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
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YouTube Announces The Top 10 Most-Watched MVs Of 2020 Within Korea
YouTube revealed the most popular music videos among Koreans this year! With 2020 coming to an end, YouTube shared a list of the 10 music videos released this year that garnered the most views within Korea. The ranking only includes music videos uploaded to YouTube in 2020 and only views by YouTube users in Korea… Continue reading YouTube Announces The Top 10 Most-Watched MVs Of 2020 Within Korea
Update: Melon Music Awards 2020 Reveals More Winners As Part Of MMA Week
Updated December 4 KST: Melon Music Awards 2020 announced more winners ahead of the main ceremony this Saturday! IU wins in the Rock category for the song “eight” (produced by and featuring BTS‘ Suga). The ceremony has also given out awards in a category for session musicians for the first time. The winners include Kim Hyun Ah (chorus… Continue reading Update: Melon Music Awards 2020 Reveals More Winners As Part Of MMA Week
Gummy Jokes About Husband Jo Jung Suk’s “Aloha” Success + Shares Thoughts On Becoming A Mother
Gummy made a welcome return on KBS 2TV’s “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook“! On the November 28 episode of the music talk show, the legendary singer appeared as a guest for the first time in a year—marking her first television appearance since giving birth to her first child this past August. Host Yoo Hee Yeol enthusiastically… Continue reading Gummy Jokes About Husband Jo Jung Suk’s “Aloha” Success + Shares Thoughts On Becoming A Mother
Melon Music Awards 2020 Announces Nominees For Top 10 + Voting Begins
The nominees for the Top 10 have been announced for the Melon Music Awards 2020 (MMA 2020)! On November 11, Melon announced the 40 nominees that are in the running for this year’s Top 10. Only artists who released music between November 30, 2019 and November 10, 2020 were eligible. The nominees include artists chosen by… Continue reading Melon Music Awards 2020 Announces Nominees For Top 10 + Voting Begins
2020 MAMA Announces Nominees + Voting Begins
The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards are coming! On October 29, the nominations were announced for this year’s awards show. This year’s ceremony will take place in Korea on December 6 at 6 p.m. KST. The criteria for the final winners are as follows: Artist of the Year and Artist Category Awards – 30% official votes, 30%… Continue reading 2020 MAMA Announces Nominees + Voting Begins
BLACKPINK’s “Lovesick Girls” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, October Week 3
BLACKPINK’s latest hit “Lovesick Girls” debuted this week with a near perfect score and took over as our new No. 1 song! “Lovesick Girls” has also taken home five music show wins so far. Congratulations to BLACKPINK! “Lovesick Girls” is a retro dance song that is the title track of BLACKPINK’s first full album “THE ALBUM.” The… Continue reading BLACKPINK’s “Lovesick Girls” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, October Week 3
BTS, SEVENTEEN, Kang Daniel, And More Receive Double Platinum And Platinum Certifications From Gaon
Gaon Chart has announced its latest batch of official platinum 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, Gaon Chart now certifies albums platinum once they reach 250,000 sales, while songs… Continue reading BTS, SEVENTEEN, Kang Daniel, And More Receive Double Platinum And Platinum Certifications From Gaon
BTS Maintains Lead With “Dynamite”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, October Week 1
BTS’ “Dynamite” turns in another week of perfect score and remains our No. 1 song for the fourth straight week! The song also reclaimed the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart last week. Congratulations again to BTS! Jessi’s “NUNU NANA” moves up two spots to No. 2, a new peak for the song. BLACKPINK’s… Continue reading BTS Maintains Lead With “Dynamite”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2020, October Week 1
Winners Of 2020 Brand Of The Year Awards
The winners of the 2020 Brand of the Year Awards have been announced! Each year, the award ceremony recognizes brands that have been brightening up the year. It’s hosted by the Korean Consumer Brand Committee and overseen by the Korean Consumer Forum, and award winners are determined through online votes. 550,000 Koreans took part in… Continue reading Winners Of 2020 Brand Of The Year Awards