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Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) 2026 Announces Date And Venue
The Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) is set to kick off its annual ceremony! On March 10, the ASEA organizing committee announced, “ASEA 2026, where music, stars, and fans unite, will open this May in Japan.” The event will take place on May 16 and 17 at the Belluna Dome in Saitama, Japan, and is expected to be on an even larger scale with more ambitious production. Launched in 2024, ASEA has become a global awards show that recognizes artists with influence across Asia and worldwide while showcasing high-quality performances. A representative of the ASEA organizing committee remarked, “This year’s ceremony will allow fans to take a more active role through an enhanced global voting system. The official website will gradually announce the artist lineup, award categories, and judging criteria soon.”
BTOB Confirms Full-Group Comeback With New Digital Single
BTOB will be making a comeback as a full group! On March 11, Sports Chosun reported that BTOB will release a new song as a digital single on March 21. In response to the report, BTOB Company confirmed, “BTOB will release a new song as a digital single on March 21.” This will mark BTOB’s first release as a six-member full group in approximately two years and 10 months, since the release of their 12th mini album “Wind and Wish” in May 2023. Notably, the release date coincides with BTOB’s debut anniversary on March 21, 2012, making the new song a meaningful 14th anniversary gift for fans. Stay tuned for more updates!
2026 Weverse Con Festival Announces First Lineup
The 2026 Weverse Con Festival has revealed its first lineup of performing artists! On March 11, HYBE unveiled the first lineup of performers including ILLIT, AHOF, &TEAM, Wendy, Changsub, CORTIS, QWER, TOUCHED, P1Harmony, and PLAVE. This year’s Weverse Con will take place on June 6 and June 7 at KSPO DOME and 88 Lawn Field of Olympic Park. Stay tuned for updates on the lineup!
i-dle To Perform On "The Kelly Clarkson Show"
i-dle will be making their first-ever appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” this week! The girl group will be appearing as guests on the March 13 episode of the popular U.S. talk show, where they will perform their latest single “Mono” (featuring Skaiwater). Simon Baker, Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, and Robin Arzon will also be appearing on the episode. Meanwhile, i-dle recently announced the stops for the North American leg of their ongoing “Syncopation” world tour. Tickets for their North American shows will go on sale on March 11 at 3 p.m. local time.
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!