Circle Chart Reveals Midyear Album And Digital Charts For 1st Half Of 2025

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has published its midyear charts for the first half of 2025! As the midyear chart results are based on accumulated weekly data since the beginning of January 2025, albums and songs released earlier in the year have more weekly points included in their scores. Album Chart SEVENTEEN topped… Continue reading Circle Chart Reveals Midyear Album And Digital Charts For 1st Half Of 2025

July 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 June 23 to July 23. BTS’s Jimin continued his reign at the top of… Continue reading July Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

G-Dragon Named As Ambassador For APEC South Korea 2025

BIGBANG’s G-Dragon has been named a promotional ambassador for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit! On July 23, South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min Seok announced the appointment by tagging G-Dragon’s account and writing on Instagram, “Introducing the promotional ambassador for the APEC summit.” Prime Minister Kim Min Seok said, “I’m pleased to share good… Continue reading G-Dragon Named As Ambassador For APEC South Korea 2025

July 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 June 19 to July 19. BTS’s Jimin held onto his… Continue reading July Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

SEVENTEEN, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, i-dle, G-Dragon, Baekhyun, Jin, And More Earn Circle Million And Platinum Certifications

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has announced its latest batch of official certifications! In 2018, the Korea Music Content Industry Association implemented a new certification system for album sales, song downloads, and online streaming. Starting with music released on or after January 1, 2018, Circle Chart now certifies albums platinum once they reach… Continue reading SEVENTEEN, RIIZE, BOYNEXTDOOR, i-dle, G-Dragon, Baekhyun, Jin, And More Earn Circle Million And Platinum Certifications

July 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 June 12 to July 12. BTS topped this month’s list with a brand… Continue reading July Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published its brand reputation rankings for all stars during the month of June! The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from May 29 to June 29. BTS topped this month’s list with a… Continue reading Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

June 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 May 25 to June 25. BTS’s Jimin topped this month’s list after seeing a… Continue reading June Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

June Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from May 27 to June 27. BTS topped the list with a brand reputation index of 7,224,645, marking a… Continue reading June Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced