ATEEZ's 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' Tops the Billboard 200

What happened

GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 is ATEEZ’s fourteenth mini album — a short-form release, typically five or six tracks, that Korean labels issue between full studio albums. Electronic Times reported that it came out on 26 June 2026 at 1 p.m. KST, led by the title track BAD, a Brazilian funk song, with MAMACITA, TOXIN, Fallin’ and Body filling out the tracklist. The same report credited members Hongjoong and Mingi on the writing across the album’s tracks. The Hollywood actor Chase Infiniti appears in the music video for BAD.

Soompi reported that in the day after release the album reached number one on iTunes Top Albums charts in at least 26 regions, while BAD reached number one on iTunes Top Songs charts in at least eight regions and topped Korea’s Bugs realtime chart.

When and where

The entry is on the Billboard 200 chart dated 5 July 2026. The Billboard 200 is the weekly United States albums chart that combines sales with streaming, and Star News and SBS News both reported the result on 6 July 2026.

Star News put the first week at 228,000 album units, made up of 223,000 pure album sales and 5,000 SEA units — streaming-equivalent albums, the figure that converts on-demand streams into album units. SBS News reported the same 228,000 total and the same 223,000 in pure album sales.

The cycle continued in Japan: a showcase was held in Tokyo on 28 July 2026, and a Japanese version of BAD was released the next day, 29 July 2026, as ATEEZ’s fifth Japanese single, with two new songs, Seeker and Higher.

Why it matters

This is ATEEZ’s third number one on the Billboard 200. Star News and SBS News both named the earlier two as the studio album THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL and the eleventh mini album GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2.

Star News reported that Part.5 was also the group’s ninth consecutive top-ten entry on the Billboard 200. Both outlets described the 228,000-unit week as ATEEZ’s own highest first-week figure in the United States; Star News noted it passed the 195,000 units recorded by GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 in February 2026.

What you need to know

• Release: GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5, ATEEZ’s fourteenth mini album, out 26 June 2026 at 1 p.m. KST, per Electronic Times.
• Chart: number one on the Billboard 200 dated 5 July 2026, reported by Star News and SBS News on 6 July 2026.
• First week, per Star News: 228,000 album units — 223,000 pure album sales and 5,000 SEA (streaming-equivalent album) units. SBS News reported the same totals.
• Record: ATEEZ’s highest first-week figure in the United States, passing 195,000 units for GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 in February 2026, per Star News.
• Run: third Billboard 200 number one after THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL and GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2, and a ninth consecutive top-ten entry, per Star News.
• Tracks: title track BAD, a Brazilian funk song, plus MAMACITA, TOXIN, Fallin’ and Body; Hongjoong and Mingi were credited on the writing across the album’s tracks, per Electronic Times.
• Video: the Hollywood actor Chase Infiniti appears in the music video for BAD.
• iTunes: number one on Top Albums charts in at least 26 regions the day after release, with BAD at number one on Top Songs charts in at least eight regions and on Korea’s Bugs realtime chart, per Soompi.
• Next: a Japanese version of BAD released 29 July 2026 as the group’s fifth Japanese single, with new songs Seeker and Higher, after a Tokyo showcase on 28 July 2026.