Stray Kids, EVAN, ENHYPEN, CORTIS, ILLIT, TUIDE, BTS, LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on October 3!
Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” continued its reign at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, marking its sixth non-consecutive week at the top. “THIS & THAT” also spent a seventh week on the Billboard 200 at No. 34.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids’ 2025 album “KARMA” re-entered the World Albums chart at No. 25, marking its 54th overall week on the chart.
EVAN (Heeseung)’s first mini album “DEATH OF ME” jumped to a new peak of No. 2 in its third week on the World Albums chart, in addition to making a strong debut in the top 50 of Billboard 200.
ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” held relatively steady at No. 4 in its fifth week on the World Albums chart, and it also spent a fifth week on the Billboard 200 at No. 196.
CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” ranked No. 5 in its 21st week on the World Albums chart, trailed by their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” at No. 8 in its 55th week.
ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” held onto its spot at No. 7 in its 21st week on the chart, while TUIDE’s debut EP “TUNE & PLAY” took No. 9 in its second week.
Once again, BTS landed three different albums on this week’s chart. “Proof” came in at No. 11 in its 224th week on the chart, followed by “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” at No. 15 (in its 47th week) and “Love Yourself: Answer” at No. 16 (in its 204th week).
LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” maintained its position at No. 12 in its 18th week on the chart, while ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” ranked No. 14 in its 13th week.
Finally, aespa’s “LEMONADE” took No. 17 in its 17th week on the chart, with NewJeans’ “Get Up” rounding out the top 20 in its 159th week.
Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, TUIDE, &TEAM, CORTIS, BTS, ILLIT, aespa, ATEEZ, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on September 26!
Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” spent its fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1 ont the World Albums chart, and it also stayed strong at No. 17 in its sixth week on the Billboard 200.
ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” held steady at No. 2 in its fourth week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a fourth week on the Billboard 200 at No. 115.
TUIDE’s debut EP “TUNE & PLAY” entered the World Albums chart at No. 3 this week following its physical release in the United States.
CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” remained unmoving at No. 4 in its 20th week on the World Albums chart, and their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” also held onto its spot at No. 5 in its 54th week on the chart.
BTS landed a total of three albums on this week’s chart: “Proof” maintained its position at No. 6 in its 223rd week on the chart, “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” took No. 11 in its 46th week, and “Love Yourself: Answer” re-entered the chart at No. 14 (marking its 203rd week).
ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” climbed back up to No. 7 in its 20th week on the chart, while aespa’s “LEMONADE” rose to No. 8 in its 16th week.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” ranked No. 10 in its 12th week on the chart, followed by LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” at No. 12 in its 17th week.
MONSTA X’s “The Phase” took No. 15 in its second week on the chart, with NewJeans’ “Get Up” ranking No. 19 in its 158th week.
EVAN (Heeseung)’s new solo mini album “DEATH OF ME” held steady at No. 21 in its second week on the chart, while &TEAM’s new Korean mini album “Mark on Me” debuted at No. 22.
September Rising Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rising singers!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of various rising singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from August 25 to September 25.
RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 8,160,727, marking a 17.33 percent increase in their score since August.
ATEEZ also maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,437,673 for September.
Seongri jumped to third place after seeing a 99.28 percent rise in his brand reputation index since last month, bringing his total score to 3,241,649.
Jang Han Byul took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,983,286, marking a 78.21 percent increase in his score since August.
Finally, CORTIS came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,933,342 for September.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
ATEEZ
Seongri
Jang Han Byul
CORTIS
Stray Kids
Kim Yong Bin
NCT
DK
I.O.I
Park Ji Hyeon
10CM
WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
i-dle
DAY6
Woody
aespa
Yena
NMIXX
Rowoon
ENHYPEN
BIBI
KyoungSeo
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
KiiiKiii
Ahn Sung Hoon
EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
BABYMONSTER
QWER
Car, the garden
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NCT WISH, TXT, ENHYPEN, RIIZE, TWS, ZEROBASEONE, LE SSERAFIM, And More Earn RIAJ Double Platinum And Gold Certifications In Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications!
This month, NCT WISH’s latest Japanese single album “YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL” was certified double platinum for over 500,000 units shipped in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped, platinum at 250,000, and million at 1,000,000.
TXT’s new Japanese single album “Setsuna Hanabi,” ENHYPEN’s Korean mini album “THE SIN : BLISS,” RIIZE’s new Japanese single album “Sunburst,” TWS’s new Japanese single album “SODA SODA,” and NiziU’s Japanese EP “GOOD GIRL BUT NOT FOR YOU” were all certified platinum for over 250,000 units shipped in Japan each.
