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ATEEZ; ENHYPEN; Hwasa; And Car, The Garden Achieve Double Crowns On Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings! Monthly Album Chart ENHYPEN achieved a double crown for the month of January with their new mini album “THE SIN : VANISH” and its title track “Knife,” topping both the physical album chart and the digital download chart. “THE SIN : VANISH” debuted at No. 1 on the monthly physical album chart, while “BOYS II PLANET” group ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s debut mini album “EUPHORIA” entered the chart at No. 2. EXO’s new album “REVERXE” debuted at No. 3, followed by SEVENTEEN’s DxS (DK x Seungkwan)’s unit debut mini album “Serenade” at No. 4 and idntt’s “yesweare” at No. 5. Weekly Album Chart ATEEZ earned a double crown on this week’s Circle charts with their new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” and its title track “Adrenaline,” which topped the physical album chart and the digital download chart respectively. “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” swept the top two spots on this week’s album chart, with the regular version of the mini album debuting at No. 1 and the POCA version charting separately at No. 2. ZEROBASEONE’s new special limited album “RE-FLOW” debuted at No. 3, while KiiiKiii’s EP “Delulu Pack” held onto its spot at No. 4. Finally, CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” rounded out the top five for the week. Monthly Download Chart ENHYPEN’s latest title track “Knife” debuted at No. 1 on the monthly digital download chart, trailed by HADES’ “Planet B” at No. 2 and fromis_9’s “White Memories” at No. 3. EXO’s new title track “Crown” debuted at No. 4, while ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s debut song “FREAK ALARM” entered the chart at No. 5. Weekly Download Chart ATEEZ topped the weekly digital download chart with their new title track “Adrenaline,” which debuted at No. 1. ZEROBASEONE’s new song “LOVEPOCALYPSE” entered the chart at No. 2, while KiiiKiii’s latest hit “404 (New Era)” held steady at No. 3. Younha’s “Seasonal Crime” debuted at No. 4, with Car, the garden’s “My whole world” rounding out the top five. Monthly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart MAMAMOO’s Hwasa maintained her double crown on the Circle charts for January with her long-running hit “Good Goodbye,” which remained No. 1 on both the monthly digital chart and streaming chart. The top five songs on the overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same for January. “Good Goodbye” held steady at No. 1 on both charts, trailed by HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 2, WOODZ’s “Drowning” at No. 3, HANRORO’s “0+0” at No. 4, and NMIXX’s “Blue Valentine” at No. 5. Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart Car, the garden similarly held onto his double crown on the weekly charts with his 2021 song “My whole world,” which recently shot back up the charts after a noteworthy mention on the hit dating show “EXchange 4.” Just like the monthly charts, the top five songs on the overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same this week. “My whole world” remained No. 1 on both charts, with HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 2, Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” at No. 3, WOODZ’s “Drowning” at No. 4, and HANRORO’s “0+0” at No. 5. Monthly Global K-Pop Chart The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack maintained a strong presence on the monthly global K-pop chart, where HUNTR/X’s “Golden” remained No. 1 and Saja Boys’ “Your Idol” held steady at No. 5. BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” climbed back up to No. 2, followed by Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” at No. 3. Finally, ILLIT’s “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” jumped to No. 4 on the monthly chart for January. Weekly Global K-Pop Chart HUNTR/X’s “Golden” also continued its reign at No. 1 on the weekly global K-pop chart, with Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” maintaining its position at No. 2. Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” remained unmoving at No. 3, with BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s “like JENNIE” and BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” swapping places to take No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. Monthly Social Chart ILLIT rose to No. 1 on the social chart for January, followed by TWICE at No. 2. EXO jumped 11 ranks to take No. 3 for the month, with LE SSERAFIM climbing to No. 4 and BLACKPINK staying strong at No. 5. Weekly Social Chart ILLIT also held onto their spot at No. 1 on the weekly social chart, with TWICE coming in at No. 2, BLACKPINK at No. 3, and aespa at No. 4. Finally, LE SSERAFIM rose to No. 5 for the week. Congratulations to all of the artists!
ENHYPEN, IVE, Zico, G-Dragon, And More Earn Circle Double 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 250,000 sales, while albums that have sold a million copies or more receive a “million” certification. ENHYPEN earned a double million certification this month for selling over 2 million copies of their 2023 mini album “ORANGE BLOOD.” In the streaming category, both IVE’s 2023 smash hit “I AM” and Block B’s Zico’s viral 2020 track “Any Song” were certified double platinum for surpassing 200 million streams each. Meanwhile, BIGBANG’s G-Dragon’s “HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang and Daesung) and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” were certified platinum after reaching 100 million streams each. Congratulations to all of the artists!
