BTS’s Jimin Ties Record For Most No. 1s On Billboard’s Digital Song Sales Chart By Korean Soloist As “Closer Than This” Debuts

BTS’s Jimin’s “Closer Than This” was the best-selling song of the week in the United States! On January 3 local time, Billboard announced that Jimin’s new single “Closer Than This” had debuted at No. 1 on its Digital Song Sales chart, making it his fifth solo song to top the chart. With this new entry,… Continue reading BTS’s Jimin Ties Record For Most No. 1s On Billboard’s Digital Song Sales Chart By Korean Soloist As “Closer Than This” Debuts

Hanteo Reveals Year-End Charts For 2023

Hanteo Chart’s yearly charts for 2023 are out! As we enter a brand-new year, Hanteo Chart—Korea’s leading music chart based on realtime sales—has published its annual year-end charts. SEVENTEEN topped both the World Chart and the Physical Record Chart for 2023, sweeping the top two spots on the latter chart with “FML” and “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN.”… Continue reading Hanteo Reveals Year-End Charts For 2023

Winners Of The 33rd Seoul Music Awards

On January 2, the 33rd Seoul Music Awards took place at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, marking the first time that the annual ceremony was held outside of South Korea. For the second year in a row, NCT DREAM won the Daesang (Grand Prize). SEVENTEEN won this year’s Album Award, while NewJeans snagged the… Continue reading Winners Of The 33rd Seoul Music Awards

Stray Kids, ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, TXT, BTS, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on December 30! Stray Kids’ latest mini album “ROCK-STAR” returned to the top of this week’s chart, marking its third non-consecutive week at No. 1 (and its sixth week on the chart overall). “ROCK-STAR” also climbed back up several other Billboard charts this week,… Continue reading Stray Kids, ATEEZ, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, TXT, BTS, SEVENTEEN, NCT 127, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

BTS’s V And UMI’s Collab “wherever u r” Sweeps iTunes Charts All Over The World

BTS’s V’s new collaboration with UMI is dominating iTunes charts across the globe! On December 30 at 2 p.m. KST, American singer-songwriter UMI and V released the collab single “wherever u r.” Shortly afterwards, the song shot to the top of iTunes charts in numerous countries around the world. By the morning of December 31… Continue reading BTS’s V And UMI’s Collab “wherever u r” Sweeps iTunes Charts All Over The World

December Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published its brand reputation rankings for all stars during the month of December! The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from November 30 to December 31. Lim Young Woong topped this month’s list… Continue reading December Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Watch: BTS’s V And UMI Drop New Collab Single “wherever u r” On His Birthday

BTS’s V celebrated his birthday with a special release! On December 30 at 2 p.m. KST, American singer-songwriter UMI released her new song with V, “wherever u r.” BIGHIT MUSIC commented, “V and UMI enjoyed listening to one another’s music [before working together on this song]. Through this collaboration, the two of them conveyed the… Continue reading Watch: BTS’s V And UMI Drop New Collab Single “wherever u r” On His Birthday

December Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,720 idols, using big data collected from November 30 to December 30. BLACKPINK’s Jennie topped the list with a brand reputation… Continue reading December Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

HYBE Shares Further Updates On Legal Proceedings For Their Artists Against Malicious Activities

HYBE has given updates on the legal proceedings against those who perpetrate malicious actions against their artists. On December 29, artists under HYBE including BTS, TXT, SEVENTEEN, fromis_9, Hwang Minhyun, Baekho, ENHYPEN, LE SSERAFIM, and NewJeans each posted a statement updating on their legal proceedings against malicious activities that violate the rights of the artists.… Continue reading HYBE Shares Further Updates On Legal Proceedings For Their Artists Against Malicious Activities

EXO’s “First Snow” Earns Double Crown On Circle Weekly Charts; Red Velvet, BTS’s Jimin And Jungkook Hit No. 1

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of December 17 to 23! Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart 10 years after its release, EXO’s viral 2013 B-side “First Snow” achieved a double crown on this week’s Circle charts, topping both the overall digital chart and the streaming… Continue reading EXO’s “First Snow” Earns Double Crown On Circle Weekly Charts; Red Velvet, BTS’s Jimin And Jungkook Hit No. 1

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