TWICE Reigns With “Knock Knock”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 3

TWICE’s “Knock Knock” continues as our No. 1 song this week! Despite having very strong challengers, this song is showing no sign of dropping down, as it won on “Inkigayo” and “Show Champion” last week. Overall, it scores even higher than last week.  Congratulations again to TWICE! Taeyeon moves up eight spots to No. 2 with “Fine.” This… Continue reading TWICE Reigns With “Knock Knock”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 3

March Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

Brand reputation rankings are out for boy bands in March, and it looks like the top three groups are keeping their positions. The Korea Business Research Institute analyzed big data collected from February 10 to March 11, looking at participation, communication, and community awareness. The analysis found that there was a 20.64 percent increase in data… Continue reading March Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

TWICE Rises With “Knock Knock”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 2

TWICE’s “KNOCK KNOCK” moves up nine spots to take over the top spot as our new No. 1 song this week! This song swept all the music shows last week, but still had to hold off two strong challengers on the way to the top spot. Congratulations to TWICE! At No. 2 and No. 3… Continue reading TWICE Rises With “Knock Knock”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 2

Block B’s Sister Agency Reveals Plans To Debut First Female Soloist LUCY

A new female solo artist will be debuting soon! On March 9, a source from KQ Produce stated, “LUCY has signed an exclusive contract with us. She is the first female artist in our agency and is the third solo artist to debut after Babylon and EDEN. She will be releasing her debut track in the… Continue reading Block B’s Sister Agency Reveals Plans To Debut First Female Soloist LUCY

BTS Tops Chart With “Spring Day”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 1

Moving up from No. 9, BTS’s “Spring Day” is our new No. 1 song this week! After winning awards for Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year from the 12th annual Soompi Awards, BTS delivers another worthy album and song. “Spring Day” also swept all the music shows last week. Congratulations to BTS! Last… Continue reading BTS Tops Chart With “Spring Day”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, March Week 1

Block B’s P.O Unable To Perform Rest Of Europe Tour Due To Health Issues

On March 3, Block B’s agency Seven Seasons announced that P.O will be unable to participate in the last two stops of the group’s European tour, “Block B 2017 Live Blockbuster in Europe,” due to health issues. The group has performed in three cities so far: Amsterdam, Netherlands on February 24; Helsinki, Finland on February… Continue reading Block B’s P.O Unable To Perform Rest Of Europe Tour Due To Health Issues

Announcing The Results Of The 12th Annual Soompi Awards!

Every year, we are able to say that this year’s Soompi Awards is the most exciting yet, and the 12th Annual Soompi Awards continues that trend. We received nearly 100 million votes from 139 countries – more than double the number of votes from 2015! With K-pop continuing to grow in popularity, we’re so happy to… Continue reading Announcing The Results Of The 12th Annual Soompi Awards!

QUIZ: Which Block B Member Is Your Soulmate?

Ever since Block B’s recent release of the funky track “Yesterday,” we have been wanting to see more of this versatile group! For all of the BBCs out there that feel the same way, here is a short quiz to test which member you are most ideally suited for. Whether it is Block B’s charismatic… Continue reading QUIZ: Which Block B Member Is Your Soulmate?

Block B’s Park Kyung Reveals What He Wants To Try If He Could Relive His Student Years

Could you imagine Block B’s Park Kyung as an academic, rather than an artist? The rapper recently appeared on the February 27 episode of JTBC’s “Abnormal Summit” along with his fellow Block B member Taeil. As the main question debated in this broadcast was “Is it abnormal that I want to go back to my time… Continue reading Block B’s Park Kyung Reveals What He Wants To Try If He Could Relive His Student Years

Forbes Korea Announces The Top 40 “Power Celebrities” Of 2017

Forbes released their annual ranking of the “Top 40 ‘Power Celebrities.’” Park Bo Gum took first place in accordance with the popularity he gained through KBS’s “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds,” while Song Joong Ki came in second place following the success of his drama “Descendants of the Sun.” This is both of their first times entering… Continue reading Forbes Korea Announces The Top 40 “Power Celebrities” Of 2017

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