July 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 June 10 to July 10. BTS topped the list for the 38th consecutive… Continue reading July Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Taeyeon, Kim Heechul, Hong Hyun Hee, And Kang Ki Young To Star In New JTBC Variety Show With Their Pets

Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, comedian Hong Hyun Hee, and actor Kang Ki Young will be starring in a new JTBC variety show! On July 9, SPOTV News reported that the four celebrities had been cast for a new travel variety show called “Pet-kage” (a pun on the words “pet” and “package tour”). The… Continue reading Taeyeon, Kim Heechul, Hong Hyun Hee, And Kang Ki Young To Star In New JTBC Variety Show With Their Pets

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

Watch: NCT DREAM Takes 2nd Win For “Hello Future” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kyuhyun, DAY6 (Even of Day), SF9, And More

The July 9 episode of “Music Bank” featured BTS’s “Butter” and NCT DREAM’s “Hello Future” as candidates for first place. NCT DREAM took their second win for “Hello Future” with 8,184 points over 4,026 points for “Butter.” This week’s performers include 2PM, BDC, DAY6 (Even of Day), EPEX, KINGDOM, NIA, SF9, Kang Haru, Kyuhyun, Jongup, 415, SINCHONTIGER with… Continue reading Watch: NCT DREAM Takes 2nd Win For “Hello Future” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Kyuhyun, DAY6 (Even of Day), SF9, And More

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

Update: TWICE’s Momo’s And Super Junior’s Kim Heechul’s Agencies Confirm They Have Broken Up

Updated July 8 KST: It was confirmed that Super Junior’s Kim Heechul and TWICE’s Momo have broken up. Label SJ and JYP Entertainment both stated to Sports Donga, “We’ve checked with the artist, and it is true that they broke up.” Label SJ also added, “Please understand that we cannot answer the details of it as it… Continue reading Update: TWICE’s Momo’s And Super Junior’s Kim Heechul’s Agencies Confirm They Have Broken Up

Watch: NCT DREAM Dances To aespa, EXO, SHINee, And Super Junior On “Weekly Idol”

NCT DREAM took on hit songs by several of their SM Entertainment labelmates on “Weekly Idol”! On the July 7 episode of the MBC every1 variety show, all seven members of NCT DREAM appeared together as guests. In addition to performing their new title track “Hello Future,” the group also prepared a special SM dance… Continue reading Watch: NCT DREAM Dances To aespa, EXO, SHINee, And Super Junior On “Weekly Idol”

Lee Sun Bin, Han Sun Hwa, Jung Eun Ji, And Choi Siwon Confirmed To Star In New Heartwarming Drama

Lee Sun Bin, Han Sun Hwa, Apink’s Jung Eun Ji, and Super Junior’s Choi Siwon are confirmed to star in TVING’s original drama “City Girl Drinkers” (literal title)! “City Girl Drinkers” will tell the story of three women whose life beliefs revolve around having a drink after getting off work. Based on a popular webtoon,… Continue reading Lee Sun Bin, Han Sun Hwa, Jung Eun Ji, And Choi Siwon Confirmed To Star In New Heartwarming Drama

July Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for variety stars! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 50 popular entertainers, using big data collected from June 3 to July 3. Yoo Jae Suk held onto his spot at… Continue reading July Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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