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SHINee's Taemin Signs With G-Dragon And Song Kang Ho's Agency
SHINee member and solo artist Taemin has found a new agency to call home! On March 11, a media outlet reported that Taemin signed an exclusive contract with Galaxy Corporation. In response to the report, Galaxy Corporation announced, “We have signed an exclusive contract with artist Taemin,” adding, “We will spare no effort in providing full support so that Taemin’s unparalleled artistic capabilities can create synergy with our cutting-edge technology.” Galaxy Corporation is Korea’s first AI entertainment-tech company which is invested in developing a new business that combines advanced technologies—such as AI and robotics—with entertainment content. Galaxy Corporation is currently home to stars including G-Dragon, actor Song Kang Ho, and entertainer Kim Jong Kook. Wishing Taemin all the best on his new journey!
BLACKPINK Becomes 1st Female K-Pop Artist To Score 11 Entries On Billboard Hot 100
BLACKPINK has set a new record on Billboard’s Hot 100 with their latest single! On March 10 local time, Billboard announced that BLACKPINK’s new title track “GO” had debuted at No. 63 on the Hot 100, its weekly ranking of the most popular songs in the United States. With this new entry, BLACKPINK has become the first female K-pop artist ever to land 11 songs on the Hot 100. Before “GO,” the group previously entered the chart with “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (which peaked at No. 55), their Dua Lipa collab “Kiss and Make Up” (No. 93), “Kill This Love” (No. 41), their Lady Gaga collab “Sour Candy” (No. 33), “How You Like That” (No. 33), their Selena Gomez collab “Ice Cream” (No. 13), “Lovesick Girls” (No. 59), “Pink Venom” (No. 22), “Shut Down” (No. 25), and “JUMP” (No. 28). BLACKPINK also debuted several songs from their new album “DEADLINE” on both of Billboard’s global charts. “GO” entered Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 13, while their pre-release single “JUMP” climbed back up to No. 32 in its 34th week on the chart. Meanwhile, B-sides “Champion” and “Me and my” debuted at No. 44 and No. 65 respectively. Over on the Global 200, “GO” debuted at No. 17, followed by “JUMP” at No. 49, “Champion” at No. 76, and “Me and my” at No. 119. Additionally, BLACKPINK re-entered Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 11, marking their 34th overall week on the chart. Billboard also previously announced earlier this week that BLACKPINK’s latest album “DEADLINE” had debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, making it their third consecutive album to enter the top 10. Congratulations to BLACKPINK!
BLACKPINK, IVE's Jang Won Young, KiiiKiii, And More Top Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of February 22 to 28! Album Chart BLACKPINK earned a double crown on this week’s Circle charts, topping both the social chart and the physical album chart, where their new album “DEADLINE” debuted at No. 1. IVE swept two of the top five spots on this week’s physical album chart with their new album “REVIVE+.” The regular version of the album debuted at No. 2, while the Nemo version charted separately at No. 5. NCT JNJM’s unit debut mini album “BOTH SIDES” entered the chart at No. 3, followed by the MINIRECORD version of Park Ji Hyeon’s “MASTER VOICE” at No. 4. Download Chart IVE’s Jang Won Young topped this week’s digital download chart with her solo song “8,” which was released as a B-side on the group’s new album “REVIVE+.” Songs from “REVIVE+” claimed three of the top five spots on this week’s chart: An Yu Jin’s solo song “Force” debuted at No. 3, trailed by the group’s title track “BLACKHOLE” at No. 5. NCT JNJM’s unit debut track “BOTH SIDES” entered the chart at No. 2, and Park Ji Hyeon’s “Mu” debuted at No. 4. Overall Digital Chart KiiiKiii maintained their double crown on the Circle charts this week, with their hit song “404 (New Era)” remaining No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart. IVE’s “BANG BANG” held steady at No. 2 on the overall digital chart, with HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” similarly maintaining their respective positions at No. 3 and No. 4. Finally, Hearts2Hearts’ new single “RUDE!” debuted at No. 5 this week. Streaming Chart The top four songs on this week’s streaming chart were