Stray Kids and Youngtak Lead Hanteo Weekly Charts With Two Different K-pop Strengths

Stray Kids dominated the global engagement ranking, while Youngtak’s ‘GOGO’ sold more than 303,000 copies during the September tracking week.

Stray Kids and Youngtak have claimed the leading positions on Hanteo Chart’s weekly rankings, but their victories came through two distinctly different forms of audience power.

For the tracking period covering September 14 through 20, Stray Kids ranked No. 1 on Hanteo’s Weekly World Chart, which evaluates an artist’s broader global presence across music, albums, fan authentication, social platforms and media activity.

Youngtak secured the top position on the Weekly Physical Album Chart with his third studio album “GOGO,” recording more than 303,000 sales during the same period.

Together, the results provide a revealing snapshot of the current K-pop market. Stray Kids demonstrated the reach of a globally active fandom, while Youngtak converted strong domestic support into substantial physical album sales.

Stray Kids Lead Through Social and Media Influence

Stray Kids finished the week with a World Index score of 14,023.54 points.

The group earned its strongest results in the social and media categories, allowing it to take first place even without leading the week’s physical album ranking.

Youngtak followed in second place with 11,590.02 points, while aespa ranked third with a World Index score of 9,038.23.

The difference between the World Chart and a conventional album ranking is important. Rather than measuring one release alone, Hanteo’s World Chart combines several types of global data to evaluate how strongly an artist is performing across multiple areas.

For Stray Kids, the result reflects an international presence that continues even between major album-release periods. Fan discussions, media coverage, video content and social engagement can maintain the group’s chart strength while its music and performances continue circulating globally.

This type of sustained visibility has become increasingly valuable in K-pop. A concentrated album launch can produce a major first-week result, but remaining highly visible afterward requires an active audience that continues sharing, streaming and discussing the artist.

Stray Kids’ No. 1 position shows that the group’s global fandom is continuing to generate that activity.

Youngtak’s ‘GOGO’ Surpasses 303,000 Weekly Sales

Youngtak claimed first place on the Weekly Physical Album Chart with “GOGO,” his third full-length album.

The release recorded an Album Index score of 315,200.72 points and sold 303,724 copies during the September 14 to 20 tracking period.

That total gave Youngtak a substantial lead over the week’s other releases.

CORTIS placed second with the group’s second single “GREENGREEN,” which recorded an Album Index score of 87,927.99 points and 91,174 sales. The expanded edition of CORTIS’ second mini album, “GREENGREEN_playextended,” followed in third place with 41,287 sales and an Album Index score of 82,574.00 points.

Youngtak’s sales were more than three times those of the second-place release. They also represented approximately 71 percent of the combined sales recorded by the three highest-ranked albums.

The result demonstrates the purchasing strength of Youngtak’s fandom and his ability to compete at the top of an album market frequently associated with idol groups.

Why the Album Index Is Different From Raw Sales

Hanteo’s album ranking does not rely solely on the number of copies sold.

The chart uses an Album Index that considers physical sales alongside additional album-related factors. This explains why a release with fewer recorded copies can sometimes produce an index score that appears unusually close to another album with higher sales.

Hanteo monitors sales through its connected retail network and presents the results through its real-time chart system. Hanteo News

For readers comparing releases, the raw sales number shows how many registered copies were purchased during the period, while the Album Index determines the final chart position.

In Youngtak’s case, both measures pointed to a decisive weekly victory.

Two No. 1 Rankings Tell Two Different Stories

Stray Kids and Youngtak appearing at the top of separate charts should not be interpreted as competing versions of the same achievement.

Stray Kids led a comprehensive global ranking shaped by social, media, music and fan-related activity. Youngtak led a physical album ranking driven by purchases connected to “GOGO.”

One result measures the continuing reach of an artist’s name across the global K-pop ecosystem. The other captures the concentrated buying power surrounding a specific release.

Stray Kids’ victory highlights how firmly the group remains embedded in international K-pop conversation. Youngtak’s result shows that his audience is willing to support a full-length album at a scale capable of outperforming prominent idol releases.

The shared headline may be that both artists ranked No. 1, but the more interesting conclusion is how they reached the top.

Stray Kids won through global visibility. Youngtak won through more than 303,000 physical sales.

Both results demonstrate fandom power, expressed through different parts of the modern Korean music market.