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HUNTR/X Earns Quadruple Crown On Circle Weekly Charts + EVNNE Tops Album Chart
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of August 3 to 9! Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart Fictional girl group HUNTR/X from the popular animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” achieved a quadruple crown on this week’s Circle charts with their hit song “Golden,” which topped no less than four different charts: the overall digital chart, streaming chart, download chart, and global K-pop chart. The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami) remained No. 1, followed by “KPop Demon Hunters” boy band Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” (sung by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, U-KISS’s Kevin Woo, and samUIL Lee) at No. 2, BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” at No. 3, ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS” at No. 4, and WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)’s “Drowning” at No. 5. Download Chart The top three songs on this week’s digital download chart were the same as the overall digital chart and streaming chart: HUNTR/X’s “Golden” rose to No. 1, with Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” climbing to No. 2 and BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” following at No. 3. Jeong Dong Won’s “Easy Lover” debuted at No. 4 on this week’s chart, while Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” rounded out the top five for the week. Album Chart EVNNE claimed two of the top four spots on this week’s physical album chart with their new mini album “LOVE ANECDOTE(S).” The regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 1, while the POCA version charted separately at No. 4. EPEX’s “Youth Chapter 3: ROMANTIC YOUTH” rose to No. 2 this week, while the EVER version of SAY MY NAME’s “iLy” entered the chart at No. 3. Finally, the new LP version of BTS’s RM’s 2024 solo album “Right Place, Wrong Person” debuted at No. 5 on this week’s chart. Global K-Pop Chart Once again, the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack swept four of the top five spots on this week’s global K-pop chart. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” continued its reign at No. 1, trailed by Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” at No. 2, Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” at No. 3, and HUNTR/X’s “How It’s Done” at No. 5. Finally, BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” stayed strong at No. 4 on this week’s chart.
TXT, BTS, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, ILLIT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, And More Claim Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on August 16! TXT’s latest album “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” remained No. 1 on the World Albums chart for the second week in a row, in addition to spending a second week on the Billboard 200 at No. 43. BTS’s live album “PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE” held onto its spot at No. 2 in its third week on the World Albums chart, while their 2022 anthology album “Proof” climbed back up to No. 7 in its 165th week. ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “DESIRE : UNLEASH” rose to No. 3 in its 10th week on the World Albums chart, and their previous album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” also climbed to No. 17 in its 56th week. ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3” stayed strong at No. 4 in its eighth week on the chart, with ILLIT’s “bomb” holding onto its spot at No. 5 in its seventh week. Stray Kids once again charted a total of four albums this week: their special album “合 (HOP)” maintained its position at No. 9 in its 34th week on the chart, with “ATE” jumping to No. 10 (in its 55th week), “ROCK-STAR” rising to No. 22 (in its 39th week), and “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” holding steady at No. 23 (in its 51st week). SEVENTEEN’s “HAPPY BURSTDAY” climbed to No. 13 in its 11th week on the chart, followed by BTS’s Jimin’s “MUSE” at No. 14 in its 55th week. NewJeans’ “Get Up” rounded out its 100th non-consecutive week on the chart at No. 15, with BTS’s Jin’s “Echo” taking No. 20 in its 12th week and BLACKPINK’s “THE ALBUM” ranking No. 24 in its 110th week. Congratulations to all of the artists!
NCT's Haechan Announces Solo Debut Date With Teaser For 1st Album "TASTE"
Mark your calendars for NCT’s Haechan’s solo debut! On August 18 at midnight KST, Haechan officially announced the date and details of his highly-anticipated solo debut. Haechan will be releasing his first solo album “TASTE” on September 8 at 6 p.m. KST, and you can check out his first teaser for the upcoming album below!
