NewJeans Earns Triple Crown On Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts + TXT, BLACKPINK, And More Claim Top Spots

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of January 22 to 28! Album Chart The latest album chart was dominated entirely by new releases. Debuting in No. 1 and No. 2 was TXT’s latest album “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION.” Although the album was only released on January… Continue reading NewJeans Earns Triple Crown On Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts + TXT, BLACKPINK, And More Claim Top Spots

NewJeans Continues To Dominate Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts With Quadruple Crown, BLACKPINK + BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Score Top Spots

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of January 15 to 21! Album Chart Following their triple crown on last week’s charts, NewJeans has scored a quadruple crown on Circle’s latest rankings! Right after its release early this month, NewJeans’ latest album “OMG” debuted at No. 1… Continue reading NewJeans Continues To Dominate Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts With Quadruple Crown, BLACKPINK + BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Score Top Spots

Update: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Enter Billboard’s Hot 100 + Top 10 Of Global Excl. U.S. Chart For 1st Time As Soloists With “VIBE”

Updated January 25 KST: BIGBANG’s Taeyang and BTS’s Jimin have made their debut as soloists on Billboard’s Hot 100! On January 24 local time, Billboard announced that Taeyang’s new single “VIBE” featuring Jimin had entered the Hot 100 (its weekly ranking of the most popular songs in the United States) at No. 76, making it… Continue reading Update: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Enter Billboard’s Hot 100 + Top 10 Of Global Excl. U.S. Chart For 1st Time As Soloists With “VIBE”

January Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,590 idols, using big data collected from December 24, 2022 to January 24, 2023. BTS’s Jimin topped this month’s list with… Continue reading January Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Debut On UK’s Official Singles Chart And ARIA Singles Chart With “VIBE”

Both BIGBANG’s Taeyang and BTS’s Jimin are achieving some exciting career firsts as soloists with their new collab single! For the week of January 20 to 26, Taeyang’s new single “VIBE” featuring Jimin entered several of the United Kingdom’s Official Charts (typically regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts). “VIBE” debuted on the… Continue reading BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Debut On UK’s Official Singles Chart And ARIA Singles Chart With “VIBE”

Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang Offers Glimpse Into His Everyday Life And Comeback Preparations In “The Manager” Preview

Get ready to go behind the scenes of BIGBANG’s Taeyang’s recent comeback on “The Manager”! On January 21, the popular MBC reality show aired a preview of its upcoming episode, which will feature Taeyang as a guest. The newly released preview begins with Taeyang introducing himself to viewers and mentioning that it’s been six years… Continue reading Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang Offers Glimpse Into His Everyday Life And Comeback Preparations In “The Manager” Preview

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

Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Groove To Live Performance Of “VIBE”

On January 19, BIGBANG’s Taeyang dropped a live version of “VIBE” featuring BTS’s Jimin! Taeyang released his highly-anticipated new song “VIBE” featuring Jimin earlier on January 13 at 2 p.m. KST. Not only did the single get off to a strong start within Korea but it also shot to the top of iTunes charts in… Continue reading Watch: BIGBANG’s Taeyang And BTS’s Jimin Groove To Live Performance Of “VIBE”

BIGBANG’s Taeyang Is 1st Korean Male Artist To Be Named Global Ambassador For Givenchy

BIGBANG’s Taeyang will be the face of Givenchy in 2023! On January 17 local time, the luxury French fashion house officially announced, “Givenchy is pleased to announce the appointment of Taeyang as 2023 global ambassador.” Creative director Matthew Williams remarked, “Taeyang is an inspiring artist—a music pioneer with an authentic, barrier-breaking way of expressing his… Continue reading BIGBANG’s Taeyang Is 1st Korean Male Artist To Be Named Global Ambassador For Givenchy

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