Choo Sung Hoon, Daesung, And Kim Jong Kook Bring High-Energy Chaos To Japan In Posters For New Travel Variety Show

SBS Plus’s upcoming variety show “Manly Men’s Way of Traveling” (literal title) has unveiled two new posters highlighting the chemistry between Choo Sung Hoon, Kim Jong Kook, and Daesung. “Manly Men’s Way of Traveling” is a raw, instinct-driven travel reality show that follows three extreme MBTI type P men on an unfiltered adventure. Starring Choo… Continue reading Choo Sung Hoon, Daesung, And Kim Jong Kook Bring High-Energy Chaos To Japan In Posters For New Travel Variety Show

Circle Chart Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2025

The 2025 year-end charts have been revealed for Circle Chart! Circle Chart combines streaming and download data from all domestic music sites for the digital chart and records album distribution numbers for the album chart. As the yearly charts are based on accumulated data for the year, music released earlier in the year have points… Continue reading Circle Chart Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2025

Melon Announces Top 100 Songs Of 2025 Year-End Chart

Melon’s year-end chart for 2025 has been revealed! On January 8, the Korean music streaming service revealed its chart of the top 100 songs in 2025, determined by streaming and download counts accumulated throughout the year. WOODZ’s “Drowning,” his 2023 track that made a dramatic rise on charts, was the No. 1 song of the… Continue reading Melon Announces Top 100 Songs Of 2025 Year-End Chart

December 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 November 20 to December 20. BTS’s Jimin held onto his… Continue reading December Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Billboard Reveals 2025 Year-End Charts

Billboard’s year-end charts for 2025 have arrived! On December 9 local time, Billboard published its annual year-end charts, which featured entries by numerous K-pop artists—and a strong showing by the soundtrack to the hit animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” as well as its fictional groups HUNTR/X and Saja Boys. Check out the K-pop acts that… Continue reading Billboard Reveals 2025 Year-End Charts

Melon Music Awards 2025 Announces Nominees

The Melon Music Awards (MMA) 2025 has revealed this year’s nominees! Following the announcement of this year’s Top 10 winners, the Melon Music Awards has now announced the nominees for the Daesangs (Grand Prizes) and category awards. Only music released between October 31, 2024 and November 19, 2025 was eligible for this year’s awards. With the… Continue reading Melon Music Awards 2025 Announces Nominees

Watch: Daesung Surpasses The Limit In Lively “HANDO-CHOGUA” MV Starring TWICE’s Sana

Updated December 10 KST: BIGBANG’s Daesung is here with new trot music! On December 10 at 6 p.m. KST, Daesung unveiled his new album “HANDO-CHOGUA” along with the music video for the title track of the same name. With lyrics by KUSH, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon, and Daesung, “HANDO-CHOGUA” is a trot song about being over the… Continue reading Watch: Daesung Surpasses The Limit In Lively “HANDO-CHOGUA” MV Starring TWICE’s Sana

2026 K-Pop Tour Masterlist: Concerts, Fan Meetings, And More

For those who want to see K-pop artists perform live in your local area, Soompi has prepared a schedule of 2026 tours to easily find out which artists are holding concerts, fan meetings, fan-cons, or showcases at a location near you. Check out the full schedule below (and also the 2025 K-pop Tour Masterlist here)!… Continue reading 2026 K-Pop Tour Masterlist: Concerts, Fan Meetings, And More

2025 MAMA AWARDS Announces Nominees + Fans’ Choice Voting Begins

It’s that time of year again! On October 16, the nominations were announced for the 2025 MAMA AWARDS. This year’s ceremony will take place in Hong Kong on November 28 and 29. The criteria for the final winners are as follows: The first round of voting for the Fans’ Choice nominees will take place through… Continue reading 2025 MAMA AWARDS Announces Nominees + Fans’ Choice Voting Begins

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