Nov. 14 (UPI) -- South Korean boy band EXO is making its first-ever top 40 debut on the Billboard 200.
The K-pop group debuted at No. 23 on the chart for the week of Nov. 17 with its new album, Don't Mess Up My Tempo.
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EXO's album "Don't Mess Up My Tempo" debuted at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 this week. File Photo by Yonhap News Agency/EPA
EXO is the third K-pop group to enter the top 40 on the Billboard 200, according to The Korea Herald. BTS has topped the chart twice, while Black Pink reached No. 40 with its EP Square Up.
In addition, EXO rose from No. 44 to No. 9 on the Billboard Artist 100, the group's first Top 10 appearance. Billboard said BTS is the only other Korean act to reach the top 10 on the chart.
EXO celebrated its success on the charts in a tweet Tuesday.
엑소, 정규 5집 ‘DON’T MESS UP MY TEMPO’로 글로벌 파워 입증!
🏆 미국 빌보드 ‘빌보드 200’ 23위 기록, K-POP 그룹 역대 두 번째 최고 순위!
🏆 빌보드 월드 앨범 차트 1위 #어디에도_없을_완벽한_EXO #EXO #weareoneEXO #EXO_TEMPO #EXO_DontMessUpMyTempo #엑소 pic.twitter.com/SNDNcoqgUO— EXO (@weareoneEXO) November 14, 2018Advertisement
EXO released Don't Mess Up My Tempo and a music video for the single "Tempo" on Nov. 2. The album features all nine members and is the group's first Korean-language album since The War.
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