TWICE To Perform On "The Tonight Show" Next Week
TWICE is returning to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”! On February 17 local time, the famous U.S. talk show announced that TWICE would be making a guest appearance next week while in town for their ongoing “THIS IS FOR” world tour. TWICE will be performing on the February 23 episode of “The Tonight Show,” which airs at 11:35 p.m. ET. .@JYPETWICE returns to Studio 6B with a performance on February 23rd on #FallonTonight 🩷 #TWICEonFallon pic.twitter.com/NRQN0eRV15— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) February 17, 2026
NMIXX And Pabllo Vittar Drop 1st Teaser For New Collab "TIC TIC"
NMIXX and Pabllo Vittar are joining forces for another exciting collaboration! On February 17, NMIXX announced that “TIC TIC,” their new single featuring Pabllo Vittar, will be released on February 26 KST at 12 p.m. KST. NMIXX also unveiled a teaser image for the song, which they performed together with Pabllo Vittar yesterday at the São Paulo Carnival—where they became the first K-pop artist ever to perform at Brazil’s Carnival. NMIXX and Pabllo Vittar previously teamed up for the collab single “MEXE” in August of last year.
February Advertisement Model Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for advertisement models! The rankings were determined through an analysis of consumer behavior, using big data collected from January 11 to February 11. The Korean Business Research Institute evaluated the participation, communication, media, and social values of popular advertisement models in order to calculate each star’s total brand reputation index for the month. BTS topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 1,590,057, marking an 85.76 percent increase in their score since January. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARIRANG,” “K-beauty,” and “K-food,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “collaborate,” “positive,” and “increase.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.57 percent positive reactions. IVE came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 1,469,888, marking a 61.52 percent rise in their score since last month. Lim Young Woong held onto his spot at third place with a brand reputation index of 1,272,569, marking a 19.36 percent increase in his score since January. Soccer star Son Heung Min took fourth place for February with a brand reputation index of 1,041,101, marking a 49.58 percent rise in his score since last month. Finally, BLACKPINK rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 1,010,136, marking a whopping 111.16 percent increase in their score since January. BTS IVE Lim Young Woong Son Heung Min BLACKPINK Lee Byung Hun Yoo Jae Suk Shin Min Ah Park Jeong Min Faker Kim Jong Kook Park Bo Gum Son Suk Ku Gong Yoo Lee Joo Bin aespa Lee Chan Won Kim Hye Yoon ILLIT Tak Jae Hoon TWICE Byeon Woo Seok Um Tae Goo Shin Dong Yup Choo Sung Hoon Kim Yuna Sung Si Kyung Kim Go Eun Lee Soo Ji Jun Hyun Moo
February Drama Actor Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for drama actors! The rankings were determined through a data analysis of the media coverage, participation, interaction, and community indexes of 100 actors who appeared in dramas that aired between January 17 and February 17. Park Shin Hye, who is currently starring in “Undercover Miss Hong,” topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 4,117,879. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “Undercover Miss Hong,” “irreplaceable,” and “Hong Geum Bo,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “transformation,” “high ratings,” and “Park Shin Hye did it again.” Park Shin Hye’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 91.38 percent positive reactions. Go Youn Jung, who recently starred in “Can This Love Be Translated?,” took second place for February with a brand reputation index of 3,833,958. Kim Hye Yoon, who is starring in “No Tail to Tell,” ranked third with a brand reputation index of 2,944,189. JTBC’s “Surely Tomorrow” star Won Ji An came in fourth place for the month with a brand reputation index of 2,801,041. Finally, Lee Je Hoon—who starred in “Taxi Driver 3” and topped last month’s list—rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,682,309. Park Shin Hye Go Youn Jung Kim Hye Yoon Won Jin An Lee Je Hoon Moon Sang Min Ji Sung Ahn Eun Jin Lee Joo Bin Jang Ki Yong Lomon Ahn Bo Hyun Nam Ji Hyun Kim Go Eun Kim Seon Ho Pyo Ye Jin Park Seo Joon Jung Woo Sung Lee Tae Ran Jung Il Woo Seo Hyun Jin Lee Yi Dam Hyun Bin Jung Kyung Ho Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung Lee Si Ah Jin Se Yeon Yoon Hyun Min Yoo Ji Tae Jeon Do Yeon