LIFE·CULTURE

LE SSERAFIM lands fifth consecutive Billboard 200 top 10

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Ko Seung-hee
Published : June 1, 2026 - 08:41:04
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LE SSERAFIM [Source Music]
LE SSERAFIM [Source Music]

K-pop group LE SSERAFIM has hit another milestone on the main US Billboard albums chart.

According to a preview of the June 6 chart published on Billboard's official website Saturday (local time), LE SSERAFIM's second full-length album "PUREFLOW pt.1" debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200. The album also topped the Top Album Sales chart, which measures physical album consumption.

The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums in the United States each week based on a range of metrics compiled by Luminate, including album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

The new release logged 34,000 pure album sales and 7,000 SEA units in the US, allowing the group to capture both mainstream appeal and fandom strength amid fierce competition from global pop acts.

What stands out is the consistency. Setting aside event singles, LE SSERAFIM has now placed all five of its studio and mini-albums in the Billboard 200 top 10. Since their first full-length album "UNFORGIVEN" entered at No. 6, the group has held the top 10 without interruption — mini-album "EASY" at No. 8, "CRAZY" at No. 7, "HOT" at No. 9, and now the second full-length album at No. 10.

The new album marks a narrative turning point for the group. The act that burst onto the scene declaring they would advance without fear — "FEARLESS" — now chooses to confront and accept human vulnerability. The album carries a message of paradoxical growth: that knowing fear is precisely what makes you stronger.

The momentum extends to domestic streaming charts. Title track "BOOMPALA" has shown a steady climb on major South Korean platforms including Melon, Bugs and Genie since its release.

Elsewhere on this week's Billboard 200, rapper Drake claimed the top three spots simultaneously with three new projects.


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