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 725 girl group members, using big data collected from July 17 to August 17. BLACKPINK’s Rosé held onto her spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,815,907, marking a 15.80 percent increase in her score since July. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “JUMP,” “APT.”, and “Billboard,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “celebrate,” and “prove.” Rosé’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.42 percent positive reactions. IVE’s Jang Won Young maintained her position at second place with a brand reputation index of 6,441,557, marking a 13.41 percent rise in her score since last month. BLACKPINK’s Jennie remained third on the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,280,705, marking a 17.13 percent increase in her score since July. IVE’s An Yu Jin similarly held steady at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 4,186,388, marking an 18.96 percent rise in her score since last month. Finally, aespa’s Winter rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,316,247, marking a 34.55 percent increase in her score since July. Check out the top 30 for this month below! BLACKPINK’s Rosé IVE’s Jang Won Young BLACKPINK’s Jennie IVE’s An Yu Jin aespa’s Winter BLACKPINK’s Lisa Red Velvet’s Joy IVE’s Liz BLACKPINK’s Jisoo IVE’s Rei Red Velvet’s Seulgi aespa’s Giselle cignature’s Jeewon Red Velvet’s Irene aespa’s Ningning Red Velvet’s Wendy LE SSERAFIM’s Kim Chaewon NMIXX’s Sullyoon OH MY GIRL’s Arin TWICE’s Jeongyeon TWICE’s Jihyo OH MY GIRL’s YooA IVE’s Gaeul TWICE’s Mina Red Velvet’s Yeri IVE’s Leeseo TWICE’s Dahyun EXID’s Hani ITZY’s Yuna TWICE’s Chaeyoung
KATSEYE's Manon To Sit Out Summer Sonic Tokyo Due To Health
KATSEYE’s Manon will be sitting out the group’s performance at Summer Sonic Tokyo today. On August 17 KST, KATSEYE’s agency announced that Manon would not be able to perform at Summer Sonic Tokyo later that day due to her health. The previous day, the group cancelled their performance at Summer Sonic Osaka on August 16 “due to two members feeling unwell.” At the time, KATSEYE’s agency stated that both members in question had fully recovered and would be able to perform at Summer Sonic Tokyo the following day. However, the agency has now shared that because Manon’s “condition has declined upon landing in Tokyo,” “she has since made the decision after consulting her doctor to rest in order to recover as soon as possible.” The full announcement is as follows: This is your KATSEYE community manager. We are very sorry to share that Manon will not be able to perform at Summer Sonic Tokyo on Sunday, August 17, as her condition has declined upon landing in Tokyo. She has since made the decision after consulting her doctor to rest in order to recover as soon as possible. We know many EYEKONS were looking forward to seeing all KATSEYE members on stage at Summer Sonic Tokyo and we sincerely apologize for the unforeseen change. Your health and safety, as well as that of KATSEYE members, is always our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding. We wish Manon a speedy recovery. Thank you for your continued support for KATSEYE. Get well soon, Manon!
August Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from July 16 to August 16. BTS’s Jin topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 4,961,133, marking a 3.54 percent increase in his score since July. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “world tour,” “Don’t Say You Love Me,” and “concert,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “outstanding,” “sold out,” and “expand.” Jin’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.30 percent positive reactions. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon took second place with a brand reputation index of 4,414,777. marking a 3.25 percent rise in his score since last month. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo climbed to third place with a brand reputation index of 4,390,489, marking a 4.69 percent increase in his score since July. Meanwhile, BTS’s Jimin came in at a very close fourth with a brand reputation index of 4,385,053. Finally, BTS’s V rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,926,662, marking a 36.18 percent increase in his score since July. Check out the top 30 for this month below! BTS’s Jin BIGBANG’s G-Dragon ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo BTS’s Jimin BTS’s V BTS’s Jungkook TVXQ’s Yunho RIIZE’s Wonbin Wanna One’s Kang Daniel EXO’s Baekhyun Shinhwa’s Lee Min Woo BTS’ Suga BTS’s j-hope WEi’s Kim Yo Han HIGHLIGHT’s Yoon Doojoon NU’EST and Wanna One’s Hwang Minhyun Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan Super Junior’s Kim Heechul SHINee’s Key SHINee’s Minho BTS’s RM WINNER’s Song Mino Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon Wanna One’s Ong Seong Wu RIIZE’s Sohee Super Junior’s Sungmin Super Junior’s Kyuhyun RIIZE’s Sungchan ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha RIIZE’s Anton