Blackpink's Rosé and TWICE. Photos from Rosé's Instagram account and TWICE's X accountThe women of K-pop continue to make waves in the international music scene, with Blackpink's Rosé and girl group TWICE breaking into the top 5 of the latest Billboard 200 albums chart, Billboard reported Monday.

Rosé entered the chart at No. 3 with her debut solo album "rosie," which earned 102,000 equivalent album units during the tracking week ending on Dec. 12, according to Billboard.

The 27-year-old singer dropped the album on Dec. 6, accompanied by the music video for lead single "Toxic Till the End." The 12-track record also includes two pre-release singles: the viral hit "APT." with Bruno Mars; and "Number One Girl."

READ: Rosé's 'APT.' gets highest Billboard Hot 100 rank for female K-pop artist

Meanwhile, TWICE's extended play (EP) "Strategy," also released on Dec. 6, debuted at No. 4 with 88,000 equivalent album units.

"Strategy," fronted by the title track featuring American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, marks TWICE's sixth album in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. Earlier this year, TWICE topped the album charts with their EP "With YOU-th."

READ: TWICE tops Billboard 200 with 'With YOU-th'

Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" topped the Billboard 200 for a 17th week, earning 240,000 equivalent album units. Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" secured the No. 2 spot, while Sabrina Carpenter rounded out the top 5 with "Short n' Sweet."

The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums in the United States each week based multi-metric consumption (composed of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums) measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.

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