Highest-Ranking K-pop Rookie Album In 2024 (Record By TWS)

The Official Award Of A Certificate

TWS burst onto the global stage with a historic victory when their debut mini-album Sparkling Blue became the highest-ranking K-pop rookie album on the Billboard 200 in 2024, a milestone officially certified by the K-Pop Records Library on March 27, 2025. Released on January 22, 2024, under Pledis Entertainment, the album soared to No. 48 on the Billboard 200 chart dated February 10, 2024, outshining every other K-pop rookie release that year and marking TWS as the breakout act of their generation. This triumph, driven by the six-member group’s infectious “boyhood pop” sound and their passionate fanbase, signaled a new era for K-pop’s rising stars.

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Pledis Entertainment’s up-and-coming six-member boy group TWS achieved history in 2024 with their debut mini-album Sparkling Blue, which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 for K-pop rookie albums. The K-Pop Records Library certified the album on March 27, 2025. The album surpassed other rookie releases and solidified TWS’s status as breakout stars, thanks to their committed fans and their “boyhood pop” sound. It was released on January 22, 2024, and peaked at No. 48 on February 10, 2024.

The K-Pop Records Library’s certification on March 27, 2025, hailed TWS’s achievement as more than a number it was a declaration of K-pop’s next wave. Sparkling Blue didn’t just chart; it outdid industry giants’ expectations, with “Plot Twist” earning Best New Male Artist at the 2024 MAMA Awards, per posts on X. The album’s US success, paired with Top 10 iTunes rankings in 15 countries, per Allkpop, proved TWS’s global pull. By early 2025, their follow-up SUMMER BEAT hit No. 62 on the Billboard 200, but Sparkling Blue remained their crowning debut, a record etched in K-pop history.