CORTIS, aespa, TWS, BABYMONSTER, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, And More Earn Circle Million And Platinum Certifications
Circle 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.
This month, CORTIS earned two separate certifications for their latest EP “GREENGREEN.” The group received an official double million certification for selling over 2 million copies of the regular version of the album, while the Weverse version was certified double platinum for over 500,000 copies sold.
Meanwhile, aespa’s latest album “LEMONADE” and TWS’s 2025 mini album “play hard” were both certified triple platinum for selling over 750,000 copies each.
BABYMONSTER also received two certifications for their latest mini album “CHOOM.” The regular version of the EP was certified double platinum for over 500,000 copies sold, while the Nemo version was certified platinum for over 250,000 copies sold.
LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” pt.1, ILLIT’s “I’LL LIKE YOU,” and AND2BLE’s “Sequence 01: Curiosity” were all certified double platinum for selling over 500,000 copies each.
Finally, ITZY’s “Motto,” ZEROBASEONE’s “Ascend-,” NMIXX’s “Heavy Serenade,” NCT’s Taeyong’s “WYLD,” XLOV’s “I,God,” CRAVITY’s “ReDeFINE,” and the Weverse version of NewJeans’ “Supernatural” were all certified platinum for selling over 250,000 copies each.
ATEEZ, I.O.I, RIIZE, CORTIS, BTS, SEVENTEEN’s V8, And ILLIT Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
RIIZE topped the physical album chart for June with their latest mini album “II,” which debuted at No. 1 on the monthly chart.
All of the top five spots on June’s album chart went to new releases: TREASURE’s “NEW WAV” debuted at No. 2, BOYNEXTDOOR’s “HOME” at No. 3, ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” at No. 4, and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang” at No. 5.
Weekly Album Chart
SEVENTEEN’s new unit V8 claimed two of the top five spots on the weekly album chart with their self-titled debut mini album. The regular version of “V8” entered the chart at No. 1, while the Weverse version charted separately at No. 2.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5,” which debuted at No. 1 on last week’s chart, fell one spot to No. 2 this week.
StelLive’s “STAR TRAIL” entered the chart at No. 3, with CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” climbing back up to No. 4 for the week.
Monthly Download Chart
ATEEZ topped the digital download chart for June with their latest title track “BAD,” which debuted at No. 1.
Meanwhile, I.O.I’s long-running hit “Suddenly” climbed back up to No. 2 on the monthly chart.
RIIZE’s latest title track “Do your dance” debuted at No. 3, while aespa’s “LEMONADE” jumped 16 ranks to take No. 4.
Finally, EVAN (Heeseung)’s debut track “Ride or Die” entered the chart at No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
ATEEZ also topped the weekly digital download chart with “BAD,” which remained No. 1 for the second week in a row.
SEVENTEEN’s V8 swept the next two spots on the weekly chart, where their songs “singasong” and “8DM” debuted at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon’s “Bansanka” entered the chart at No. 4, while Kyma’s “Little Me” debuted at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart
I.O.I topped the overall digital chart for June with their 10th-anniversary reunion hit “Suddenly,” which jumped 26 ranks to No. 1.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” held onto its spot at No. 2 on the monthly chart, followed by aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4, and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same: CORTIS’s “REDRED” came in at No. 1, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 2, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4, and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 5.
Monthly Streaming Chart
CORTIS also topped the monthly streaming chart “REDRED,” which rose to No. 1 for June.
I.O.I’s “Suddenly” soared to No. 2 this month, trailed by ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
BTS’s “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1 on the monthly global K-pop chart, while HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) and CORTIS’s “REDRED” maintained their respective positions at No. 2 and No. 3.
aespa’s “LEMONADE” jumped 98 ranks to No. 4 on the monthly chart, with ILLIT’s “It’s Me” rounding out the top five for June.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” topped this week’s global K-pop chart, followed by BTS’s “SWIM” at No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” held steady at No. 3, trailed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 4 and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
ILLIT held onto their spot at No. 1 on the social chart for June, with BTS at No. 2, Yena at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and BABYMONSTER at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
The top four artists on this week’s social chart were exactly the same as last week: ILLIT remained No. 1, with BTS at No. 2, aespa at No. 3, and Yena at No. 4.
