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March 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 February 4 to March 4. ILLIT’s Wonhee continued her reign at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 423,246 for March. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “girl next door,” “chaotic,” and “NOT CUTE ANYMORE,” while her highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “honest,” and “easygoing.” Wonhee’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 89.58 percent positive reactions. TWS’s Dowoon rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 396,032, marking an impressive 82.80 percent increase in his score since February. KiiiKiii’s Jiyu shot to third place after seeing a whopping 451.13 percent rise in her brand reputation index, bringing her total score to 201,034 for the month. Meanwhile, ILLIT’s Minju held onto her spot at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 183,976 for March. Finally, Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo rounded out the top five with a score of 164,360, marking a 13.56 percent increase in her score since February. ILLIT’s Wonhee TWS’s Dohoon KiiiKiii’s Jiyu ILLIT’s Minju Hearts2Hearts’ Jiwoo Hearts2Hearts’ Ian KiiiKiii’s Haum KiiiKiii’s Kya CORTIS’s Keonho TWS’s Jihoon TWS’s Shinyu Hearts2Hearts’ Yuha KiiiKiii’s Leesol ILLIT’s Yunah Hearts2Hearts’ Stella Hearts2Hearts’ A-na ILLIT’s Moka Hearts2Hearts’ Carmen KiiiKiii’s Sui Hearts2Hearts’ Juun MEOVV’s Anna Hearts2Hearts’ Ye-on ILLIT’s Iroha TWS’s Youngjae TWS’s Kyungmin RESCENE’s Woni BABYMONSTER’s Ahyeon CORTIS’s Juhoon KATSEYE’s Manon KATSEYE’s Yoonchae
ENHYPEN, IVE, KiiiKiii, TWICE, And More Top Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of February 15 to 21! Album Chart ENHYPEN topped the physical album chart with their latest mini album “THE SIN : VANISH,” which returned to No. 1 this week. ZEROBASEONE’s special limited album “RE-FLOW” re-entered the chart at No. 2, while LNGSHOT’s debut EP “SHOT CALLERS” started off at No. 3. HANRORO swept the next two spots on the chart with her mini albums “Take-off” and “HOME,” which took No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. Download Chart IVE topped this week’s digital download chart with their hit pre-release track “BANG BANG,” which rose to No. 1. KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” took No. 2 for the week, while Hearts2Hearts’ new single “RUDE!” debuted at No. 3. Tei’s “Last Love” jumped to No. 4 on the chart, with Car, the garden’s “My whole world” rounding out the top five. Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart KiiiKiii maintained their double crown on the Circle charts this week with their hit song “404 (New Era),” which remained No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart. The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same. “404 (New Era)” held onto its spot at No. 1 on both charts, followed by IVE’s “BANG BANG” at No. 2, HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 3, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” at No. 4, and Car, the garden’s “My whole world” at No. 5. Global K-Pop Chart HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) maintained its position at No. 1 on this week’s global K-pop chart, while Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” climbed back up to No. 3. IVE’s “BANG BANG” held steady at No. 2 on the chart, trailed by BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” at No. 4 and BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s “like JENNIE” at No. 5. Social Chart 3.0 All of the fop five spots on this week’s social chart went to girl groups: TWICE rose to No. 1, with ILLIT coming in at No. 2. IVE held onto their spot at No. 3 on the chart, while BLACKPINK similarly remained unmoving at No. 4. Finally, Hearts2Hearts jumped 25 ranks to take No. 5 for the week. Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
Yena Announces Dates And Cities For 2026 Live Tour
Yena is heading abroad on tour! On March 3, Yena officially announced her plans for her upcoming “So Near, Yet So Far, Another Wo2ld” live tour of Asia. After kicking things off with two nights of shows in Seoul on April 4 and 5, Yena will be performing in Macau on April 25, Taipei on May 1 and 2, Hong Kong on May 23, and Tokyo on June 13 and 14. Is Yena coming to a city near you?
"M Countdown X Mega Concert" Announces 1st Lineup
“M Countdown X Mega Concert” has revealed its first lineup of performing artists! Mnet’s “M Countdown” and Mega MGC Coffee are teaming up to hold a large-scale music festival at Incheon’s INSPIRE Arena on May 30. On March 3, it was announced that EXO, NCT WISH, and Hearts2Hearts would be performing at the upcoming show. Stay tuned for the next lineup of artists!
Watch: YG Announces 2026 Plans, Including BIGBANG Tour And New Boy Group Debut
YG Entertainment has big plans for 2026! On March 4 at midnight KST, YG Entertainment released an announcement video in which founder Yang Hyun Suk shared the agency’s plans for the year ahead. BIGBANG According to Yang Hyun Suk, BIGBANG will be kicking off a global tour this year in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut. BABYMONSTER Meanwhile, BABYMONSTER is gearing up to return with a new mini album called “CHOOM” in early May. The girl group will kick off their comeback with the pre-release single “CHOOM,” which will be followed by a title track with a different vibe. BABYMONSTER is also planning to make a comeback with a full-length album around October. In between comebacks, BABYMONSTER will embark on their second world tour. Starting in June, the group will hold concerts in North America, South America, Europe, and Oceania. TREASURE TREASURE, who is currently in the midst of an ongoing tour, is preparing to make a comeback with a new mini album in June. Yang Hyun Suk teased that the mini album will show a new side of TREASURE that has never been seen before, and in accordance with the members’ wishes, it will feature “YG-style hip hop songs.” Additionally, TREASURE’s T5 unit will be returning later this year, and the group’s rapper trio—Choi Hyun Suk, Haruto, and Yoshi—will also be debuting under a new unit name. TREASURE Is also currently scheduled to begin a new world tour early next year. New Groups Finally, the video ended by announcing that YG Entertainment is aiming to debut a new boy group this fall. The agency also stated that the remaining two members of their upcoming girl group (currently going by the project name “NEXT MONSTER”) will be revealed soon as well.
BTS Unveils Track List For New Album "ARIRANG"
ARMY, prepare to feast: the wait for new BTS music is nearly over! On March 4 at midnight KST, BIGHIT MUSIC released the track list for BTS’s upcoming fifth full-length album “ARIRANG.” The album, which is due out on March 20 at 1 p.m. KST, will feature a total of 14 songs, including the title track “SWIM.”