An updated version of the 2015 album sales previously reported has been released. The previous version only included sales through November 2015, and the new version calculated in December sales. Group EXO still holds strong in the top position with a total of 1,727,099 albums sold. Unseating BIGBANG from the second position, BTS has risen from… Continue reading Updated 2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
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EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
During the month of December, several K-Pop groups have made big increases in their number of subscribers on Naver’s V app, with EXO in particular getting a huge number of new fans on V! According to Top Star News, from December 8 to January 4, the EXO channel gained 404,568 new subscribers and has now… Continue reading EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
BIGBANG’s Seungri Files Lawsuit Against Female Singer for Investment Fraud
BIGBANG member Seungri is suing a female singer on charges of fraud after losing over 2 billion won (approximately $1.67 million) in an investment scam. According to a report by Channel A on January 4, the singer first suggested to Seungri that he make an investment in her real estate venture back in June of… Continue reading BIGBANG’s Seungri Files Lawsuit Against Female Singer for Investment Fraud
QUIZ: Can You Guess These 2015 K-Pop Songs by the First Second?
Are you familiar with this year’s top K-pop songs? Let’s see if you can name the Soompi Awards 2015 Songs of the Year after hearing just the first second! Some of the songs can be a little tricky with the first second being something completely random. Click on the YouTube video and the green “PLAY” button… Continue reading QUIZ: Can You Guess These 2015 K-Pop Songs by the First Second?
K-Pop Idols Share Their New Year’s Greetings
Happy New Year everyone! We hope you are all having a wonderful day! Many K-pop stars have shared their special New Year’s greetings through various SNS channels. Be sure to check out every page to see your favorite stars! BIGBANG A video posted by Lee seung ri (@seungriseyo) on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:48am PST… Continue reading K-Pop Idols Share Their New Year’s Greetings
Weekly Music Chart 2015 Top 50 Songs
This is the top 50 songs of 2015 according to our Soompi Weekly Chart. Artists with multiple hit songs in 2015 will be represented by their highest charted song. Female groups dominated the top 10, including the top three. Girls’ Generation’s “Lion Heart” is our 2015 No. 1 song. This song spent 17 weeks on… Continue reading Weekly Music Chart 2015 Top 50 Songs
QUIZ: Name the 2015 K-Pop Music Video From a Single Screenshot
Featuring huge budgets, awesome visuals, and sometimes crazy storylines, K-pop music videos are always fun to watch. A unique video can always make a song much more memorable for fans. Featuring the nominees from the Soompi Awards 2015 Best Music Video category, can you guess the music video from a single screenshot? The quiz is temporarily unavailable,… Continue reading QUIZ: Name the 2015 K-Pop Music Video From a Single Screenshot
BIGBANG’s Seungri Secretly Held a Christmas Donation Party
BIGBANG‘s Seungri has done a thoughtful deed to wrap up 2015. According to an affiliate, Seungri held a Christmas donation party on December 24 and invited G-Dragon, Jung Joon Young, FTISLAND‘s Choi Jong Hun, Ji Suk Jin, Han Suk Joon, and more. All the profits of this party went towards Seoul’s coal bank and on… Continue reading BIGBANG’s Seungri Secretly Held a Christmas Donation Party
2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
News outlet Top Star News has revealed the 2015 album sales rankings according to Gaon Chart. They combined group, solo, and unit group albums sales. Then they compiled a list of the 26 top selling artists. Did your favorite group or artist make the cut? In first place comes EXO with a staggering 1,205,657 albums sold at… Continue reading 2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks of 2015 Revealed
2015 was the year of male soloists and boy bands — at least according to Gaon‘s respected streaming chart. Local news outlet Hanguk Ilbo combined streaming chart data generated between December 28, 2014 and December 19, 2015 to find out which songs were most popular among the Korean public in 2015. The article refers to information provided by leading music chart Gaon, which compiles data from six leading music sites… Continue reading Top 10 Most Streamed Tracks of 2015 Revealed