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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1787534051822KATSEYE.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">KATSEYE in a promotional photo for &#x27;Wild.&#x27; <em>Photo from KATSEYE&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Multinational girl group KATSEYE claimed its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, the music publication reported Monday.</p><p>The group, whose members include Filipino singer Sophia Laforteza, achieved the feat after its latest extended play (EP) &quot;Wild&quot; debuted atop the chart with 170,000 equivalent album units earned in the US for the week ending on August 20, according to <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/katseye-wild-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1236322567/"><strong>Billboard</strong></a>.</p><p>This makes &quot;Wild&quot; as the group&#x27;s second entry in the Billboard 200&#x27;s top 10, following &quot;Beautiful Chaos,&quot; which peaked at No. 4 in 2025.</p><p>Released on August 14, &quot;Wild&quot; is also the fourth No. 1 album by an all-female group this decade, following K-pop girl groups Blackpink&#x27;s &quot;Born Pink&quot; in 2022, NewJeans&#x27; &quot;Get Up&quot; in 2023 and TWICE&#x27;s &quot;With YOU-th&quot; in 2025, Billboard noted.</p><p>The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums in the US each week, measured in equivalent album units composed of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming equivalent albums.</p><p>Meanwhile, American singer Phoebe Bridgers&#x27; &quot;Lost Weekend&quot; debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, while Stray Kids&#x27; &quot;This &amp; That&quot; fell to No. 3 from the top spot.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/8/17/stray-kids-grateful-after-earning-9th-no-1-on-billboard-200-1710"><strong>READ: Stray Kids &#x27;grateful&#x27; after earning 9th No. 1 on Billboard 200<br/></strong></a></div><p>Olivia Rodrigo&#x27;s &quot;you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love&quot; ranked fourth, while Ella Langley&#x27;s &quot;Dandelion&quot; completed the top five.</p><p>Touted as a &quot;global girl group,&quot; KATSEYE is composed of six members of various nationalities who were selected through the 2023 reality competition &quot;The Debut: Dream Academy.&quot;</p><p>The group, jointly managed by South Korean entertainment giant HYBE and American label Geffen Records, is known for songs such as &quot;Touch,&quot; &quot;Gnarly&quot; and &quot;Gabriela.&quot;</p><p>Earlier this year, member Manon Bannerman announced a hiatus from the group for health reasons, followed by Sophia, who cited mental health reasons.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/8/8/katseye-s-sophia-takes-temporary-break-to-prioritize-mental-health-wellness-0656"><strong>READ: KATSEYE&#x27;s Sophia takes temporary break to prioritize mental health, wellness</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JID0X1gkfSg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Multinational girl group KATSEYE claimed its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, the music publication reported Monday.</p>

Multinational girl group KATSEYE claimed its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States, the music publication reported Monday.

KATSEYE gets first No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Wild'

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KATSEYE gets first No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Wild'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published August 24, 2026 09:22 AM PHT

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