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That's The Vampire Lestat on AMC, June 7th.
Last week, BTS's Arirang debuted at number one and became the group's seventh chart-topping album.
This week, Arirang does something no other BTS album has accomplished.
It holds at number one for a second week.
Last week, Arirang sold more than half a million copies, and this week it adds another 114,000 to its total.
Still, staying at number one wasn't easy.
Three other albums debut in this week's top five.
They're by the rapper Yeet, the singer-songwriter Melanie Martinez, and the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
Ye, as he's now known, debuts at number two with Bully.
BTS recently returned after a hiatus of nearly four years.
In that time, the boy band's members released solo projects and completed mandatory military service in South Korea.
Four Years is a long break for any K-pop group, but BTS picks up where it left off on this week's Billboard charts.
The group's new album Arirang debuts at number one, thanks in part to sales of more than 500,000 copies.
Ari Rang's first single, Swim, also debuts atop the Billboard Hot 100.
It's BTS' first number one single since 2021.
BTS recently returned after a hiatus of nearly four years.