aespa took first place on Hanteo Chart’s weekly World Chart for the first week of October. Hanteo Chart released its weekly charts for the first week of October 2026 at 10 a.m. on Oct. 5, covering the period from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. aespa earned the highest score in the digital category of the weekly World Chart, posting a world index of 11,523.81. BOYNEXTDOOR ranked second with a world index of 11,205.61, and BTS came third with 9,466.26. On the same week’s album chart, BOYNEXTDOOR took first place with the repackage of their first full-length album, ‘HOME: DELUXE,’ followed by CLOSE YOUR EYES’ fourth mini album ‘256th Note’ and NiziU’s first Korean mini album ‘Sour Grapes.’ Hanteo’s World Chart is compiled from global data on K-pop artists, including album sales, digital music, certifications, social media and media.