May 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 540 girl group members, using big data collected from April 16 to May 16. Brave Girls’ Yujeong held onto… Continue reading May Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Brave Girls, Highlight, Super Junior’s Yesung, And BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts

Gaon Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of May 2 to May 8! Album Chart Super Junior’s Yesung‘s new solo mini album “Beautiful Night” entered the physical album chart at No. 1 this week, while Highlight’s “The Blowing” debuted at No. 2 and ITZY’s “GUESS WHO” stayed strong at No. 3. Four… Continue reading Brave Girls, Highlight, Super Junior’s Yesung, And BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts

Brave Girls And DRIPPIN Join Fan Platform UNIVERSE

Brave Girls and DRIPPIN will be joining the fandom platform UNIVERSE! On May 10, NCSOFT and Klap confirmed, “Brave Girls and DRIPPIN will open their respective “planets” on UNIVERSE on May 24. Each artist will subsequently showcase their independent content on their planets.” “Planets” are individual spaces for each artists on the platform UNIVERSE, where… Continue reading Brave Girls And DRIPPIN Join Fan Platform UNIVERSE

IU’s “LILAC” Continues To Lead; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, May Week 2

IU’s “LILAC” is our No. 1 song for the fifth consecutive week! Despite a slight drop in points, this song still maintains a strong lead. Congratulations again to IU! Holding steady at No. 2 is BTS’s “Dynamite.” Rounding out the top three and moving back up one spot is Rosé’s “On The Ground.” Two songs… Continue reading IU’s “LILAC” Continues To Lead; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, May Week 2

Watch: Brave Girls Takes 7th Win And Triple Crown For “Rollin'” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Highlight, ITZY, ENHYPEN, And More

Congratulations to Brave Girls for winning first place with “Rollin’” on SBS’s “Inkigayo”! Second place was SG Wannabe’s “Timeless,” and third place went to Brave Girls’ “We Ride.” Watch the winner announcement below! This week’s performers were Norazo, BIBI, BAE173, STAYC, 3YE, AIVAN, AB6IX, NTX, ENHYPEN, ONF, ITZY, Jawsoul, CLASSMATE, P1Harmony, Highlight, and HOT ISSUE.… Continue reading Watch: Brave Girls Takes 7th Win And Triple Crown For “Rollin’” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Highlight, ITZY, ENHYPEN, And More

May Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from April 9 to May 9. Brave Girls held onto their spot at the top… Continue reading May Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

IU, ENHYPEN, Brave Girls, Kang Daniel, ONF, And BTS Top Gaon Monthly And Weekly Charts

Gaon Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly rankings! Monthly Album Chart ENHYPEN’s “BORDER : CARNIVAL” debuted at the top of the physical album chart for April, while EXO’s Baekhyun’s “Bambi” took No. 2. ASTRO’s “All Yours,” Kang Daniel’s “YELLOW,” and ITZY’s “GUESS WHO” entered the chart at No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5, respectively. Weekly… Continue reading IU, ENHYPEN, Brave Girls, Kang Daniel, ONF, And BTS Top Gaon Monthly And Weekly Charts

Former Brave Girls Member Hayun Explains Why She Left The Group

Former Brave Girls member Hayun has spoken up on the reason why she had to leave the group. On May 4, Hayun wrote a post on her Instagram account detailing the health reasons that led to her leaving the group. Hayun initially joined Brave Girls in 2016 (at the same time as the current members) and… Continue reading Former Brave Girls Member Hayun Explains Why She Left The Group

IU Maintains Lead With “LILAC”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, May Week 1

IU’s “LILAC” is our No. 1 song for the fourth consecutive week! This song continues to remain strong on all chart sources. Congratulations again to IU! Moving back up one spot to No. 2 is BTS’s long running hit song “Dynamite.” The only new song to debut in the top 10 this week is NU’EST’s… Continue reading IU Maintains Lead With “LILAC”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, May Week 1

6 K-Pop Songs That Entered The Charts Long After Their Release

Sometimes when a K-pop song is released, it becomes a hit and instantly goes viral. However, some songs don’t see a spike in their popularity until some time passes after their release for various reasons. This phenomenon is known in Korean as 역주행 “Yeokjoohaeng” which literally means driving in reverse. In the music industry, this word is… Continue reading 6 K-Pop Songs That Entered The Charts Long After Their Release