Update: Friends And Fans Remember SHINee’s Jonghyun On The 2nd Anniversary Of His Passing

Updated December 19 KST: Red Velvet’s Yeri posted on her Instagram to share a message for the friends she has lost. She wrote: “I’m always trying to make sure that my actions don’t cause other people and myself to only remember your names with sadness. That’s why I hesitated about writing this, but I’m just going to quietly… Continue reading Update: Friends And Fans Remember SHINee’s Jonghyun On The 2nd Anniversary Of His Passing

IU Rises To No. 1 With “Blueming”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, December Week 2

It was a close three-way battle for the top spot on our chart this week! IU’s “Blueming” moves up one spot to take over as our new No. 1 song. “Blueming” won on “Inkigayo” the previous week and came out on top despite tough competition. Congratulations to IU! Moving up eight spots to No. 2… Continue reading IU Rises To No. 1 With “Blueming”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, December Week 2

Bugs Music Reveals Most Popular Songs, Albums, Artists, And More In 2019

Korean music site Bugs shared a look at what its listeners have been enjoying this year! On December 12, Bugs revealed several charts with the title “2019, the Music We Loved.” Data was taken from the period of December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2019. The Most Loved Songs and Albums categories were determined by the combination… Continue reading Bugs Music Reveals Most Popular Songs, Albums, Artists, And More In 2019

EXO, IU, BTS, Kang Daniel, And More Top Gaon Monthly + Weekly Charts

Gaon Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings! EXO and IU dominated the latest Gaon charts, with EXO’s sixth studio album “OBSESSION” topping the physical album chart for November while also maintaining its reign over the weekly album chart for the second consecutive week. Meanwhile, IU achieved a triple crown for November… Continue reading EXO, IU, BTS, Kang Daniel, And More Top Gaon Monthly + Weekly Charts

29th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins

The Seoul Music Awards (hereafter SMA) is gearing up for its 29th ceremony! On December 9, the nominees were announced for the Main Award, Rookie Award, Ballad Award, R&B/Hip Hop Award, OST Award, Dance Performance Award, Popularity Award, and K-Wave Award of the 29th SMA. Voting is now open on the official mobile application and will… Continue reading 29th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees + Voting Begins

MAMAMOO Remains No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, December Week 1

MAMAMOO’s “HIP” remains our No. 1 song this week! The song picked up another music show win on “M Countdown” on November 28 and maintained high rankings on all other chart sources. Congratulations again to MAMAMOO! IU’s “Blueming” moves up eight spots to No. 2 this week after taking first place on “Music Bank” and “Inkigayo”… Continue reading MAMAMOO Remains No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, December Week 1

34th Golden Disc Awards Announces Nominees

Nominees have been announced for the 34th Golden Disc Awards! Songs and albums that were released between October 2018 through October 2019 were eligible to be nominated this year. Data regarding sales and usage on streaming sites until mid-December will be gathered from the Gaon Chart and reflected in the results. The nominees are as… Continue reading 34th Golden Disc Awards Announces Nominees

Winners Of 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards

The 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards recognized many of the biggest acts in K-pop today! The ceremony was held on December 4 at the Nagoya Dome in Japan, with actor Park Bo Gum as host. BTS swept the Daesangs (Grand Prizes), taking home all four including Album of the Year for “Map of the Soul: Persona,” Worldwide… Continue reading Winners Of 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards

Update: 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Announces Final Lineup

Updated January 7 KST: The final lineup has been confirmed for the 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards! It was announced on January 8 that Stray Kids and Yoon Min Soo will also be attending the ceremony, joining the previously announced artists (G)I-DLE, ITZY, NCT Dream, MONSTA X, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, N.Flying, Chungha, Ben, BOL4,… Continue reading Update: 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards Announces Final Lineup

MAMAMOO Takes No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, November Week 5

MAMAMOO scores their second No. 1 song on our chart this year with “HIP,” moving up 13 spots to take over as our new No. 1 song this week! “HIP” won on “Inkigayo,” “Music Bank,” and “M Countdown” the previous week and also maintained high scores on all chart sources. Congratulations to MAMAMOO! “HIP” is… Continue reading MAMAMOO Takes No. 1 With “HIP”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2019, November Week 5

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