February Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 730 girl group members, using big data collected from January 15 to February 15. BLACKPINK’s Jennie topped this month’s… Continue reading February Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January 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 1,730 idols, using big data collected from December 22, 2025 to January 22, 2026. BTS’s Jimin continued his reign at the… Continue reading January Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from December 24, 2025 to January 24, 2026. BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list… Continue reading January Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 730 girl group members, using big data collected from December 18, 2025 to January 18, 2026. IVE’s Jang Won… Continue reading January Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Circle Chart Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2025

The 2025 year-end charts have been revealed for Circle Chart! Circle Chart combines streaming and download data from all domestic music sites for the digital chart and records album distribution numbers for the album chart. As the yearly charts are based on accumulated data for the year, music released earlier in the year have points… Continue reading Circle Chart Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2025

Hwasa, CORTIS, Doyoung, SAY MY NAME, fromis_9, TWICE, ILLIT, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings! Monthly Album Chart CORTIS topped the physical album chart for December with their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES.” SAY MY NAME’s new EP “&Our Vibe” debuted at No. 2, while VERIVERY’s single album “Lost and Found” entered the… Continue reading Hwasa, CORTIS, Doyoung, SAY MY NAME, fromis_9, TWICE, ILLIT, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Renews Contract With SM

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon will extend her 19-year partnership with SM Entertainment. On January 9, SM announced, “We are delighted to continue together once again with our cherished artist Taeyeon, based on the trust and bond we have built over many years. We will continue to support Taeyeon in various ways so that she can shine… Continue reading Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Renews Contract With SM

Melon Announces Top 100 Songs Of 2025 Year-End Chart

Melon’s year-end chart for 2025 has been revealed! On January 8, the Korean music streaming service revealed its chart of the top 100 songs in 2025, determined by streaming and download counts accumulated throughout the year. WOODZ’s “Drowning,” his 2023 track that made a dramatic rise on charts, was the No. 1 song of the… Continue reading Melon Announces Top 100 Songs Of 2025 Year-End Chart

Winners Of 2026 Korea First Brand Awards

The 2026 Korea First Brand Awards winners have been announced! Every year, the Korea First Brand Awards conducts consumer surveys and consults with experts to chooses the most exciting brands that consumers are looking forward to and that they think will be at the forefront of the upcoming year. Consumer surveys were conducted not only… Continue reading Winners Of 2026 Korea First Brand Awards

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon’s “Fine” Becomes Her 2nd Solo MV To Hit 100 Million Views

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon has achieved another impressive YouTube milestone! On January 6 at approximately 3 a.m. KST, the music video for her solo song “Fine” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, meaning that it took approximately eight years, 10 months, eight days, and 15 hours to achieve the feat. Furthermore, this is Taeyeon’s second solo… Continue reading Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon’s “Fine” Becomes Her 2nd Solo MV To Hit 100 Million Views