CORTIS, ILLIT, BABYMONSTER, NMIXX, BTS, TXT, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, And NewJeans Take Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on May 23!

CORTIS’s new EP “GREENGREEN” jumped to No. 1 on this week’s World Albums chart, in addition to becoming their first album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200. CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” also held steady at No. 6 in its 36th week on the World Albums chart.

After debuting at No. 1 last week, ILLIT’s new mini album “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” fell to No. 2 in its second week on the World Albums chart.

BTS landed a total of four albums on this week’s chart: “Proof” climbed back up to No. 3 in its 205th week on the chart, followed by “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” at No. 11 (in its 28th week), “Love Yourself: Tear” at No. 16 (in its 216th week), and “Love Yourself: Her” at No. 25 (in its 182nd week).

TXT’s latest mini album “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” stayed strong at No. 4 in its fifth week on the chart.

ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN : VANISH” took No. 7 in its 17th week on the chart, while their 2024 album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” climbed back up to No. 23 in its 96th week.

Stray Kids charted three albums this week: “DO IT” rose to No. 8 in its 25th week on the chart, with “KARMA” coming in at No. 19 (in its 38th week) and “ATE” holding steady at No. 22 (in its 95th week).

Meanwhile, NewJeans’ “Get Up” rounded out its 140th week on the chart at No. 15.

BABYMONSTER’s new mini album “CHOOM” debuted at No. 18 this week, while NMIXX’s new mini album “Heavy Serenade” entered the chart at No. 24.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

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AKMU Earns Circle Triple Crown + CORTIS, BTS, And ILLIT Top Weekly Charts

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of May 3 to 9!

Album Chart

CORTIS swept the top two spots on this week’s physical album chart with their new EP “GREENGREEN.” The regular version of the EP debuted at No. 1, while the Weverse version charted separately at No. 2.

BABYMONSTER similarly claimed the next two spots on the chart with their new mini album “CHOOM.” The regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 3, and the Nemo version charted separately at No. 4.

Finally, NAZE’s self-titled debut mini album entered the chart at No. 5.

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Download Chart

AKMU achieved a triple crown on this week’s Circle charts, with their hit song “Paradise of Rumors” topping no less than three separate charts: the overall digital chart, digital download chart, and streaming chart.

AKMU claimed two of the top three spots on this week’s digital download chart, where “Paradise of Rumors” jumped to No. 1 and “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” climbed back up to No. 3.

Meanwhile, ILLIT’s latest title track “It’s Me” shot to No. 2 for the week.

NEXZ’s new single “Mmchk” stayed strong at No. 4 on the chart, while BABYMONSTER’s new title track “CHOOM” debuted at No. 5.

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Overall Digital Chart

AKMU once again swept the top two spots on the overall digital chart, where “Paradise of Rumors” and “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” maintained their respective positions at No. 1 and No. 2.

CORTIS’s “REDRED” jumped to No. 3, followed by Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” at No. 4 and HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 5.

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Streaming Chart

The top five songs on this week’s streaming chart were exactly the same as the overall digital chart, except Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” and CORTIS’s “REDRED” swapped places to take No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

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Global K-Pop Chart

BTS’s “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1 on the global K-pop chart, with HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) holding steady at No. 2.

CORTIS’s “REDRED” rose to No. 3, while BTS’s B-side “2.0” stayed strong at No. 4.

Finally, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” jumped 29 ranks to take No. 5 on this week’s chart.

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Social Chart 3.0

ILLIt held onto their spot at No. 1 on the social chart this week, while BTS maintained their position at No. 2.

BABYMONSTER climbed to No. 3 on this week’s chart, with Yena rising to No. 4 and BLACKPINK rounding out the top five.

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Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!

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May Rookie Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from April 1 to May 1.

KiiiKiii continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 1,154,671. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “Gen Z vibe,” “404,” and “KiiiKiii FesTiiival,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “distinguish themselves,” “participate,” and “active.” KiiiKiii’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.17 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, TWS rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 930,321 for May.

