K-Pop Icons Seventeen Reach A Major Milestone With New Bestseller

Forbes

06-06-2025

Seventeen's Happy Burstday debuts at No. 38 on the U.K.'s Official Album Downloads chart, earning ... More the group its tenth placement on that tally. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 04: SEVENTEEN pose at the photocall during SEVENTEEN's Airbnb Experience celebrating the group's 10th anniversary at Replace Hannam on June 04, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo byfor Airbnb)
Seventeen is one of the most prolific K-pop groups in history. The boy band, which features 13 members despite its name, churns out at least one major project every year — and that's not even counting the work of its sub-units, which combine several singers from the outfit to release music under different names.
The K-pop icons score a new bestseller in the United Kingdom this week, marking a milestone success in a Western market where the large troupe is still making itself heard.
Happy Burstday manages to appear on just one ranking in the U.K. following its global debut. The title enters the Official Album Downloads chart at No. 38. The set didn't sell well enough to appear on the all-format sales list, nor did it rack up enough total units (via a blended consumption methodology) to become Seventeen's first placement on the all-encompassing Official Albums chart, but this win is still meaningful for the South Korean act nonetheless.
Seventeen has now collected a milestone 10 appearances on the Official Album Downloads chart. Happy Burstday is the group's second top 40, following last year's Spill The Feels. That project peaked at No. 20 and spent two frames on the ranking, becoming the first from the K-pop superstars to hold on for more than one stay on the tally.
As Happy Burstday arrives, lead single 'Thunder' also manages to reach several tallies. The tune places on multiple lists, launching inside the top 20 on both the Official Singles Downloads and Official Singles Sales rosters, where it enters at Nos. 14 and 16, respectively.
In both instances, the group rises higher than ever, with 'Thunder' becoming the band's top-peaking tune. Previously, 'Maestro,' which debuted in May 2024, held that honor, but it failed to reach the top 20 on one of the two rankings, missing doing so on the purchase-only lists by just a few spaces.