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Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2

EXID remains No. 1 for the second straight week with “Hot Pink.” This song won on Inkigayo last week and remained consistently strong on all our chart sources, giving EXID another easy win. “Hot Pink” already did a better job staying on top than EXID’s previous two No. 1 songs “Up & Down” and “Ah… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2015 – December Week 2

PSY Wins “Inkigayo” With “Daddy” and “Napal Baji”; Performances From EXO, BTS, and More

Congratulations to PSY on his “Inkigayo” win! PSY had two nominated songs this week, “Daddy” and “Napal Baji,” and BTS was in the running with “Run.” PSY ended up taking both the No. 1 and the No. 2 spots with “Daddy” and “Napal Baji” respectively, knocking BTS to third place. Performers for this week’s “Inkigayo”… Continue reading PSY Wins “Inkigayo” With “Daddy” and “Napal Baji”; Performances From EXO, BTS, and More

TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH” Is the Most-Watched Rookie Music Video of the Year

As we near the end of 2015, the numbers are finally in! It seems that the most popular rookie groups of 2015 were TWICE, iKON, and GFRIEND, according to the numbers of YouTube views of music videos compiled on December 10. The most popular rookie music video of 2015 was TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH,” with over… Continue reading TWICE’s “Like OOH-AHH” Is the Most-Watched Rookie Music Video of the Year

PSY’s “Daddy” Surpasses 50 Million Views on YouTube

Singer PSY continues to rack up the views on one of his two recent music videos, as the YouTube views for “Daddy” soar past another big milestone. As of December 12, less than two weeks after the release of the video, “Daddy” surpassed 50 million views. This is after the video hit the 25 million… Continue reading PSY’s “Daddy” Surpasses 50 Million Views on YouTube

Verbal Jint Reveals the Story Behind His Featuring Role on Taeyeon’s Song “I”

Rapper Verbal Jint has shared the story of how he came to feature on Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon‘s solo debut track “I.” Verbal Jint participated in a press conference on December 12 that took place before his agency Brand New Music‘s year-end concert “Brand New Year 2015” at KBS Sports World. Verbal Jint took to the… Continue reading Verbal Jint Reveals the Story Behind His Featuring Role on Taeyeon’s Song “I”

Wonder Girls’s “Reboot” Makes the List of Fuse’s 20 Best Albums of 2015

Wonder Girls‘s comeback album “Reboot” has been recognized by Fuse as one of the “20 must-hear albums of the year”! The girl group’s hit album comes in at number 18 on Fuse’s list of the best albums of 2015, securing a spot among artists such as Adele, Drake, Sleater-Kinney, Justin Bieber, and Kendrick Lamar. Fuse… Continue reading Wonder Girls’s “Reboot” Makes the List of Fuse’s 20 Best Albums of 2015

This Week in K-Pop MV Releases – Dec. Week 2

With almost 70 percent of the votes, BTS‘ “Run” was last week’s favorite music video release! Girls’ Generation-TaeTiSeo‘ “Dear Santa” was a distant runner up with 11 percent of votes. EXO’s winter ballad “Sing for You” looks to be the favorite video this week, continuing the streak of boy group victories for this weekly poll. g.o.d‘s… Continue reading This Week in K-Pop MV Releases – Dec. Week 2

Watch: “Music Core” 12.12.15: EXO, BTS, B.A.P, and More!

♬ Hot ♡ 3 – EXO 『Sing for you』 – BTS 『RUN』 – B.A.P 『Young, Wild & Free』 ♬ Super ♡ Rookie – Lovelyz 『For you』 ♬ Heart ♡ Attack – 9MUSES 『Sleepless Night』 – UP10TION 『Catch me!』 – MONSTA X 『HERO』 – RANIA 『DEMONSTRATE』 – HALO 『Feel So Good』 – LABOUM 『AALOW AALOW』 –… Continue reading Watch: “Music Core” 12.12.15: EXO, BTS, B.A.P, and More!

U.S. iTunes Store Creates a K-Pop Genre and Features EXO on Main Music Page

K-Pop now has its own category on the iTunes store in the United States! It seems that iTunes is recognizing the popularity of K-Pop in America by making it easier for fans to find their favorite albums and tracks by Korean artists. If you’re in the United States, you can now select K-Pop as a… Continue reading U.S. iTunes Store Creates a K-Pop Genre and Features EXO on Main Music Page

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