The Korean Business Research Institute has announced the September 2018 brand reputation rankings for girl groups. The rankings were determined through an analysis of consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes for 145,422,834 pieces of data collected from August 8 to September 7. (G)I-DLE notably topped this month’s ranking with an index of 16,747,959.… Continue reading September Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
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Watch: Sunmi Loves Choi Yoojung And Umji’s Dance Covers Of Her Hit Tracks On “Idol Room”
This week’s episode of “Idol Room” features guests Sunmi, Weki Meki’s Choi Yoojung, GFRIEND’s Umji, and Koyote member and comedian Kim Jong Min! In a pre-release clip from the show, Sunmi’s fellow guests were asked to play a “Sunmi dance cypher” game, where they were told that Sunmi’s hit songs would play and they should… Continue reading Watch: Sunmi Loves Choi Yoojung And Umji’s Dance Covers Of Her Hit Tracks On “Idol Room”
Red Velvet Guards Top Spot With “Power Up”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, September Week 1
Red Velvet’s “Power Up” easily repeats as the No. 1 song on our chart this week! This song again swept all the music shows last week, and also topped several internet charts as well. Overall it is still far ahead of the competition. Congratulations again to Red Velvet! MAMAMOO’s “Egotistic” barely held on to the… Continue reading Red Velvet Guards Top Spot With “Power Up”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, September Week 1
ASTRO’s Sanha Tells Cute Story Of Why He Called GFRIEND’s Umji “Hyung”
ASTRO’s Sanha has revealed that he once called GFRIEND’s Umji “hyung” (older brother)! Sanha and Umji are currently the MCs of the SBS MTV show “YoGoBaLa,” which is a punny acronym for “The Outside Life of High School Students These Days” in Korean. On the show, the MCs read stories and concerns sent in by… Continue reading ASTRO’s Sanha Tells Cute Story Of Why He Called GFRIEND’s Umji “Hyung”
GFRIEND Talks About Pressures To Succeed, Personal Music Preferences, Turning Back Time, And More
GFRIEND recently participated in a pictorial for the September issue of The Star magazine. With the theme of “Youth Workroom,” GFRIEND showed off an artistic image for the photo shoot. Through the different colored paint decorating the walls and the members’ poses that fit the atmosphere, the group was able to display a mood unique to GFRIEND. In the interview… Continue reading GFRIEND Talks About Pressures To Succeed, Personal Music Preferences, Turning Back Time, And More
Red Velvet Dominates With “Power Up”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, August Week 4
Red Velvet’s “Power Up” dominated our chart this week, moving up from No. 13 to take over as our new No. 1 song! “Power Up” swept all the music shows last week and also topped GAON and all internet charts. It ranked third on our Soompi Airplay, the only thing that prevented a perfect score.… Continue reading Red Velvet Dominates With “Power Up”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, August Week 4
August Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
On August 25, the Korean Business Research Institute announced August’s rankings for brand reputation among singers. The rankings were determined by an analysis of big data collected from July 23 to August 24. The analysis focused on singers’ participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes. This month, BTS topped the list with a brand reputation index of… Continue reading August Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
10 Relatable Fail Moments That Prove Idols Are Just Like Us
We’ve all been through moments of clumsiness where we make fools out of ourselves. The outcome is often so entertaining, we can’t help but laugh in the process. Just like us, idols also find themselves in these embarrassing yet hilarious situations, and sharing a fail moment or two with your faves makes the incident bearable… Continue reading 10 Relatable Fail Moments That Prove Idols Are Just Like Us
iKON Rises With “Killing Me”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, August Week 3
In another week of wide open competition for the top spot, iKON’s “KILLING ME” moves up 15 spots to take over as our new No. 1 song! This song won on “M!Countdown” last week, and had strong showing on all chart sources. It was enough to beat TWICE’s “Dance The Night Away” for the top… Continue reading iKON Rises With “Killing Me”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, August Week 3
GFRIEND’s Umji And ASTRO’s Sanha Reveal How They Became Idols
GFRIEND’s Umji and ASTRO’s Sanha recently shared their stories of how they became trainees on SBS MTV’s “YoGoBaLa”! On the August 19 episode of “YoGoBaLa,” Umji and Sanha gave some advice to teens dreaming of becoming idols. Umji first stated, “To be honest, I didn’t have any specific dreams, but after gaining an interest in stage production and… Continue reading GFRIEND’s Umji And ASTRO’s Sanha Reveal How They Became Idols