Meanwhile, ZEROBASEONE’s latest Japanese EP “KAIKILOVE,” LE SSERAFIM’s Korean album “PUREFLOW” pt.1, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s Korean mini album “UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST” were all certified gold for over 100,000 units shipped in Japan each.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch TXT, RIIZE, and ZEROBASEONE in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:
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Or check out RIIZE’s variety show “BOSS RIIZE” below:
Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, MONSTA X, EVAN, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on September 19!
Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” continued its reign at No. 1, marking its fourth non-consecutive week at the top of the World Albums chart, in addition to re-entering the top 15 of the Billboard 200. Stray Kids’ 2025 album “KARMA” also re-entered the World Albums chart at No. 25 this week.
ENHYPEN’s new mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” held onto its spot at No. 2 in its third week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a third week on the Billboard 200 at No. 41.
MONSTA X’s new mini album “The Phase” debuted at No. 3 on the World Albums chart, and it also became the group’s second Korean album to enter the Billboard 200.
CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” maintained its position at No. 4 in its 19th week on the World Albums chart, while their debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” rose to No. 5 in its 53rd week. “GREENGREEN” also charted for an 18th week on the Billboard 200, where it ranked No. 188.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” held steady at No. 7 in its 11th week on the chart, and LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” remained unmoving at No. 11 in its 16th week.
ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” climbed back up to No. 12 in its 19th week on the chart, while NCT 127’s new album “BLINGY” took No. 14 in its second week.
aespa’s “LEMONADE” maintained its position at No. 15 in its 15th week on the chart, followed by NewJeans’ “Get Up” at No. 18 in its 157th week.
EVAN (Heeseung)’s new solo mini album “DEATH OF ME” debuted at No. 21, while TXT’s Yeonjun’s “NO LABELS: PART 02” ranked No. 22 in its ninth week.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch MONSTA X in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:
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And check out Hyungwon’s drama “CEO-dol Mart” below:
Stray Kids, SHINee’s Taemin, NCT 127, MONSTA X, RESCENE, And More Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
Stray Kids topped the physical album chart for August with their new mini album “THIS & THAT,” which claimed two of the top five spots. The regular version of the EP debuted at No. 1 on the monthly chart, while the FANS version charted separately at No. 5.
ENHYPEN’s new mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” debuted at No. 2, while ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s mini album “UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST” entered the chart at No. 3.
Finally, NCT 127’s new studio album “BLINGY” entered the monthly chart at No. 4.
Weekly Album Chart
MONSTA X topped the weekly album chart with their new mini album “The Phase,” while CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” climbed back up to No. 2.
82MAJOR’s new single album “HEAT” debuted at No. 3, with NCT 127’s “BLINGY” staying strong at No. 4.
Finally, SHINee’s Taemin’s new solo EP “PHASE 1 : Soft Violence” entered the chart at No. 5.
Monthly Download Chart
NCT 127 topped the digital download chart for August with their new title track “Blingy,” which debuted at No. 1.
ENHYPEN’s “Bloody Paradise” entered the monthly chart at No. 2, Stray Kids’ “This & That” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s “BORN DIRE” at No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
Taemin achieved a double crown on this week’s charts with his new solo title track “FLOAT,” which topped both the overall digital chart and the digital download chart.
MONSTA X’s new title track “MAGIC” debuted at No. 2 on the digital download chart, followed by BLACKPINK’s Jisoo’s “CLICK” at No. 3, Girls’ Generation-HRS’s “Skibidi” at No. 4, and PLAVE’s “Flame” (featuring milet) at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
RESCENE earned a double crown on the Circle charts for August with their belatedly viral 2024 hit “LOVE ATTACK,” which topped both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart this month.
The top five songs on the overall digital chart and the streaming chart were exactly the same for August: “LOVE ATTACK” took No. 1 on both charts, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and RESCENE’s remake of “Pretty Girl” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart
Taemin’s new title track “FLOAT” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s overall digital chart, trailed by RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 2, CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 5.
Weekly Streaming Chart
RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” remained No. 1 on this week’s streaming chart, followed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, BIGBANG’s “BiiiG” at No. 4, and aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the soundtrack of the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”) continued its reign at No. 1 on the monthly global K-pop chart, while BTS’s “SWIM” maintained its position at No. 2.
ATEEZ’s “BAD” jumped to No. 3 for August, followed by BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 4 and CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 5.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
The top four songs on the weekly global K-pop chart were the same as the monthly chart: HUNTR/X’s “Golden” came in at No. 1, BTS’s “SWIM” at No. 2, ATEEZ’s “BAD” at No. 3, and Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” at No. 4.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s new solo single “FALLEN ANGEL” shot to No. 5 for the week.
