total of seven albums from the K-pop octet have reached the top 10 of the chart, with two of those reaching the number one spot.
"Golden Hour: Part. 3" is the third installment of the group's "Golden Hour" album series, which aims to capture the most radiant moments of youth. The new EP focuses on the theme of "emotions," with the members expressing their honest selves as they confront and navigate their feelings.