January Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 703 boy group members, using big data collected from December 15, 2021 to January 15, 2022. 2PM’s Lee Junho… Continue reading January Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

SHINee’s Taemin To Complete Military Service As Public Service Worker Due To Depression And Anxiety

After initially enlisting as a member of the military band, SHINee’s Taemin will be completing the remainder of his military service as a public service worker. On January 14, SM Entertainment announced that Taemin had been transferred from the military band to public service due to worsening symptoms of depression and anxiety. The agency’s full… Continue reading SHINee’s Taemin To Complete Military Service As Public Service Worker Due To Depression And Anxiety

11th Gaon Chart Music Awards Reveals Performer Lineup

The 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards has announced its performer lineup! On January 11, Gaon Chart Music Awards announced that NCT 127, NCT DREAM, STAYC, Kang Daniel, THE BOYZ, Red Velvet, Brave Girls, SHINee, Standing Egg, Oh My Girl, Lee Mujin, Lee Chan Won, Lim Young Woong, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, and Homies will be performing… Continue reading 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards Reveals Performer Lineup

January Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from December 8, 2021 to January 8, 2022. BTS topped the list for the… Continue reading January Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Gaon Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2021

Gaon has published its year-end charts for 2021! On January 7, Gaon officially released its yearly album, digital, download, and streaming charts for 2021. As the yearly charts are based on accumulated weekly data since the beginning of January 2021, albums and songs released earlier in the year have more weekly scores included in their… Continue reading Gaon Reveals Year-End Digital And Album Charts For 2021

“2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU EXPRESS” Becomes Best-Selling SMTOWN Album In History

SM Entertainment’s latest agency-wide album is officially a hit! Last week, for the first time in 10 years, SM Entertainment released a special agency-wide album entitled “2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU EXPRESS.” In keeping with SMTOWN tradition, the album featured new songs by various SM artists including H.O.T.’s Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation – Oh!GG,… Continue reading “2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU EXPRESS” Becomes Best-Selling SMTOWN Album In History

SMTOWN LIVE 2022 Breaks Record For Most Streamed Korean Online Concert

SMTOWN’s online concert was a record-breaking success! On January 1, SM Entertainment held an online concert titled “SMTOWN 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS @KWANGYA.” A record-breaking 51 million streams from 161 different regions was recorded for the event. This surpasses their record of 35.83 million streams from last year’s SMTOWN Live “Culture Humanity” concert and sets a new record for… Continue reading SMTOWN LIVE 2022 Breaks Record For Most Streamed Korean Online Concert

BE’O, TOYOTE, IVE, And BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts

Gaon Chart has released its weekly rankings for the week of December 19 to December 25. Album Chart IVE’s “ELEVEN’ rose to the top of Gaon’s album chart for the week of December 19 to 25! ONF’s mini album “Goosebumps” shot up the charts to take No. 2. LA POEM’s “Eclipse (Trilogy III. Vincere)” debuted… Continue reading BE’O, TOYOTE, IVE, And BTS Top Gaon Weekly Charts

Melon Reveals Favorite Artists And Songs Of Listeners In Their Teens And Twenties In 2021

Melon has shared a closer look at the artists and songs that received the most love from its younger listeners this year! As it prepares to wrap up 2021, Melon—Korea’s largest streaming service—has analyzed the favorite artists and songs of its Gen Z listeners by demographic. Using data from January 1 to November 21, Melon… Continue reading Melon Reveals Favorite Artists And Songs Of Listeners In Their Teens And Twenties In 2021

Winners Of The 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards

On December 29, MBC honored the variety stars and programs who lit up the network and brought viewers some much-needed laughter over the past year! At the 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards, the network’s annual year-end celebration of its greatest achievements in variety programming and entertainment, Yoo Jae Suk took home this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize).… Continue reading Winners Of The 2021 MBC Entertainment Awards