BLACKPINK has gone gold in the United States with their latest hit! On January 15 local time, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded BLACKPINK’s 2025 single “JUMP” an official gold certification for selling over 500,000 units in the United States. “JUMP” is BLACKPINK’s third song to be certified gold by the RIAA, following… Continue reading BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” Becomes Their 3rd Song To Earn U.S. Gold Certification From RIAA
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE Achieves 2nd Highest 1st-Week Sales Of Any Debut Album In Hanteo History
ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s debut was a smash success! Last week, the new project group formed on the Mnet survival show “BOYS II PLANET” made their highly-anticipated debut on January 12 with their first mini album “EUPHORIA.” By the end of the day, ALPHA DRIVE ONE had already sold over 1 million copies of the mini… Continue reading ALPHA DRIVE ONE Achieves 2nd Highest 1st-Week Sales Of Any Debut Album In Hanteo History
Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2026, January Week 3
ILLIT’s “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” is the No. 1 song for the third consecutive week. Congratulations to ILLIT! Moving back up three spots to No. 2 is LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI.” Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” rises up one spot to round up the top three. There are no new songs in the top 10 this week. About the… Continue reading Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2026, January Week 3
Stray Kids, BTS, CORTIS, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, ILLIT, TXT, And BOYNEXTDOOR Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on January 17! Stray Kids continued to dominate the World Albums chart this week, with their latest album “DO IT” defending its position at No. 1. “DO IT” also spent its seventh consecutive week on the Billboard 200 at No. 155. Including “DO IT,”… Continue reading Stray Kids, BTS, CORTIS, ENHYPEN, NewJeans, ILLIT, TXT, And BOYNEXTDOOR Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Watch: Billlie Delivers Beautifully Dreamlike Live Performance Of New Pre-Release Single “cloud palace”
Updated January 27 KST: Billlie is back with new music! On January 27 at 6 p.m. KST, Billlie dropped their pre-release single “cloud palace ~ false awakening” along with live performance clips of its title track “cloud palace.” “cloud palace ~ false awakening” serves as the final piece of Billlie’s “palace” trilogy, which has unfolded over… Continue reading Watch: Billlie Delivers Beautifully Dreamlike Live Performance Of New Pre-Release Single “cloud palace”
Watch: KISS OF LIFE Flaunts Their Presence And Energy In “Who is she” MV
Updated April 6 KST: KISS OF LIFE is back with new music! On April 6 at 6 p.m. KST, KISS OF LIFE released their second single “Who is she” along with the music video for the title track of the same name. “Who is she” is a track that stands out for its balance of… Continue reading Watch: KISS OF LIFE Flaunts Their Presence And Energy In “Who is she” MV
Watch: Hwasa Takes 5th Win And Triple Crown For “Good Goodbye” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa has snagged a fifth music show trophy for her hit song “Good Goodbye”! On the January 18 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were Apink’s “Love Me More,” Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye,” and LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope). Hwasa ultimately took the win with a total of 6,045 points. This… Continue reading Watch: Hwasa Takes 5th Win And Triple Crown For “Good Goodbye” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More
K-Pop Takes Up Over Half Of U.S. List Of Top 10 Best-Selling CDs Of 2025
Once again, K-pop made a strong showing on the United States’ list of the best-selling CD albums of the year! American music data tracking firm Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), which supplies the data for the Billboard charts, has released its year-end list of the best-selling CDs of 2025. The tracking period for the year began… Continue reading K-Pop Takes Up Over Half Of U.S. List Of Top 10 Best-Selling CDs Of 2025
Watch: MOMOLAND Melts Winter Away With Fan-Dedicated Song “white spring” MV
Updated January 23 KST: MOMOLAND is back with a new song! On January 23 at 6 p.m. KST, MOMOLAND released their new digital single “white spring” along with its music video. “white spring” is a heartfelt song that looks back on the moments when MOMOLAND and their fan club Merry became one another’s spring. The… Continue reading Watch: MOMOLAND Melts Winter Away With Fan-Dedicated Song “white spring” MV
Watch: ILLIT Takes 3rd Win For “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” On “Music Core”; Performances By ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More
ILLIT has won a third music show trophy for “NOT CUTE ANYMORE”! On the January 17 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were ILLIT’s “NOT CUTE ANYMORE,” ALLDAY PROJECT’s “ONE MORE TIME,” and https://www.viki.com/celebrities/22415pr-fromis_9?utm_source=soompi&utm_medium=music&utm_campaign=watch-illit-takes-3rd-win-for-not-cute-anymore-on-music-core-performances-by-enhypen-alpha-drive-one-and-more&utm_content_id=1812939wpps “White Memories.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 6,395 points. Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch… Continue reading Watch: ILLIT Takes 3rd Win For “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” On “Music Core”; Performances By ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More