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BLACKPINK's "JUMP" Rises To New Peak On Billboard Pop Radio Airplay Chart + Spends 5th Week On Hot 100

BLACKPINK's "JUMP" Rises To New Peak On Billboard Pop Radio Airplay Chart + Spends 5th Week On Hot 100

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25.08.19
By E Cha

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TWICE Enters Top 40 Of UK's Official Singles Chart For 1st Time
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TWICE Enters Top 40 Of UK's Official Singles Chart For 1st Time

TWICE has broken into the top 40 of the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart! This week, the Official Charts (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s U.S. charts) announced that Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung’s version of the “KPop Demon Hunters” song “Takedown”—which is credited to TWICE on the Official Singles Chart—had jumped to a new peak of No. 35. Meanwhile, TWICE’s 2024 hit “Strategy,” which is also included on the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack, climbed to a new peak of No. 45 in its third consecutive week on the Official Singles Chart. Congratulations to TWICE!

8/20/2025
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Watch: KiiiKiii Takes 1st Win For "DANCING ALONE" On "The Show"; Performances By idntt, SECRET NUMBER, And More
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Watch: KiiiKiii Takes 1st Win For "DANCING ALONE" On "The Show"; Performances By idntt, SECRET NUMBER, And More

KiiiKiii has won their first music show trophy for their new song “DANCING ALONE”! On the August 19 episode of “The Show,” the candidates for first place were idntt’s “BOYtude,” KiiiKiii’s “DANCING ALONE,” and AMPERS&ONE’s “That’s That.” KiiiKiii ultimately took the win with a total of 6,242 points. Congratulations to KiiiKiii! Watch their performance and win below: Other performers on today’s show included idntt, SECRET NUMBER, YOUNG POSSE, ASTRO’s ZOONIZINI, EVNNE, AMPERS&ONE, MADEIN S, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Queenz Eye, SEVENTOEIGHT, Doha, and KEJIMIN. Check out their performances below! idntt – “Storm” and “BOYtude” SECRET NUMBER – “Don’t Touch” YOUNG POSSE – “FREESTYLE” ASTRO’s ZOONIZINI – “Some Things Never Change” EVNNE – “How Can I Do” AMPERS&ONE – “Seesaw” and “That’s That” MADEIN S – “BLUE” CLOSE YOUR EYES – “Paint Candy” Queenz Eye – “ACHA!” and “Feel the Vibe” SEVENTOEIGHT – “PDSR (Please Don’t Stop the Rain)” Doha – “That’s Me” KEJIMIN – “Neko Neko”

8/19/2025
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August Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
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August Individual Rookie Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual rookie idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idols, using big data collected from July 7 to August 7. Hearts2Hearts’ Ian topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 316,581, marking a 5.37 percent increase in her score since July. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “center beauty,” “ceremonial first pitch,” and “Gayo Daejeon,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “innocent,” “pretty,” and “refreshing.” Ian’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 87.05 percent positive reactions. Meanwhile, ILLIT’s Wonhee held onto her spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 252,413. KiiiKiii’s Jiyu maintained her position at third place with a brand reputation index of 231,546, and ILLIT’s Minju came in at a close fourth with a score of 220,265. Finally, Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 214,496, marking a 44.26 percent rise in her score since July. Check out the top 30 for this month below! Hearts2Hearts’ Ian ILLIT’s Wonhee KiiiKiii’s Jiyu ILLIT’s Minju Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo MEOVV’s Anna ILLIT’s Yunah ILLIT’s Moka TWS’s Shinyu BABYMONSTER’s Ahyeon izna’s Yoon Jiyoon TWS’s Dohoon Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha Hearts2Hearts’ Stella Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen Hearts2Hearts’ A-na ILLIT’s Iroha BABYMONSTER’s Asa MEOVV’s Gawon Hearts2Hearts’ Juun izna’s Mai KiiiKiii’s Haeum izna’s Bang Jeemin KiiiKiii’s Sui KATSEYE’s Lara TWS’s Jihoon MEOVV’s Ella KiiiKiii’s Leesol TWS’s Youngjae

8/18/2025
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HUNTR/X Earns Quadruple Crown On Circle Weekly Charts + EVNNE Tops Album Chart
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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.

8/18/2025
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TXT, BTS, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, ILLIT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, And More Claim Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
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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!

8/18/2025
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NCT WISH Paints The Town In Explosive New Teasers For "COLOR" Comeback
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NCT WISH Paints The Town In Explosive New Teasers For "COLOR" Comeback

NCT WISH’s latest comeback teasers are exploding with “COLOR”! On August 18 at midnight KST, NCT WISH released a surreal new set of “We paint this town” teaser images for their upcoming mini album “COLOR.” “COLOR,” which will include NCT WISH’s recent pre-release single “Surf,” is due out on September 1 at 6 p.m. KST. Check out NCT WISH’s music video for “Surf” here—and all of their new teaser images for “COLOR” below!

8/18/2025
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