BTS’s “DNA” has gone silver in the United Kingdom! On July 9 local time, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced that BTS’s 2017 title track “DNA” had received an official BRIT silver certification. The song is now BTS’s fourth single to be certified silver in the United Kingdom, following “Boy With Luv” (featuring Halsey), “Dynamite,”… Continue reading BTS’s “DNA” Becomes Their 4th Single To Be Certified Silver In UK
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BTS Sweeps iTunes Charts All Over The World With “Permission To Dance”
BTS is already dominating music charts across the globe with their new song! On July 9, BTS released the CD version of their smash hit “Butter,” as well as their brand-new track “Permission to Dance,” which was co-written by Ed Sheeran. Within hours of its release, the song shot to the top of iTunes charts… Continue reading BTS Sweeps iTunes Charts All Over The World With “Permission To Dance”
NCT U’s “90’s Love” MV Becomes NCT’s 8th MV to Hit 100 Million Views
Another NCT music video has reached the milestone of 100 million views! NCT U’s “90’s Love” surpassed 100 million views on July 9 at approximately 6:30 p.m. KST. This is about seven months and 16 days since its release on November 23, 2020 at 6 p.m. KST. “90’s Love” is the eighth NCT music video to… Continue reading NCT U’s “90’s Love” MV Becomes NCT’s 8th MV to Hit 100 Million Views
Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021
Gaon has shared overall chart results for the first half of 2021! On July 9, the digital chart, download chart, streaming chart, and album chart were released for 2021 through June. The results are based on accumulated weekly data since January 2021, so albums and songs released earlier have more weekly scores included in the results. Digital… Continue reading Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021
Watch: NCT DREAM Takes 2nd Win For “Hello Future” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kyuhyun, DAY6 (Even of Day), SF9, And More
The July 9 episode of “Music Bank” featured BTS’s “Butter” and NCT DREAM’s “Hello Future” as candidates for first place. NCT DREAM took their second win for “Hello Future” with 8,184 points over 4,026 points for “Butter.” This week’s performers include 2PM, BDC, DAY6 (Even of Day), EPEX, KINGDOM, NIA, SF9, Kang Haru, Kyuhyun, Jongup, 415, SINCHONTIGER with… Continue reading Watch: NCT DREAM Takes 2nd Win For “Hello Future” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kyuhyun, DAY6 (Even of Day), SF9, And More
GOT7’s “If You Do” Becomes Their 2nd MV To Reach 200 Million Views
GOT7 has reached a new YouTube milestone! The group’s for “If You Do” music video surpassed 200 million views on July 9 at approximately 3:55 p.m. KST. This is about five years, nine months, 10 days, and 16 hours since its release on September 29, 2015 at 12 a.m. KST. “If You Do” is GOT7’s second… Continue reading GOT7’s “If You Do” Becomes Their 2nd MV To Reach 200 Million Views
Watch: BTS Flaunts Their Moves In Energetic MV For “Permission To Dance”
BTS has dropped a fun new song! On July 9 at 1 p.m. KST, the group released their single CD for “Butter,” which includes the group’s hit “Butter” along with the new track “Permission to Dance” and the instrumental versions for the two songs. Co-written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, and Jenna Andrews,… Continue reading Watch: BTS Flaunts Their Moves In Energetic MV For “Permission To Dance”
JYP To Officially Debut New Girl Group In February 2022
Get ready for a brand-new girl group from JYP Entertainment! On July 8 at midnight KST, JYP Entertainment released a mysterious teaser for something entitled “Blind Package.” After setting the internet abuzz with speculation, the agency officially announced on July 9 what the teaser clip had been about: a new girl group. According to JYP… Continue reading JYP To Officially Debut New Girl Group In February 2022
BTS Becomes 1st Korean Male Act To Earn RIAJ Million Certification For An Album In Japan; SEVENTEEN And TXT Go Platinum And Gold
BTS has just made K-pop history in Japan! On July 9, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced that BTS’s new Japanese compilation album “BTS, THE BEST” had been awarded an official million certification. Although BTS previously received a million certification for their Japanese single “Lights/Boy With Luv” in 2019—making them the first foreign… Continue reading BTS Becomes 1st Korean Male Act To Earn RIAJ Million Certification For An Album In Japan; SEVENTEEN And TXT Go Platinum And Gold
Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications
Hanteo Chart has now released Part 2 of its semi-annual Global K-Pop Report for the first half of 2021! The second part of the mid-year report, which was compiled using data collected from January 1 to June 20, uses Hanteo Chart’s Global Authentication data for physical albums to measure K-pop artists’ global popularity in the… Continue reading Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications