Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2023, January Week 4

The top three songs remain the same as last week with NewJeans’s “OMG” as the No. 1 song for the second consecutive week. Congratulations to NewJeans! Holding steady at No. 2 and 3, respectively, are NCT DREAM’s “Candy” and LE SSERAFIM’s “ANTIFRAGILE.” There are two new songs in the top 10 this week. Debuting at… Continue reading Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2023, January Week 4

January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from December 23, 2022 to January 23, 2023. NewJeans topped this month’s list… Continue reading January Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

MONSTA X’s Kihyun On Being Inspired By His Bandmates + How His Life Philosophy Changed In His 20s

In a recent interview and pictorial for Arena Homme Plus magazine, MONSTA X’s Kihyun took a thoughtful look back on his career. Kihyun, whose last solo comeback was with the mini album “YOUTH,” reflected on the true meaning of youth after posing for the magazine’s February issue. Explaining that he didn’t consider “youth” a fixed… Continue reading MONSTA X’s Kihyun On Being Inspired By His Bandmates + How His Life Philosophy Changed In His 20s

Watch: K-Pop Idols Share Lunar New Year Greetings For 2023

Today is the Lunar New Year, and many K-pop idols celebrated the holiday with video messages or special content wishing their fans a happy new year! Check out some of this year’s videos—many of which feature idols dressed in hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)—below! BTS IVE TXT NMIXX ATEEZ Oh My Girl Stray Kids [SKZ-BEHIND📸] 뭉쳐… Continue reading Watch: K-Pop Idols Share Lunar New Year Greetings For 2023

Watch: MONSTA X Takes 1st Win For “Beautiful Liar” On “Music Bank”; Performances By SF9, NewJeans, And More

The January 20 broadcast of “Music Bank” featured MONSTA X’s “Beautiful Liar” and SF9’s “Puzzle” as candidates for first place. MONSTA X took their first win for “Beautiful Liar” with 10,600 points over 6,356 points for “Puzzle.” This week’s performers include cignature, H1-KEY, HEEO, MONSTA X, SF9, woo!ah!, NewJeans, Moonbin&Sanha, Park Hyeon Seo, ILY:1, Espero,… Continue reading Watch: MONSTA X Takes 1st Win For “Beautiful Liar” On “Music Bank”; Performances By SF9, NewJeans, And More

NewJeans Takes Triple Crown + MONSTA X Scores Double Crown On Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of January 8 to 14! Album Chart This week’s album chart saw numerous changes, starting with MONSTA X’s latest release “REASON” making its debut at No. 1! NCT DREAM’s winter special mini album “Candy” also impressively jumped 14 ranks to… Continue reading NewJeans Takes Triple Crown + MONSTA X Scores Double Crown On Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts

Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Score “VIBE” 1st Win On “M Countdown”; Performances By GOT the beat, MONSTA X, And More

BIGBANG’s Taeyang and BTS’s Jimin have scored a music show win with their new collab! On the January 19 broadcast of Mnet’s “M Countdown,” the nominees for first place were “VIBE” by BIGBANG’s Taeyang (feat. Jimin of BTS) and “OMG” by NewJeans. With 5,737 points to NewJeans’ 5,481, “VIBE” took its first win! Check out… Continue reading Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Score “VIBE” 1st Win On “M Countdown”; Performances By GOT the beat, MONSTA X, And More

MONSTA X Breaks Their 1st-Week Sales Record With “REASON”

MONSTA X has achieved their highest first-week sales yet with their latest release! Last week, MONSTA X made their long-awaited comeback with their new mini album “REASON” and its title track “Beautiful Liar.” According to Hanteo Chart, MONSTA X set a new personal record with their first-week sales for the mini album. In the first… Continue reading MONSTA X Breaks Their 1st-Week Sales Record With “REASON”

Watch: NewJeans Takes 2nd Win For “OMG” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By ATEEZ, MONSTA X, SF9, And More

NewJeans has won their second music show trophy for their latest title track! On the January 15 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were LE SSERAFIM’s “ANTIFRAGILE,” NewJeans’ “Ditto,” and NewJeans’ “OMG.” “OMG” ultimately took the win with a total of 8,795 points. Congratulations to NewJeans! Watch their comeback performances and win… Continue reading Watch: NewJeans Takes 2nd Win For “OMG” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By ATEEZ, MONSTA X, SF9, And More

Watch: NewJeans Takes 4th Win For “Ditto” On “Music Core”; Performances By MONSTA X, SF9, ATEEZ, NMIXX, And More

NewJeans has won their fourth music show trophy for their smash hit “Ditto“! On the January 14 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were NewJeans’ “Ditto,” ASTRO‘s Moonbin&Sanha’s “Madness,” and NCT DREAM‘s “Candy.” NewJeans ultimately took the win with a total of 7,002 points. Congratulations to NewJeans! Watch the winner announcement… Continue reading Watch: NewJeans Takes 4th Win For “Ditto” On “Music Core”; Performances By MONSTA X, SF9, ATEEZ, NMIXX, And More