Hearts2Hearts came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 904,097, while CORTIS followed in fourth with a score of 877,463.

Finally, ILLIT rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 776,045, marking a 3.94 percent increase in their score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

KiiiKiii
TWS
Hearts2Hearts
CORTIS
ILLIT
KickFlip
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
ARTMS
BABYMONSTER
KATSEYE
RESCENE
Geenius
izna
idntt
ifeye
UNIS
MEOVV
Baby DONT Cry
AtHeart
SPIA
NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
NEXZ
HORI7ON
eite
AHOF
SAY MY NAME
BE BOYS
CLOSE YOUR EYES
IDID
A1

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BABYMONSTER Becomes 3rd K-Pop Girl Group To Surpass 12 Million YouTube Subscribers

BABYMONSTER has reached an impressive new milestone on YouTube!

On May 18, YG Entertainment announced that at around 6:30 p.m. KST the night before, BABYMONSTER had surpassed 12 million subscribers on their official YouTube channel.

BABYMONSTER hit the 12 million mark approximately two years and two months after their official debut on April 1, 2024, making them the fastest K-pop girl group to reach the milestone relative to their debut date.

YG Entertainment commented, “In just the 13 days leading up to May 17, they gained 250,000 new subscribers, attracting an average of nearly 20,000 new subscribers each day. This latest comeback was a powerful catalyst for bringing in new fans.”

BABYMONSTER is only the third K-pop girl group ever to hit 12 million YouTube subscribers, following in the footsteps of BLACKPINK and TWICE.

Congratulations to BABYMONSTER!

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BABYMONSTER’s “CHOOM” Becomes Fastest 2026 K-Pop MV To Reach 100 Million Views

BABYMONSTER has reached another impressive YouTube milestone!

On May 18 at approximately 2:50 p.m. KST, the music video for “CHOOM” surpassed 100 million views, making it approximately 13 days and 21 hours since the music video’s release on May 4 at 6 p.m. KST.

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“CHOOM” is the group’s 11th official music video to reach the milestone following “BATTER UP,” “Stuck In The Middle,” “SHEESH,” “FOREVER, “DRIP,” “CLIK CLAK,” “HOT SAUCE,” “WE GO UP,” “Really Like You,” and “PSYCHO.”

Furthermore, “CHOOM” is the second and fastest K-pop music video released in 2026 to reach the 100 million mark on YouTube.

Congratulations to BABYMONSTER!

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Celebrate by watching the music video for “CHOOM” again below!

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Watch: CORTIS Achieves Music Show Grand Slam With 7th Win For “REDRED” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By aespa, NMIXX, And More

CORTIS has wrapped up a perfect week of music show wins with a seventh trophy for “REDRED”!

On the May 17 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” BABYMONSTER’s “CHOOM,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.”

CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 5,926 points—meaning that the group won every single music show that aired this week, starting from Wednesday’s “Show Champion” all the way to Sunday’s “Inkigayo” (with “M Countdown,” “Music Bank,” and “Music Core” in between).

Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performance, win, and encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included aespa, BOYNEXTDOOR, NMIXX, BABYMONSTER, ILLIT, TWS, Billlie, FLARE U, DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop, YOUNITE, 82MAJOR, XngHan&Xoul, UNCHILD, H//PE Princess, KIIRAS, NAZE, CrazAngel, and Jadu.

Check out their performances below!

aespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal)”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ddok ddok ddok”

NMIXX – “Crescendo” and “Heavy Serenade”

BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

TWS – “You, You”

Billlie – “WORK”

FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”

DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop – “Doogeundae”

YOUNITE – “POSE!”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

H//PE Princess – “Stolen” (Korean version)

KIIRAS – “TA TA”

NAZE – “People Talk”

CrazAngel – “Picasso”

Jadu – “Words, words, words”

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Watch: CORTIS Takes 6th Win For “REDRED” On “Music Core”; Performances By aespa, NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, And More

CORTIS has snagged a sixth trophy for their hit song “REDRED”!