Monthly Social Chart
BTS held onto their spot at No. 1 on the social chart for August, trailed by ILLIT at No. 2, BABYMONSTER at No. 3, and BLACKPINK at No. 4.
Finally, ATEEZ jumped to No. 5 on this month’s chart.
Weekly Social Chart
ILLIT maintained their position at No. 1 on the weekly social chart, with BTS holding steady at No. 2.
Jisoo shot to No. 3 for the week, followed by ATEEZ at No. 4 and BLACKPINK at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch NCT 127’s Johnny in his recent variety show “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
September Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from August 16 to September 16.
RESCENE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 8,227,982, marking a 16.78 percent increase in their score since August. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK” and “Pretty Girl,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “prove,” “become a fan,” and “cheer on.” RESCENE’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.92 percent positive reactions.
Meanwhile, BTS took second place for September with a brand reputation index of 7,032,284.
BLACKPINK rose to third place with a brand reputation index of 3,778,683, marking an 8.47 percent rise in their score since August.
ATEEZ came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,655,593, marking a 16.87 percent increase in their score since last month.
Finally, CORTIS rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,598,481, marking a 3.65 percent rise in their score since August.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
BTS
BLACKPINK
ATEEZ
CORTIS
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
IVE
BIGBANG
Red Velvet
izna
EXO
TWICE
i-dle
KiiiKiii
aespa
ILLIT
NMIXX
INFINITE
Apink
Girls’ Generation
ENHYPEN
Wanna One
SHINee
ITZY
Super Junior
Hearts2Hearts
OH MY GIRL
BTOB
NCT
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:
Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, NCT 127, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on September 12!
Stray Kids’ latest mini album “THIS & THAT” climbed back up to No. 1 in its fourth week on the World Albums chart, marking its third non-consecutive week topping the chart. “THIS & THAT” also spent a fourth week on the Billboard 200 at No. 16.
ENHYPEN’s new mini album “THE SIN : BLISS” took No. 2 in its second week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a second week on the Billboard 200 at No. 24.
NCT 127’s new album “BLINGY” debuted at No. 3 on the World Albums chart this week, and it also entered the Billboard 200 at No. 129.
CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” ranked No. 4 in its 18th week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a 17th week on the Billboard 200 at No. 155. Meanwhile, CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” maintained its position at No. 6 in its 52nd week on the World Albums chart.
BTS once again landed a total of three different albums on the World Albums chart this week. “Proof” held onto its spot at No. 5 in its 221st week on the chart, while “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” and “Love Yourself: Tear” climbed back up to No. 9 and No. 19 respectively.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” rounded out its 10th week on the World Albums chart at No. 7, while LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” spent its 15th week on the chart at No. 11.
ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” took No. 13 in its 18th week on the chart, followed by aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 15 in its 14th week.
NewJeans’ “Get Up” came in at No. 17 in its 156th week on the chart, with TXT’s Yeonjun’s solo mini album “NO LABELS: PART 02” taking No. 21 in its eighth week.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch NCT 127’s Johnny in his new variety show “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
September Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from August 12 to September 12.
BTS continued their reign at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 6,633,651 for September. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARIRANG,” “ARMY,” and “North American tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “record,” “sold out,” and “long run.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.91 percent positive reactions.
BIGBANG jumped to second place after seeing a 103.60 percent increase in their brand reputation index since last month, bringing their total score to 4,162,542 for September.
ATEEZ came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 3,980,128, marking a 48.59 percent increase in their score since August.
CORTIS took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,655,034, marking a 45.45 percent rise in their score since last month.
Finally, SEVENTEEN rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,529,483, marking a 65.74 percent increase in their score since August.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
BTS
BIGBANG
ATEEZ
CORTIS
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TVXQ
NCT
EXO
SHINee
ENHYPEN
INFINITE
TWS
Wanna One
RIIZE
Super Junior
MONSTA X
TXT
BOYNEXTDOOR
BTOB
ASTRO
ALPHA DRIVE ONE
IDID
ZEROBASEONE
XLOV
HIGHLIGHT
TREASURE
THE BOYZ
2PM
Shinhwa
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:
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And check out SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” below!
Watch: ENHYPEN Takes 7th Win And Triple Crown For “Bloody Paradise” On “M Countdown”; Performances By EVAN, &TEAM, And More
ENHYPEN has won their seventh music show trophy for “Bloody Paradise”!
On the September 10 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were ENHYPEN’s “Bloody Paradise” and BLACKPINK’s Jennie‘s “FALLEN ANGEL.” ENHYPEN ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,866 points.
This is the third time that “Bloody Paradise” has taken first place on “M Countdown,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown.”
Congratulations to ENHYPEN! Watch the winner announcement below:
