HYBE and Geffen Records joint girl group KATSEYE set a new personal best by reaching No. 2 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart with their new release "WILD."
According to the latest U.K. Official Chart released on the 22nd (Korean time) covering Aug. 21–27, KATSEYE's third EP "WILD" reached No. 2 on the Official Albums Chart. This is a dramatic improvement over the No. 55 rank of their previous release "BEAUTIFUL CHAOS" and marks KATSEYE's highest chart position to date.
Their strength continued on the Official Singles Top 100 as well. Pre-release track "Animal" rose four places from the previous week to No. 12, setting a new team record. Title track "Hootie Frutti" placed at No. 16, album track "Bel Air" ranked No. 97. Another pre-release track, "PINKY UP," had previously reached No. 14 on that chart in April.
They also posted notable results on global audio and music streaming platform Spotify. On the same day, on the Weekly Top Songs Global (tracking period: Aug. 14–20), "Animal" rose five places from the previous week to No. 10, charting for four consecutive weeks. "Hootie Frutti" entered at No. 18, the highest rank among this week's new entries.
In addition, "PINKY UP" climbed to No. 142 and "Gabriela" reached No. 155, supporting KATSEYE's global popularity. In particular, "Gabriela" has charted for a cumulative 61 weeks, showing sustained love.
With both new and previously released songs receiving attention, KATSEYE's global listener base is also growing. As of the 22nd, KATSEYE's monthly listeners on Spotify were counted at 38,218,351. This surpasses the roughly 37.4 million recorded in January and is their highest figure to date.
Positive reviews from major foreign media have continued. U.S. Billboard highlighted each track of "WILD" in a separate article, describing the album as containing temptation, the pain of parting and chaos. GQ also selected KATSEYE as one of the 11 teams "shaking up 2026 playlists," saying they are undertaking the kind of musical adventurousness one might expect from artists seasoned by one or two eras.
KATSEYE debuted in the United States in 2024 based on HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk's "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy and the "K-pop methodology." Since then, they have steadily built a presence on the global stage, winning three awards including new artist of the year at the 2026 American Music Awards and earning nominations in two categories at the 68th Grammy Awards, continuing a remarkable growth trajectory.
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