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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7 K-Pop Idols That Are Bringing Fun Back To Fashion In 2026!

With spring in full swing and summer well on its way, it’s about time to break out the brights! These K-pop idols are showing us how to do patterns and pops of color right this season. Don’t be scared to dabble in some stripes, polka dots, or quirky patterns – your faves are doing it, so you’re in great company!

1. ILLIT’s Wonhee

If you would rather dip your toes into a bit of color without diving in right away, take a cue from ILLIT’s Wonhee! Combining a pair of red shoes with a skirt that has a pop of red around the waist, this outfit is just the right amount of out-there. Adding some jewelry makes it that much more fun. It’s customizable to your comfort level, but you can’t deny that Wonhee looks amazing with her eclectic accessories!

2. SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi

There’s something about this specific shade of pink that totally screams spring, and SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi is rocking it! Matching your hair to your hoodie might be a bit of a high ask, but if you’re committed to the fit, then go for it. The most iconic piece of this outfit, though, is undoubtedly his jeans. If you’re artistically inclined, you could even paint a pair of jeans yourself to recreate this look!

3. IVE’s An Yu Jin

If color isn’t your thing, consider a fun pattern instead! IVE’s An Yu Jin proves that a statement pattern in a neutral color is every bit as iconic. A zebra-patterned tank top with a simple pair of jeans is serving total Y2K fashion and makes for a super easy look that’s comfortable but doesn’t sacrifice on style. This one will quickly become a summer staple in your wardrobe!

4. i-dle’s Miyeon

i-dle’s Miyeon is making a seriously gorgeous argument for maximalism this season – patterns, color, and statement accessories might seem scary for some, but she looks amazing! The matching red sweater and madras-patterned dress help the outfit appear more coordinated while still standing out. If you give a statement pattern a try, you might just find a new fave look!

5. TXT’s Yeonjun

For those that want to try adding some color without spending a fortune, Yeonjun of TXT has the cheat code. A pop of yellow, courtesy of a ball cap, is all it takes to spice up a look! Especially if you have a more laid-back, masculine style, a simple accessory like a ball cap is the perfect way to make your outfit pop. Plus, a little added sun protection never hurts!

6. Kep1er’s Huening Bahiyyih

Who said that outfits have to match? Kep1er’s Huening Bahiyyih proves that a bright jacket and a statement skirt can actually clash in the perfect way! It might seem counterintuitive at first, but combining pieces that look like they don’t go together can be an awesome fashion statement. Mix and match your top and bottom to find a new favorite outfit you might never have thought of otherwise!

7. TWICE’s Chaeyoung

The queen of color and patterns, TWICE’s Chaeyoung has brought us a masterclass in fun fashion with this one post! Tiny polka dots on tiffany blue, checkered pink and black, a lacy white overlay jacket – there’s so much to take inspiration from here. She’s proving that fashion is every bit as adventurous as you want it to be, and every outfit looks amazing as long as you feel amazing wearing it!

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May Singer Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

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

The rankings were determined through an analysis of singers’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from April 23 to May 23.

BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 7,132,535 for May.

Lim Young Woong also maintained his position at second place with a brand reputation index of 6,390,625 for the month.

CORTIS shot to third place after seeing a 132.43 percent increase in their brand reputation index since April, bringing their total score to 4,313,084.

HANRORO took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,861,706, marking a 68.57 percent rise in her score since last month.

Finally, IVE came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,739,078 for May.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

BTS
Lim Young Woong
CORTIS
HANRORO
IVE
BLACKPINK
SEVENTEEN
Kim Yong Bin
Sung Si Kyung
aespa
Lee Chan Won
TWICE
BIGBANG
ILLIT
Park Ji Hyeon
Young Tak
Hearts2Hearts
EXO
Stray Kids
PSY
MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
LE SSERAFIM
Park Seo Jin
Yena
Wanna One
JANNABI
Swings
TWS
DAY6
10CM

Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:

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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!

Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:

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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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ILLIT, TXT, CORTIS, TWS, BTS, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, And NewJeans Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on May 16!

ILLIT’s new mini album “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” debuted at No. 1 on the World Albums chart, in addition to becoming the group’s first album ever to enter the top 50 of the Billboard 200.

After two weeks at No. 1, TXT’s latest mini album “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” fell to No. 3 in its fourth week on the World Albums chart.

BTS landed an impressive total of five entries on this week’s World Albums chart: “Proof” and “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” stayed strong at No. 4 and No. 10 respectively, while “Love Yourself: Tear” and “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever” re-entered the chart at No. 19 and No. 23. Finally, “Love Yourself: Her” rounded out the top 25 for the week.

ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN: VANISH” took No. 5 in its 165h week on the chart, and their 2024 album “ROMANCE : UNTOLD” followed at No. 24 in its 95th week.

CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” spent its 35th week on the chart at No. 6, while their new EP “GREENGREEN” debuted at No. 8.

Stray Kids landed three different albums on this week’s chart, where “DO IT” came in at No. 12, “KARMA” at No. 15, and “ATE” at No. 22.

TWS’s new mini album “NO TRAGEDY” debuted at No. 14, while NewJeans’ “Get Up” took No. 16 in its 139th week on the chart.

Congratulations to all of the artists!

Watch TXT in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:

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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:

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ILLIT Achieves Career High With 1st-Week Sales For “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI”

ILLIT set a new personal record with their latest comeback!

The girl group recently made their return with their fourth mini album “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” and its high-energy title track “It’s Me.”

According to Hanteo Chart, ILLIT achieved their highest first-week sales yet with the new mini album, which also became the group’s first album ever to enter the top 50 of the Billboard 200.

In the first week of its release (April 30 to May 6), “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” sold an impressive total of 411,654 copies, breaking ILLIT’s previous first-week ales record of 401,674 (set by their third mini album “bomb” last year).

Congratulations to ILLIT on their new career high!

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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 5th Win For “REDRED” On “Music Bank”; Performances By BOYNEXTDOOR, FLARE U, And More

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

On the May 15 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were CORTIS’s “REDRED” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” CORTIS ultimately took the prize with a total of 12,244 points.

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

Performers on today’s show included CORTIS, aespa, NMIXX, BOYNEXTDOOR, Billlie, ILLIT, TWS, FLARE U, NAZE, XngHan&Xoul, UNCHILD, 82MAJOR, YOUNITE, YUHZ, ChaDongHyeop, Forestella, and H//PE PRINCESS.

Watch the performances below:

CORTIS – “REDRED”

aespa – “WDA (Whole Different Animal)”

NMIXX – “Heavy Serenade” and “Crescendo”

BOYNEXTDOOR – “ddok ddok ddok”

Billlie – “ZAP”

ILLIT – “It’s Me”

TWS – “You, You”

FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”

NAZE – “People Talk”

XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”

UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”

82MAJOR – “Sign”

YOUNITE – “POSE!”

YUHZ – “Rush Rush”

ChaDongHyeop – “Doogeundae”

Forestella – “Armageddon”

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

Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:

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