6 K-pop albums among top 10-selling CD albums in U.S. in 1st half

K-pop albums have accounted for six of the 10 most-sold CD albums in the United States in the first half of this year The six albums were from boy groups Tomorrow X Together, Ateez, Stray Kids, Enhypen, and Seventeen, plus girl group TWICE, according to the 2024 Midyear Music Report released Tuesday (U.S. time) by Luminate, an American music and entertainment industry data research firm. Tomorrow X Together's sixth EP, "minisode 3: Tomorrow," was the second most-sold CD album, with 190,000 units sold, closely followed by boy group Ateez's 10th EP, "Golden Hour: Part. 1" (181,000 units). TWICE's 13th EP, "With You-th," came in fourth with 158,000 units. The eighth EP, "Rock-Star," from Stray Kids, sold 109,000 copies, ranking in sixth place. Enhypen's fifth EP, "Orange Blood," and Seventeen's best-of album "17 Is Right Here," ranked eighth and 10th by selling 97,000 and 90,000 copies, respectively. The report said K-pop fans in the U.S. show a more proactive music consumption trend compared to general mu sic listeners. It added K-pop and J-pop fans in the U.S. are 59 percent more likely to upload short-form videos compared to average listeners. Hip-hop and Latin music fans followed at 41 percent and dance music fans at 39 percent. Source: Yonhap News Agency