exactly the same as the overall digital chart: KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” came in at No. 1, IVE’s “BANG BANG” at No. 2, HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 3, and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” at No. 4. Finally, Car, the garden’s “My whole world” held onto its spot at No. 5. Global K-Pop Chart HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) continued its reign at No. 1 on this week’s global K-pop chart, while Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” stayed strong at No. 5. Hearts2Hearts’ “Rude!” jumped 41 ranks to take No. 2 on the chart, followed by IVE’s “BANG BANG!” at No. 3. Meanwhile, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” remained unmoving at No. 4. Social Chart 3.0 BLACKPINK rose to No. 1 on this week’s social chart, while ILLIT maintained their position at No. 2. TWICE came in at No. 3 for the week, with IVE following at No. 4 and Choi Yu Ree rising to No. 5. Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
ENHYPEN Shares Message For Fans Following Heeseung's Departure
In the wake of Heeseung’s departure from the group, ENHYPEN has shared a message for their fans. On March 10, BELIFT LAB announced that Heeseung would be leaving the group and debuting as a solo artist. The agency also stated that ENHYPEN would be continuing their activities as a six-member group. Later that night, ENHYPEN posted the following message on the members’ X (formerly Twitter) account: I think ENGENE [ENHYPEN’s fandom] must have been very surprised after seeing today’s announcement.The first thing we worried about was what ENGENE would think.As ENHYPEN is a group that always exists for the sake of ENGENE, seeing ENGENE worry or struggle is more painful than anything else for us. The time we’ve spent together up until now is so precious to us that it’s impossible to put into words. That’s why we respect and support the choice made by Heeseung, who spent that time with us, along with his new start. In order to ease ENGENE’s worries even a little, and in order to make every day a happy one for ENGENE, we, ENHYPEN, will continue to grow even more in the future.In order to become an ENHYPEN that ENGENE, who always support us and cheer us on wherever they are, can always feel proud of, we will become stronger and never forget our gratitude at every moment.We are always thankful, and we love you, ENGENE.
March Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for variety stars! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 50 popular entertainers, using big data collected from February 1 to March 1. Yoo Jae Suk held onto his spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,019,349. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “How Do You Play?”, “Punghyanggo,” and “You Quiz,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “rise,” “strength,” and “surpass.” Yoo Jae Suk’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.07 percent positive reactions. Ji Suk Jin shot to second place after seeing a whopping 201.99 percent increase in his brand reputation index since February, bringing his total score for the month to 2,930,293. Park Myung Soo rose to third place with a brand reputation index of 2,707,601, marking an impressive 167.03 percent increase in his score since last month. Meanwhile, Jun Hyun Moo came in at a very close fourth with a brand reputation index of 2,707,312 for March. Finally, Kim Jong Kook rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,487,199, marking a 112.07 percent rise in his score since February. Yoo Jae Suk Ji Suk Jin Park Myung Soo Jun Hyun Moo Kim Jong Kook Shin Dong Yup HaHa Seo Jang Hoon Heo Kyung Hwan Kim Sook Jung Joon Ha Kim Jong Min Kang Ho Dong Kim Gura Kim Dong Hyun Lee Soo Ji Joo Woo Jae Ahn Jung Hwan Kim Joon Ho Jang Do Yeon Kim Young Chul Lee Kyung Kyu Super Junior’s Kim Heechul Tak Jae Hoon Lee Young Ja Song Ji Hyo Yang Se Chan Lee Soo Geun Lee Sang Min Hong Jin Kyung Top Photo Credit: Xportsnews
B.I Announces Military Enlistment Date
B.I will be enlisting in the military this month. On March 10, B.I’s agency 131LABEL announced that the artist will begin his mandatory military service as a public service worker on March 16. The agency also stated that no official events will be held on the day of his enlistment. Wishing B.I a safe and healthy service!