Finally, TWICE climbed to No. 5 for the week.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch RIIZE’s variety show “BOSS RIIZE” with subtitles on Viki below:
Watch: aespa Takes 2nd Win For “LEMONADE” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, And More
aespa has won a second music show trophy for “LEMONADE”!
On the July 11 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 7,086 points.
Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Choi Yoojung, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, Teen Top’s Niel, EVAN (Heeseung), Keyveatz, VAYONN, IDID, Jang Haneum, USPEER, Lee YeJi, ASCENDER, ANTARES, and UDTT.
Watch: I.O.I Takes 4th Win For “Suddenly” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By i-dle, Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, And More
I.O.I has won a fourth music show trophy for their 10th-anniversary reunion track “Suddenly”!
On the July 12 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” I.O.I ultimately took the win with a total of 5,343 points.
Congratulations to I.O.I! Watch a clip of the winner announcement and Choi Yoojung’s acceptance speech below:
Performers on today’s show included i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, Choi Yoojung, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, EVAN (Heeseung), Baek A Yeon, IDID, VAYONN, Keyveatz, USPEER, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Loveholic’s Jisun, Lee YeJi, and HAENA.
July Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from June 12 to July 12.
I.O.I skyrocketed to the top of this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 5,552,322 for July. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “Suddenly,” “Yang Eui Ji,” and “10th anniversary,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “unchanged,” “reunite,” and “prove.” I.O.I’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.86 percent positive reactions.
RESCENE shot to second place on the list with a brand reputation index of 4,239,616, marking a 64.27 percent increase in their score since last month.
ILLIT held onto their spot at third place with a brand reputation index of 3,883,353, marking a 1.38 percent rise in their score since June.
Meanwhile, BLACKPINK came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,822,722 for July.
Finally, LE SSERAFIM rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,403,644, marking a 55.17 percent increase in their score since June.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
I.O.I
RESCENE
ILLIT
BLACKPINK
LE SSERAFIM
IVE
aespa
TWICE
KiiiKiii
Red Velvet
fromis_9
OH MY GIRL
MEOVV
izna
WJSN
BABYMONSTER
NMIXX
Hearts2Hearts
Apink
ITZY
STAYC
MAMAMOO
FIFTY FIFTY
i-dle
tripleS
H1-KEY
Kep1er
Girls’ Generation
KATSEYE
KISS OF LIFE
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ATEEZ And CORTIS Earn Double Crowns On Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of June 21 to 27!
Album Chart
ATEEZ achieved a double crown on this week’s charts, topping both the physical album chart and the digital download chart with their new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” and its title track “BAD.”
ATEEZ swept two of the top three spots on this week’s physical album chart with “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5.” The regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 1, while the POCA version charted separately at No. 3.
Hearts2Hearts claimed two of the top four spots with their new mini album “Lemon Tang”: the regular version of the mini album entered the chart at No. 3, with the Nemo version charting separately at No. 4.
Finally, Lee Seung Yoon’s “Album 0” debuted at No. 5.
Download Chart
ATEEZ also topped this week’s digital download chart with their new title track “BAD,” which debuted at No. 1.
EVAN (Heeseung) took the next two spots on the chart, with his new songs “Ride or Die” and “Overflow” debuting at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
I.O.I’s “Suddenly” held onto its spot at No. 4, while Hearts2Hearts’ new title track “Lemon Tang” entered the chart at No. 5.
Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
CORTIS earned their own double crown on this week’s charts, topping both the overall digital chart and streaming chart with their latest title track “REDRED.”
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same. “REDRED” took No. 1 on both charts, followed by I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 2, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4, and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 5.
Global K-Pop Chart
BTS’s “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1 on the global K-pop chart this week, while HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) held steady at No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” maintained its position at No. 3, trailed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 4 and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Social Chart 3.0
ILLIT remained No. 1 on this week’s social chart, with BTS holding onto their spot at No. 2.
aespa climbed to No. 3 for the week, followed by Yena at No. 4 and BABYMONSTER at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
BABYMONSTER’s “PSYCHO” Becomes Their 6th MV To Hit 200 Million Views
BABYMONSTER has soared past 200 million views with another music video!