On the May 16 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 6,830 points.

Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included aespa, NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, ILLIT, BABYMONSTER, TWS, Billlie, DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop, FLARE U, YOUNITE, XngHan&Xoul, 82MAJOR, UNCHILD, H//PE Princess, KIIRAS, NAZE, and CrazAngel.

Check out their performances below!

aespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal)”

NMIXX – “Crescendo” and “Heavy Serenade”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ddok ddok ddok”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM”

TWS – “You, You”

Billlie – “WORK”

DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop – “Doogeundae”

FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”

YOUNITE – “POSE!”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

H//PE Princess – “Stolen” (Korean version)

NAZE – “People Talk”

KIIRAS – “TA TA”

CrazAngel – “Picasso”

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Watch: CORTIS Takes 4th Win And Triple Crown For “REDRED” On “M Countdown”; Performances By aespa, NMIXX, And More

CORTIS has won their fourth music show trophy for “REDRED”!

On the May 14 episode of the Mnet music show, the candidates for first place were BABYMONSTER’s “CHOOM” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the prize with a total of 10,160 points.

This is the third time that “REDRED” has taken first place on “M Countdown,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown”!

Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch the winner announcement and full encore below:

Today’s performers included CORTIS, BABYMONSTER, aespa, NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, Billlie, ILLIT, TWS, FLARE U, NAZE, B:DAWN, XngHan&Xoul, UNCHILD, 82MAJOR, YOUNITE, YUHZ, ChaDongHyeop, CrazAngel, KIIRAS, H//PE PRINCESS.

Check out their performances below!

CORTIS – “TNT”

BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM”

aespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal)”

NMIXX – “Heavy Serenade”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ddok ddok ddok”

Billlie – “ZAP”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”

TWS – “You, You”

NAZE – “People Talk”

B:DAWN – “BEOM”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

YOUNITE – “POSE!”

YUHZ – “Rush Rush”

ChaDongHyeop – “Doogeundae”

CrazAngel – “Picasso”

KIIRAS – “TA TA”

H//PE PRINCESS – “Stolen” (Korean Version)

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BABYMONSTER Announces Stops For 2026-27 World Tour “CHOOM” In Asia & Oceania

BABYMONSTER will be visiting fans across the globe!

Following the announcement of their 2026-27 world tour, BABYMONSTER revealed the dates and venues for their 2026-27 world tour “CHOOM” in Asia and Oceania.

In addition to concerts in Seoul and several cities in Japan, BABYMONSTER will visit Manila, Macau, Jakarta, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Singapore, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Hong Kong.

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The poster further teases more cities to be announced in Europe as well as North America and South America.

Following BABYMONSTER’s comeback with their third mini album “CHOOM” on May 4, the group is gearing up for their Seoul concerts, which will take place from June 26 to 28.

While waiting, check out more concert dates on Soompi’s K-pop Tour Masterlist here!

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Watch: TWS Takes 2nd Win For “You, You” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, And More

TWS has won a second music show trophy for “You, You”!

On the May 10 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” and TWS’s “You, You.” TWS ultimately took the win with a total of 4,743 points.

Congratulations to TWS! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below:

Other performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, CORTIS, ILLIT, Billlie, CRAVITY, NEXZ, Lee Chae Yeon, XngHan&Xoul. NAZE, KIIRAS, UNCHILD, YUHZ, ifeye, Gavy NJ, ORBIT, and Lee Ye Joon.

Check out their performances below!

BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM”

NCT WISH – “Sticky” and “Ode to Love”

CORTIS – “TNT” and “REDRED”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

Billlie – “ZAP”

CRAVITY – “AWAKE”

NEXZ – “Mmchk”

Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

NAZE – “People Talk”

KIIRAS – “TA TA”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

YUHZ – “Rush Rush”

ifeye – “Hazy (Daisy)”

Gavy NJ – “He Broke Up”

ORBIT – “DADADA” (Korean version)

Lee Ye Joon – “Living in the same time”

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