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
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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
Brave Girls’ “Chi Mat Ba Ram” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 1
A new song takes over the No. 1 spot this week! Brave Girls’ latest title track “Chi Mat Ba Ram” moves up 10 spots to score the group’s first ever No. 1 song on our chart. This song has also won three music shows. Congratulations to Brave Girls! “Chi Mat Ba Ram” is the title… Continue reading Brave Girls’ “Chi Mat Ba Ram” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2021, July Week 1
Shin Se Kyung Parts Ways With Agency After 19 Years + Signs With IU’s Agency EDAM Entertainment
Shin Se Kyung has joined IU’s agency EDAM Entertainment! On July 5, a source from EDAM Entertainment shared, “Shin Se Kyung has decided to sign an exclusive contract with EDAM Entertainment. After we wrap up discussions regarding the contract, we’ll release an official statement this afternoon.” Recently, Shin Se Kyung parted ways with Namoo Actors, the agency she… Continue reading Shin Se Kyung Parts Ways With Agency After 19 Years + Signs With IU’s Agency EDAM Entertainment
QUIZ: Pick Your Favorite K-Pop Tracks To Find Out Which Ancient Greek God/Goddess You’re Most Like
The gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece each possessed their own unique sets of strengths and personality quirks – just like us! Your taste in music says a lot about you, so take this quiz to find out which god/goddess your personality aligns with. It might not be who you think it is! What did… Continue reading QUIZ: Pick Your Favorite K-Pop Tracks To Find Out Which Ancient Greek God/Goddess You’re Most Like
Hanteo Chart Releases Mid-Year Rankings Of Artists Who Contributed Most To K-Pop In 2021
Hanteo Chart has released its Global K-Pop Report for the first half of 2021! According to the new report, which was compiled using big data collected from January 1 to June 20, K-pop album sales are on the rise so far in 2021. By Hanteo Chart calculations, sales of physical K-pop albums rose by 34.25… Continue reading Hanteo Chart Releases Mid-Year Rankings Of Artists Who Contributed Most To K-Pop In 2021