K-pop boy band SuperM. Korea Times file

By Cho Hae-min, Park Si-soo

K-pop boy band SuperM has been on the Billboard 200 and Billboard World Album charts for nine weeks in a row with its debut album "Jopping."

The seven-piece band made its debut on Oct. 4 and topped the World Album Chart the following day, making it the first K-pop act to do so.

Nine weeks into the charts, SuperM ranks first on the World Album Chart and 129th on the Billboard 200, as of Dec. 11.

SuperM is a project group comprising SM Entertainment's top musicians ― Baekhyun and Kai of EXO, Taemin of SHINee, Taeyoung and Mark of NCT and Lucas and Ten of WayV.

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