7 K-Pop MVs That Combine Film And Cartoons In The Coolest Ways

Animation has long been a valuable part of visual media such as music videos that adds a lot of uniqueness and artistic edge. It’s fascinating to see how K-pop MVs combine film and cartoon! Here are just a couple of examples of music videos that use both media styles in cool and interesting ways. 1.… Continue reading 7 K-Pop MVs That Combine Film And Cartoons In The Coolest Ways

August Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for singers! The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from July 24 to August 24. aespa topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 7,073,467, marking… Continue reading August Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

August Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 675 girl group members, using big data collected from July 18 to August 18. IVE’s Jang Won Young topped… Continue reading August Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

August Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from July 15 to August 15. aespa held onto their spot at the… Continue reading August Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

SEVENTEEN, RIIZE, NewJeans, TWS, TWICE’s Nayeon, And WayV Earn Circle Quadruple Million And Platinum Certifications

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has announced its latest batch of official certifications! In 2018, the Korea Music Content Industry Association implemented a new certification system for album sales, song downloads, and online streaming. Starting with music released on or after January 1, 2018, Circle Chart now certifies albums platinum once they reach… Continue reading SEVENTEEN, RIIZE, NewJeans, TWS, TWICE’s Nayeon, And WayV Earn Circle Quadruple Million And Platinum Certifications

TXT, ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, aespa, TWICE, ATEEZ, And BTS’s Jimin Earn RIAJ Double Platinum And Gold Certifications In Japan

The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications! TXT’s new Japanese single album “CHIKAI” earned an official double platinum certification this month for over 500,000 units shipped in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped and platinum at 250,000. Meanwhile,… Continue reading TXT, ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, aespa, TWICE, ATEEZ, And BTS’s Jimin Earn RIAJ Double Platinum And Gold Certifications In Japan

August Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from July 11 to August 11. aespa held onto their spot at the top of… Continue reading August Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Stray Kids, BTS’s Jimin, ENHYPEN, NCT 127, aespa, ATEEZ, TXT, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on August 3! Stray Kids topped this week’s chart with their new mini album “ATE”—which also made a historic debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, where Stray Kids became the first group from any country to have their first five charting albums… Continue reading Stray Kids, BTS’s Jimin, ENHYPEN, NCT 127, aespa, ATEEZ, TXT, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

7 Recent K-Pop B-Sides That Are Just As Impressive As The Title Tracks

While title tracks tend to get the most time to shine—air time on radio, stage performances, and social media trends—there are some truly banging B-sides! This is the time to highlight underrated songs on the albums that deserve just as much love as the title track. Don’t miss this list if you want to discover… Continue reading 7 Recent K-Pop B-Sides That Are Just As Impressive As The Title Tracks

Watch: TWICE’s Tzuyu Makes Captivating Solo Debut With “Run Away” MV

Updated September 6 KST: Tzuyu has made her much-anticipated solo debut! On September 6 at 1 p.m. KST, the TWICE member released her first mini album “abouTZU” along with the music video for the title track. “Run Away” is a song with a modern twist on synth pop and dance music. Check out the music… Continue reading Watch: TWICE’s Tzuyu Makes Captivating Solo Debut With “Run Away” MV