A rookie artist is taking our chart and the Kpop world by storm this week! YG Entertainment’s prized new male group WINNER impressively scores their first No. 1 song on their debut hit “Empty.” Amazingly, WINNER did it in just two weeks as “Empty” moves up from No. 12 last week. The song won on… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 5
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New Teaser for YG and Samsung Everland’s Joint Fashion Brand Hints at Possible Taeyang and CL Collaboration
On the morning of August 29, a teaser image was released on YG’s official blog at exactly 9:09 a.m. The teaser was for their new fashion brand, NONAGON (also written as NONA9ON), for which they partnered up with Samsung Everland (a branch of Samsung Cheil Industries). In the teaser, the logo “YG X SAMSUNG NONA9ON” was… Continue reading New Teaser for YG and Samsung Everland’s Joint Fashion Brand Hints at Possible Taeyang and CL Collaboration
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 4
After getting close with many of their past hits, Block B finally scores their first ever No. 1 song on our chart this week with “HER.” This song won on M!Countdown last week and was also consistently among the top songs in all our sources. “HER” narrowly edged out the champion of the past two… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 4
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 3
There is another log jam on top of our chart this week, but SISTAR’s “Touch My Body” managed to stay on top for the second straight week. This song scored another three music show wins on KBS Music Bank, M!Countdown, and SBS Inkigayo this past week. Despite not scoring as high as last week, it… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 3
I Heart It: K-pop Instagram (August 10 – August 16)
Welcome back, Soompiers to another week full of adorable K-Pop Instagram posts to kick start your weekend! This week’s edition features your favorite artists enjoying themselves this summer! Flip through the gallery to find out what your favorite K-Pop stars did to beat the heat! 🙂
Taeyang Makes Hot Entrance in No. 2 Spot of Japan’s Oricon Chart with Debut Album, “RISE + SOLAR & HOT”
BIGBANG’s Taeyang has made a grand entrance in Japan for his debut solo album “RISE + SOLAR & HOT” which made its way to the no. 2 spot in the country’s top album sales chart, Oricon Chart. According to Oricon Chart on August 14, Taeyang’s “RISE + SOLAR & HOT” has sold a total of… Continue reading Taeyang Makes Hot Entrance in No. 2 Spot of Japan’s Oricon Chart with Debut Album, “RISE + SOLAR & HOT”
[To:ur Imagination] Unreleased Photos of BIGBANG’s Taeyang from His KTO Photoshoot
The members of BIGBANG, the main faces for KTO’s summer event To:ur Imagination, gathered at a studio in Samseong-dong, Seoul earlier this year. Already in their ninth year as a musical act, the members easily displayed their professionalism on set. As fans already know, the members have their own unique charms. We’ve compiled a good… Continue reading [To:ur Imagination] Unreleased Photos of BIGBANG’s Taeyang from His KTO Photoshoot
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 2
We had a four way battle for the top spot this week: Last week’s champion Girl’s Day’s “Darling” took on a trio of brand new songs: SISTAR’s “Touch My Body,” INFINITE’s “Back,” and Block B’s “HER.” It was SISTAR’s “Touch My Body” taking the top spot this week. This song is the title track of SISTAR’s… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 2
Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 1
There were many changes on the chart this week, with the top two coming from outside last week’s top 10. Girl’s Day’s “Darling” won on Music Core and Inkigayo, while B1A4‘s “Solo Day” won on Music Bank, M!Countdown, and Show Champion. Girl’s Day easily secured the win as “Darling” scored a lot more points on… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2014 – August Week 1
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon Involved in Minor Car Accident Yesterday, Taeyang Was Not Present
It has been reported that BIGBANG member G-Dragon was involved in a minor car accident yesterday. On August 3, a representative of BIGBANG’s agency, YG Entertainment, told Newsen, “G-Dragon got into a car accident on the central inland highway on August 2 around 6:30 PM (KST). It was a chain collision of seven vehicles.” The… Continue reading BIGBANG’s G-Dragon Involved in Minor Car Accident Yesterday, Taeyang Was Not Present