Katseye's Hot 100 Peak

Katseye landed at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 25, giving “Pinky Up” the group’s highest U.S. singles position yet. (koreaherald.com) The song is Katseye’s fourth Hot 100 entry. Earlier singles “Gnarly,” “Gabriela” and “Internet Girl” also made the chart, with “Internet Girl” previously peaking at No. 29. (koreaherald.com) “Pinky Up” arrived on April 9, two days before Katseye’s Coachella debut on Friday, April 10. Billboard described it as the group’s first release as a five-piece after member Manon Bannerman went on hiatus. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) Katseye was built as a Hybe-Geffen project aimed at a global pop market, not only South Korea. The Official Charts Company says the group was assembled after auditions across South Korea, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, then documented in Netflix’s “Popstar Academy: Katseye.” (officialcharts.com) The U.S. chart gain is lining up with a wider run abroad. In the United Kingdom, “Pinky Up” reached No. 14 on the Official Singles Chart for April 17-23, the group’s best UK showing so far. (officialcharts.com) That UK result moved Katseye past its earlier British peaks of No. 52 for “Gnarly,” No. 38 for “Gabriela” and No. 24 for “Internet Girl.” The same Official Charts history page lists “Pinky Up” as the act’s fourth song to enter the UK Top 75. (officialcharts.com) Billboard reported before the release that “Pinky Up” was timed to hit streaming services just ahead of Coachella. The outlet also said the single was produced by dwilly, “hitman” bang and FRANTS, with songwriting from Justin Tranter and others. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) For Katseye, the new peak extends a chart run that now spans four consecutive Hot 100 entries. “Pinky Up” opened above “Internet Girl” by one spot, turning a near-miss into a new personal best. (koreaherald.com)