Wanna One Reclaims Top Spot With “Beautiful”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 4

Wanna One’s “Beautiful” recaptures our top spot this week! Last week, “Beautiful” was second to Red Velvet’s “Peek-A-Boo,” but these two songs have exchanged places this week. “Beautiful” is still going strong on all chart sources, winning on “Music Core” last week. Overall, it is the third week that “Beautiful” has been No. 1 on… Continue reading Wanna One Reclaims Top Spot With “Beautiful”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 4

First Line-Up Of Artists To Attend 32nd Golden Disc Awards Confirmed

The first line-up of artists to attend the 32nd Golden Disc Awards has been revealed. December 26, the award show revealed that Yoon Jong Shin, IU, TWICE, and Wanna One would be attending the Golden Disc Awards ceremony for digital releases to be held on January 10, 2018. All four artists have been nominated for… Continue reading First Line-Up Of Artists To Attend 32nd Golden Disc Awards Confirmed

December Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

On December 24, the Korean Business Research Institute announced this month’s rankings for brand reputation among singers. The results are based on the analysis of participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes for 130,541,250 pieces of big data on singers from November 22 to December 23. This is a 7.9 percent increase from the 120,970,603 pieces of big… Continue reading December Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed

Naver Music Awards Announces Best Songs And Artists Of 2017

Naver Music Awards shared the most loved songs and artists of 2017! The winners of the awards were selected according to the most searched or downloaded songs on Naver Music from January to November 2017. The end-of-year music awards is divided into sections ranging from longest running, most streamed, most downloaded, best background music, most searched,… Continue reading Naver Music Awards Announces Best Songs And Artists Of 2017

Yoon Jong Shin To Sing Korean OST For Disney Pixar Film “Coco”

On December 20, Walt Disney Company Korea announced, “Yoon Jong Shin has been chosen to sing our [Korean] language version of ‘Remember Me,’ the main theme song of ‘Coco.’” “Coco” is a Disney Pixar film about a boy named Miguel who dreams of becoming a musician, and accidentally enters the Land of the Dead. Yoon… Continue reading Yoon Jong Shin To Sing Korean OST For Disney Pixar Film “Coco”

Koreans Choose Top Singers, Songs, And Idols Of 2017

Gallup Korea has released the results of its poll to determine Koreans’ favorite singers, songs, and idols in 2017. The research company Gallup Korea conducted a survey in July, September, and November of 4,200 men and women in Korea aged 13 to 59 to find out their favorite singers and songs from this year. Respondents… Continue reading Koreans Choose Top Singers, Songs, And Idols Of 2017

Red Velvet Tops Chart With “Peek-A-Boo”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 3

Red Velvet picks up their third No. 1 song on our chart this year with “Peek-A-Boo.” This song overcame Wanna One’s “Beautiful” this week, and picked up a music show win on “Inkigayo” just before Red Velvet finished their promotion. Red Velvet also joins TWICE and GFRIEND as the only artists to have three No.… Continue reading Red Velvet Tops Chart With “Peek-A-Boo”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 3

32nd Golden Disc Awards Opens Voting For Popularity Award

Voting has begun for the 32nd Golden Disc Awards! The nominees for Disc Daesang, Digital Daesang, and Best New Artist were previously revealed, but these awards are not open for voting as they are given only based on sales and evaluation from expert judges. The only category open for voting is the Popularity Award, which… Continue reading 32nd Golden Disc Awards Opens Voting For Popularity Award

27th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees And Opens Voting For Categories Determined By Votes

Voting has official begun for the 27th Seoul Music Awards! The awards ceremony previously released details about the awards that will be given out at the event, which will be held on January 25, 2018 at Gocheok Sky Dome. Four of the awards will take into consideration direct votes from fans: Bonsang, New Artist Award,… Continue reading 27th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees And Opens Voting For Categories Determined By Votes

Wanna One Guards Top Spot With “Beautiful”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 2

Wanna One’s “Beautiful” guards the top spot from Red Velvet’s “Peek-A-Boo” and repeats as our No. 1 song this week. Both songs had high enough scores to win the top spots, but “Beautiful” won on the strength of its music show wins on “Music Bank” and “Music Core.” Congratulations again to Wanna One! “Peek-A-Boo” moves up one… Continue reading Wanna One Guards Top Spot With “Beautiful”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2017, December Week 2

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