According to YG Entertainment, on July 5 at 11:10 a.m. KST, BABYMONSTER’s music video for their 2025 B-side “PSYCHO” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, making it their sixth music video to reach the milestone after “BATTER UP,” “SHEESH,” “DRIP,” “FOREVER,” and “WE GO UP.”
BABYMONSTER originally released the music video for “PSYCHO” on November 19, 2025 at midnight KST, meaning that it took just over seven months, 16 days, and 11 hours to hit the 200 million mark.
Congratulations to BABYMONSTER!
Watch the striking music video for “PSYCHO” again below:
RIIZE, I.O.I, CORTIS, BTS, And ILLIT Top Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of June 14 to 20!
Album Chart
RIIZE achieved a double crown on this week’s charts, topping both the physical album chart and the digital download chart with their new mini album “II” and its title track “Do your dance.”
RIIZE swept the top two spots on this week’s physical album chart with “II”: the regular version of the mini album debuted at No. 1, while the SMC version charted separately at No. 2.
CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” held onto its spot at No. 3, while ONF’s new album “ONF:MY SELF” entered the chart at No. 4.
Finally, the Weverse version of BOYNEXTDOOR’s first full-length album “HOME” stayed strong at No. 5.
Download Chart
RIIZE claimed two of the top five spots on this week’s digital download chart. Their title track “Do your dance” entered the chart at No. 1, while their B-side “SOAR” debuted at No. 5.
ISEGYE IDOL’s “Smile For You” entered the chart at No. 2, with ONF’s new title track “Open The Door” debuting at No. 3.
Finally, I.O.I’s hit song “Suddenly” rounded out the top five for the week.
Overall Digital Chart
The top four songs on this week’s overall digital chart remained exactly the same as last week. I.O.I’s “Suddenly” held onto its spot at No. 1, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4.
Finally, RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” rose to No. 5 on this week’s chart.
Streaming Chart
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were almost exactly the same, except CORTIS’s “REDRED” and I.O.I’s “Suddenly” swapped places to take No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Global K-Pop Chart
BTS took two of the top four spots on this week’s global K-pop chart: their latest title track “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1, while their new single “Come Over” climbed to No. 4.
Meanwhile, HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) maintained its position at No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” shot to No. 3 for the week, with CORTIS’s “REDRED” rounding out the top five.
Social Chart 3.0
ILLIT rose to No. 1 on this week’s social chart, followed by BTS at No. 2, Yena at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and BABYMONSTER at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
Watch RIIZE’s variety show “BOSS RIIZE” with subtitles on Viki below:
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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:
July 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 June 1 to July 1.
RESCENE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 5,078,631, marking a 167.76 percent increase in their score since June.
High-ranking phrases in RESCENE’s keyword analysis included “Woni,” “alter ego,” and “promotional ambassador,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “reveal,” “reverse climb,” and “surpass.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.10 percent positive reactions.
CORTIS came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 4,973,702, marking a 19.75 percent rise in their score since last month.
ILLIT took third place with a brand reputation index of 2,491,433, marking a 4.22 percent increase in their score since June.
KiiiKiii held onto their spot at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 1,482,967, marking a 63.59 percent rise in their score since last month.
Finally, TWS rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 1,171,023, marking a 31.49 percent increase in their score since June.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
CORTIS
ILLIT
KiiiKiii
TWS
MEOVV
Hearts2Hearts
BABYMONSTER
XLOV
izna
AND2BLE
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
LNGSHOT
eite
KATSEYE
HEART OF WOMAN
KickFlip
ARTMS
IDID
UNIS
USPEER
SAY MY NAME
AHOF
idntt
Baby DONT Cry
SPIA
NAVILLERA
NEXZ
UNCHILD
NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
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BABYMONSTER Drops 1st Teaser For “I LIKE IT” MV
Get ready for BABYMONSTER’s next music video!
On June 29 at midnight KST, YG Entertainment released the first teaser for BABYMONSTER’s upcoming music video for “I LIKE IT,” one of the B-sides from their latest mini album “CHOOM.”
BABYMONSTER’s music video for “I LIKE IT” will drop on July 6 at midnight KST.
Check out the new announcement poster for the music video below!
