On July 26, sibling duo AKMU held an online press conference for the release of their new EP, “Next Episode.” “Next Episode” is a collaboration album featuring artists like Lee Sun Hee, IU, Crush, Zion.T, Beenzino, Sam Kim, and Choi Jung Hoon. Lee Chanhyuk said, “This comeback is really special. In the past, I wrote… Continue reading AKMU’s Lee Suhyun Jokes About Brother Lee Chanhyuk Favoring IU Over Her During Album Recording
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BTS’s “Permission To Dance” Takes No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 4
BTS maintained the top spot but with a different song this week! Last week, “Butter” climbed back up to No. 1, but it has been replaced by their latest song “Permission to Dance” this week with a perfect score! This song has won four music shows so far. Congratulations again to BTS! “Permission to Dance”… Continue reading BTS’s “Permission To Dance” Takes No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 4
July Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from June 24 to July 24. BTS held onto their spot at first place on the list with a… Continue reading July Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
9 K-Pop MVs That Are Based On Famous Literature
All forms of art are a source of inspiration, and literature is considered to be one of the most resourceful forms. It’s always fun to see written content creatively shaped into a visual adaptation and from a different lens, and K-pop music videos are simply the best at making this happen. Literature is undoubtedly broad, and… Continue reading 9 K-Pop MVs That Are Based On Famous Literature
MSG Wannabe (M.O.M) Earns Quintuple Crown + BTS Takes Triple Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts
Gaon Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of July 4 to July 10! MSG Wannabe unit M.O.M from MBC’s variety show “How Do You Play?” achieved a quintuple crown by topping five charts including the digital chart, streaming chart, BGM chart (which tracks the songs that people purchase to use as background music for their… Continue reading MSG Wannabe (M.O.M) Earns Quintuple Crown + BTS Takes Triple Crown On Gaon Weekly Charts
TWICE’s “Alcohol-Free” Reclaims No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 2
TWICE’s “Alcohol-Free” recaptures the top spot this week! After narrowly missing a chance of maintaining No. 1 last week, “Alcohol-Free” moves back up one spot to the top of our chart. Congratulations again to TWICE! BTS’s “Butter” also moves back up one spot to No. 2. Last week’s champion, Brave Girls’ “Chi Mat Ba Ram,” drops two… Continue reading TWICE’s “Alcohol-Free” Reclaims No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 2
Update: AKMU And Sam Kim Jam Out In An Abandoned Building In “EVEREST” MV
Updated August 8 KST: Check out AKMU’s new music video for “EVEREST,” their collaboration with Sam Kim, here… … and their MV for “Next Episode,” their collaboration with JANNABI’s Choi Jung Hoon, here: Updated August 2 KST: AKMU has dropped the music video for “BENCH,” their collab track with Zion.T! Updated August 1 KST: AKMU… Continue reading Update: AKMU And Sam Kim Jam Out In An Abandoned Building In “EVEREST” MV
Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021
Gaon has shared overall chart results for the first half of 2021! On July 9, the digital chart, download chart, streaming chart, and album chart were released for 2021 through June. The results are based on accumulated weekly data since January 2021, so albums and songs released earlier have more weekly scores included in the results. Digital… Continue reading Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021
Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications
Hanteo Chart has now released Part 2 of its semi-annual Global K-Pop Report for the first half of 2021! The second part of the mid-year report, which was compiled using data collected from January 1 to June 20, uses Hanteo Chart’s Global Authentication data for physical albums to measure K-pop artists’ global popularity in the… Continue reading Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications
IU Sweetly Welcomes New Labelmate Shin Se Kyung To EDAM Entertainment
IU has warmly welcomed her first labelmate! It was announced on July 5 that Shin Se Kyung has signed with IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment as the second star under the agency following IU. Later in the day, IU posted a photo of rice cakes that EDAM Entertainment staff shared throughout Kakao M, which EDAM is… Continue reading IU Sweetly Welcomes New Labelmate Shin Se Kyung To EDAM Entertainment