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
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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
G-Dragon Cancels Bangkok Concert
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon has cancelled the upcoming Bangkok stop of his “Übermensch” world tour. On July 11, G-Dragon officially announced that his concert in Bangkok, which was scheduled to be held on August 2, would no longer be taking place. Because tickets had not yet gone on sale for the concert, no refunds are required as… Continue reading G-Dragon Cancels Bangkok Concert
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
GD X Taeyang’s “GOOD BOY” MV Soars Past 400 Million Views
BIGBANG’s GD X Taeyang’s “GOOD BOY” has reached an impressive new milestone! On June 25 at around 11 p.m. KST, GD X Taeyang’s music video for their 2014 hit “GOOD BOY” surpassed 400 million views on YouTube. The music video for “GOOD BOY” was originally released on November 21, 2014 at midnight KST, meaning that… Continue reading GD X Taeyang’s “GOOD BOY” MV Soars Past 400 Million Views
Winners Of The 34th Seoul Music Awards
On June 21, the 34th Seoul Music Awards took place at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon. i-dle took home this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize)—making them the first female artist since Girls’ Generation in 2010 to win a Daesang at the Seoul Music Awards—in addition to claiming one of this year’s Bonsangs (Main Awards). Meanwhile, TXT… Continue reading Winners Of The 34th Seoul Music Awards
June 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 May 21 to June 21. BTS’s Jimin topped this month’s… Continue reading June Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced