Overview
- WILD propelled KATSEYE’s rise: the EP debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on Aug. 23 and the group reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Artist 100 on Aug. 25.
- The title single “Hootie Frutti” entered the Hot 100 at No. 31 and the Global 200 at No. 19, with the track landing at No. 21 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart.
- Multiple catalog songs also climbed or re‑entered charts, including “Animal” at No. 24 on the Hot 100 and No. 10 on the Global 200, “PINKY UP” re‑entering the Hot 100 at No. 81, and “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” returning at No. 94.
- Billboard and Luminate data show the No. 1 week was driven largely by dozens of collectible physical configurations—photocards, bonus tracks and randomized extras—that boosted traditional album sales.
- The group’s surge comes with two founding members on medically advised leave and a Wildworld arena tour starting Sept. 1 in Dublin, a schedule that will test decisions about promotion, member health and the HYBE–Geffen development model.