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What's topping the Billboard charts this summer?

WBUR

Published July 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM EDT

NPR’s Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K-pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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