9 K-Pop Stars Who Have Meaningful Tattoos

While tattoos are still technically frowned upon by some in Korean society, many K-pop idols have chosen to break from the norms and ink their bodies. Tattoos are just another form of self-expression, and there are lots of idols whose tattoos hold deep significance. Without further ado, here are just nine of them! 1. Block… Continue reading 9 K-Pop Stars Who Have Meaningful Tattoos

IU’s “eight” (Feat. And Prod. By Suga) Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 5

IU’s “eight” moves up a spot to take over as our new No. 1 song this week! Produced by and featuring BTS’ Suga, “eight” has taken home three music show wins. IU also becomes the first artist to have two No. 1 songs on our chart this year, as “Blueming” also topped our chart at… Continue reading IU’s “eight” (Feat. And Prod. By Suga) Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 5

May 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 April 28 to May 29. BTS topped this month’s list, scoring a brand reputation index of 15,615,734 for… Continue reading May Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Oh My Girl Guards No. 1 Spot With “Nonstop”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 4

Oh My Girl’s “Nonstop” is No. 1 for the third consecutive week! The song is still going strong and managed to hold off competition to win for another week. Congratulations again to Oh My Girl! Moving up four spots to No. 2 is IU’s “eight.” Produced by and also featuring BTS’ Suga, “eight” was just… Continue reading Oh My Girl Guards No. 1 Spot With “Nonstop”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 4

May 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 1,332 idols, using big data collected from April 23 to May 23. BTS’s Jimin maintained his position at the top of… Continue reading May Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

NU’EST Achieves Triple Crown + IU And BTS’s Suga Get Double Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts

NU’EST has taken over this week’s Gaon charts! For the week of May 10 to May 16, NU’EST’s eighth mini album “The Nocturne” took the No. 1 spot on the album chart, while their title track “I’m in Trouble” topped the download chart and BGM chart (which tracks the songs that people purchase to use… Continue reading NU’EST Achieves Triple Crown + IU And BTS’s Suga Get Double Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Opens Up About Why She Gets Emotional Whenever She Thinks Of Her Fans

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon is glowing in her new pictorial and interview with 1st Look magazine. In the interview that followed the photo shoot, Taeyeon was asked what she likes to do in her daily life and she replied, “If I’m bored and I don’t have anything special to do, I like to go to makeup stores… Continue reading Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Opens Up About Why She Gets Emotional Whenever She Thinks Of Her Fans

Oh My Girl Maintains Lead With “Nonstop”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 3

Oh My Girl’s “Nonstop” repeats as our No. 1 song this week with a high score once again! This song has also accumulated an impressive eight music show wins. Congratulations again to Oh My Girl! Moving up one spot to No. 2 is BTS’s “ON,” while moving down one spot to No. 3 is Apink’s “Dumhdurum.”… Continue reading Oh My Girl Maintains Lead With “Nonstop”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, May Week 3

May 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 510 girl group members, using big data collected from April 16 to May 16. Oh My Girl’s Arin shot… Continue reading May Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Idols Share Adorable Childhood Photos To Celebrate Children’s Day

With May 5 being Children’s Day in Korea, many K-pop idols took to social media to share some cute blast-from-the-past photos! Check out many of the posts from idols below: CIX’s Yonghee 아가용👶🏻👶❣️픽스들 오늘 하루 동심 가득한 하루 보냈나요~? ¥••¥ 오늘은 귀여운 꿈 꾸기🥰#CIX #FIX #용희 #오늘은 #어린이날 #기념으로 #애기사진ㅎㅎ pic.twitter.com/IoEImHPbsJ — CIX (@CIX_twt) May 5,… Continue reading Idols Share Adorable Childhood Photos To Celebrate Children’s Day

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