Winners Of Hanteo Music Awards 2025

On February 15, the 33rd annual Hanteo Music Awards (HMA) took place at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. This year, the ceremony was held in one night instead of being split into two separate shows over the course of two nights, as it was in recent years. Check out the full list of winners below!… Continue reading Winners Of Hanteo Music Awards 2025

February Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from January 14 to February 14. BTS swept four of the… Continue reading February Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

February Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from January 7 to February 7. BTS continued their reign at the top of… Continue reading February Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

BIGBANG, BoA, BLACKPINK, aespa, TWICE’s MISAMO, SEVENTEEN, And HUNTR/X Earn RIAJ Platinum And Gold Certifications For Streaming In Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications! In 2020, the RIAJ implemented a new certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. According to the new system, songs are certified silver once… Continue reading BIGBANG, BoA, BLACKPINK, aespa, TWICE’s MISAMO, SEVENTEEN, And HUNTR/X Earn RIAJ Platinum And Gold Certifications For Streaming In Japan

January Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published its brand reputation rankings for all stars during the month of January! The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from December 29, 2025 to January 29, 2026. BTS held onto their spot… Continue reading January Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,730 idols, using big data collected from December 22, 2025 to January 22, 2026. BTS’s Jimin continued his reign at the… Continue reading January Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 15, 2025 to January 15, 2026. BTS held onto their spot… Continue reading January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from December 17, 2025 to January 17, 2026. BTS’s Jimin topped… Continue reading January Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

January Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from December 10, 2025 to January 10, 2026. BTS held onto their spot at… Continue reading January Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Announces Nominees

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards has revealed this year’s nominees! On January 8 local time, the iHeartRadio Music Awards officially announced its nominations for the upcoming award ceremony, which celebrates the most-played artists on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app from the past year. BLACKPINK and its members racked up an impressive number of nominations… Continue reading 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards Announces Nominees