Billboard Confirms ARIRANG at No. 1 for Second Consecutive Week — 187K Units; K-pop First

Billboard's April 11-dated chart confirms ARIRANG held #1 on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week with 187,000 equivalent album units — making it the first K-pop album in history to spend back-to-back weeks atop the chart. NPR, Variety, and Billboard all report the milestone, noting ARIRANG edged out Kanye West's 'Bully' (which debuted at #2). UPI further reports ARIRANG is tracking toward an unprecedented third consecutive No. 1 on the April 18-dated chart.