August 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 July 15 to August 15. BLACKPINK’s Jennie held onto her… Continue reading August Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Watch: Kang Daniel Takes 3rd Win For “Who U Are” On “Music Core”; Performances By (G)I-DLE, TREASURE, 1THE9, And More

The August 15 episode of MBC’s “Music Core” had Kang Daniel’s “Who U Are” up against SSAK3’s “Beach Again” and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Maria.” Hwasa came in third place with 4,851 points, while SSAK3 came in second place with 6,366 points. Kang Daniel took home the win with 7,384 points, making this his third win for “Who… Continue reading Watch: Kang Daniel Takes 3rd Win For “Who U Are” On “Music Core”; Performances By (G)I-DLE, TREASURE, 1THE9, And More

Watch: MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Takes 4th Win For “Maria” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kang Daniel, (G)I-DLE, Cherry Bullet, And More

The episode of KBS’s “Music Bank” that aired on August 14 was pre-recorded from the previous week as the August 7 episode was cancelled. KBS explained that they had deemed it would be improper to air the program amidst reports of nationwide damages as a result of heavy rain. The August 14 episode had BLACKPINK’s “How You… Continue reading Watch: MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Takes 4th Win For “Maria” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kang Daniel, (G)I-DLE, Cherry Bullet, And More

Watch: (G)I-DLE Scores 2nd Win For “DUMDi DUMDi” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Park Jin Young With Sunmi, Kang Daniel, Han Seung Woo, And More

(G)I-DLE grabbed a second trophy for “DUMDi DUMDi”! On the August 13 episode of “M Countdown,” the nominees for first place were Kang Daniel’s “Who U Are” and (G)I-DLE’s “DUMDi DUMDi.” (G)I-DLE took the win with a total score of 8,842 to Kang Daniel’s 5,340. Watch their performance and win below! Performers in this week’s… Continue reading Watch: (G)I-DLE Scores 2nd Win For “DUMDi DUMDi” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Park Jin Young With Sunmi, Kang Daniel, Han Seung Woo, And More

Kang Daniel Achieves Triple Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts; SSAK3 Earns Double Crown

Kang Daniel and SSAK3 dominated this week’s Gaon charts! On August 13, Gaon Chart announced that Kang Daniel had officially achieved a triple crown for the week of August 2 to August 8 after topping three separate charts. The singer’s new mini album “MAGENTA” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s physical album chart, while… Continue reading Kang Daniel Achieves Triple Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts; SSAK3 Earns Double Crown

Watch: (G)I-DLE Grabs Win With “DUMDi DUMDi” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Kang Daniel, APRIL, ATEEZ, And More

(G)I-DLE has taken home a trophy for “DUMDi DUMDi”! The nominees for first place on the August 12 episode of “Show Champion” were (G)I-DLE’s “DUMDi DUMDi,” ATEEZ’s “INCEPTION,” Kang Daniel’s “Who U Are,” Lee Hi’s “HOLO,” and Jessi’s “NUNU NANA.” (G)I-DLE took the win! Watch their performance and win below! Performers on this week’s episode… Continue reading Watch: (G)I-DLE Grabs Win With “DUMDi DUMDi” On “Show Champion”; Performances By Kang Daniel, APRIL, ATEEZ, And More

Watch: Red Velvet’s Yeri, APRIL’s Naeun, And Weki Meki’s Kim Doyeon Talk About Their Friendship On “Yeri’s Room”

Red Velvet’s Yeri was joined by her 99-line friends, APRIL’s Naeun and Weki Meki’s Kim Doyeon, on “Yeri’s Room”! All three idols were born in 1999, making them same-aged friends. After introducing them, Yeri explained, “A lot of people are curious about how we met. I first became friends with Naeun, and she was already friends… Continue reading Watch: Red Velvet’s Yeri, APRIL’s Naeun, And Weki Meki’s Kim Doyeon Talk About Their Friendship On “Yeri’s Room”

Watch: Kang Daniel Wins With “Who U Are” On “The Show”; Performances By (G)I-DLE, ATEEZ, APRIL, And More

Kang Daniel has won his first trophy for “Who U Are”! On the August 11 episode of “The Show,” the nominees for first place were (G)I-DLE’s “DUMDi DUMDi,” ATEEZ’s “INCEPTION,” and Kang Daniel’s “Who U Are.” Kang Daniel won with a total score of 7,135 to (G)I-DLE’s 6,381 and ATEEZ’s 3,080. Watch his performance and… Continue reading Watch: Kang Daniel Wins With “Who U Are” On “The Show”; Performances By (G)I-DLE, ATEEZ, APRIL, And More

10 K-Pop Idols Whose Classical Dance Backgrounds Make Them Beautiful Performers

While most K-pop choreographies are based in more hip hop style dance than classical or ballet-type movements, there’s no denying that a foundation in classical dance lends a special grace and power to movement that you’re hard-pressed to find anywhere else — and these 10 idols are living proof! Their classical training makes them totally… Continue reading 10 K-Pop Idols Whose Classical Dance Backgrounds Make Them Beautiful Performers

MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Takes 3rd Win And Triple Crown For “Maria” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By TREASURE, (G)I-DLE, Kang Daniel, And More

Congratulations to MAMAMOO’s Hwasa for winning first place and triple crown with “Maria” on SBS’s “Inkigayo”! Second place was Lee Hi’s “HOLO,” and third place went to Zico‘s “Summer Hate” featuring Rain. Watch the winner announcement below: This week’s performers included XRO, TOO, SATURDAY, ENOi, Rocket Punch, 1TEAM, TREASURE, Cherry Bullet, ATEEZ, Somi, (G)I-DLE, Eric… Continue reading MAMAMOO’s Hwasa Takes 3rd Win And Triple Crown For “Maria” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By TREASURE, (G)I-DLE, Kang Daniel, And More