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 535 girl group members, using big data collected from November 20 to December 20. BLACKPINK’s Jennie remained No. 1… Continue reading December Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
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Watch: Performances From 2020 KBS Song Festival
The 2020 KBS Song Festival featured a star-studded lineup of popular K-pop artists! The event was held on the evening of December 18 at the KBS Hall in Seoul, and it was hosted by TVXQ’s Yunho, Shin Ye Eun, and ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo. The lineup of performers included BTS, TWICE, NCT, Park Jin Young and Sunmi, Kim Yeon Ja, Sul Woon Do, Jessi… Continue reading Watch: Performances From 2020 KBS Song Festival
Stars Shine On Red Carpet For 2020 KBS Song Festival
Some of K-pop’s biggest stars walked the red carpet at the 2020 KBS Song Festival! The event is being held on the evening of December 18 at the KBS Hall in Seoul, and it’s hosted by TVXQ’s Yunho, Shin Ye Eun, and ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo. With everyone wearing masks, many of the artists in the event’s… Continue reading Stars Shine On Red Carpet For 2020 KBS Song Festival
Update: GOT7, IZ*ONE, aespa, And More Join 2020 KBS Song Festival Lineup
Updated December 16 KST: The 2020 KBS Song Festival’s official website revealed what appears to be the full lineup of the event! NU’EST, The Boyz, MAMAMOO, MOMOLAND, MONSTA X, Stray Kids, ASTRO, ENHYPEN, GFRIEND, TXT, GOT7, IZ*ONE, (G)I-DLE, Oh My Girl, ITZY, and aespa are listed as part of the performing artists in addition to the previously announced BTS,… Continue reading Update: GOT7, IZ*ONE, aespa, And More Join 2020 KBS Song Festival Lineup
GFRIEND’s Umji To Sit Out Certain Activities Due To Leg Injury
On December 13, Source Music released a statement announcing that GFRIEND’s Umji will be sitting out some of the group’s promotional activities due to an injury in her leg. Read the full statement below: Hello, this is Source Music. We are notifying you that GFRIEND’s Umji will be sitting out some activities due to health issues.… Continue reading GFRIEND’s Umji To Sit Out Certain Activities Due To Leg Injury
16 Retro K-Pop Songs That Are Throwing It Back In 2020
The music scene is rife with throwbacks these days, and K-pop is no exception. We’ve been seeing retro concepts galore, perhaps because 2020 has been such a difficult year: what better time to immerse ourselves in the sounds and styles of better years past? From the jazzy swing of the 1920s to the disco and synths of the ’80s,… Continue reading 16 Retro K-Pop Songs That Are Throwing It Back In 2020
December 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 November 13 to December 13. BLACKPINK rose to the top of the list this… Continue reading December Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
Nominees Revealed For 30th Seoul Music Awards
The 30th Seoul Music Awards (hereafter SMA) has announced nominees! This year, voting will be available for the Main Award, Rookie Award, Trot Award, Ballad Award, R&B/Hip Hop Award, OST Award, Popularity Award, and K-Wave Award along with the special 30th anniversary categories Legend Grand Prize and Legend Rookie Prize. The criteria for the final winners are… Continue reading Nominees Revealed For 30th Seoul Music Awards
Tumblr Reveals 2020’s Top K-Pop Stars And More On The Site
Tumblr has now shared its Year in Review, including the rankings related to K-pop! The lists are based on Tumblr’s “Fandometrics,” which rank the most talked-about entertainers and entertainment topics on the site and track shifts in users’ conversations. BTS takes No. 4 on the overall list of most-interacted topics on Tumblr in 2020, after coming… Continue reading Tumblr Reveals 2020’s Top K-Pop Stars And More On The Site
Melon Reveals Top 100 Songs Of Past Decade (2010–2019)
Melon has released its overall chart results for the past decade! On December 1, Melon—Korea’s largest music streaming service—revealed its chart of the top 100 songs of the 2010s (the 10 years from 2010 to 2019). IU was the artist who landed the most songs on the chart by far, with 11 of her songs… Continue reading Melon Reveals Top 100 Songs Of Past Decade (2010–2019)