Big Bang remains in top 10 of Billboard charts

Korean idols Big Bang [YG Entertainment]

K-pop sensation Big Bang has continued to cause waves in the United States with their fourth mini-album, holding onto their spot in the top 10 of the Billboard charts for the second consecutive week.

The EP version of "TONIGHT," the title track to the boys' fourth mini-album released in Korea on February 24, has placed in at No. 6 on the World albums charts, which is ranked by sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, according to the Billboard as of March 19.

Last week, the boys scored the No. 3 spot on the same chart, as well as coming in seventh on the Heatseekers album charts and No. 29 on the Independent album chart for top-selling albums across all genres.

Composed of members G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri, Big Bang was discovered and trained by major talenthouse YG Entertainment. They made their debut in 2006 and has since released a number of albums and hit songs.

The boys have made a successful comeback to the local music scene with their latest album entering the top 10 of Apple's iTunes records chart as well as winning the top spot on various televised music shows.

They will be performing their title track "TONIGHT" over the weekend on KBS' "Music Bank," MBC's "Music Central" and SBS' "Inkigayo."

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