(Hybe X Geffen Records) Katseye has scored its first chart-topper on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 1 on the main albums chart with its third EP “Wild,” according to the chart preview published on Sunday in the US.The group became the fourth female group to sit atop the ranking since 2020, after Blackpink, NewJeans and Twice.The EP consists of five genre-spanning tracks, including the prerelease “Animal.” The song entered Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 24, the highest among the group’s six entries.In the UK, the EP debuted on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 at No. 2, a career-high for Katseye, while three songs made the Official Singles Chart Top 100 — “Animal” at No. 12, main track “Hootie Frutti” at No. 16 and B-side track “Bel Air” at No. 97.
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