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!

  1. RESCENE
  2. ATEEZ
  3. Seongri
  4. Jang Han Byul
  5. CORTIS
  6. Stray Kids
  7. Kim Yong Bin
  8. NCT
  9. DK
  10. I.O.I
  11. Park Ji Hyeon
  12. 10CM
  13. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  14. i-dle
  15. DAY6
  16. Woody
  17. aespa
  18. Yena
  19. NMIXX
  20. Rowoon
  21. ENHYPEN
  22. BIBI
  23. KyoungSeo
  24. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  25. KiiiKiii
  26. Ahn Sung Hoon
  27. EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
  28. BABYMONSTER
  29. QWER
  30. Car, the garden

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MAMAMOO’s Concert In Jakarta Cancelled

MAMAMOO’s upcoming concert in Jakarta has been canceled.

The group’s “4WARD” concert in Jakarta, which was scheduled to take place at NICE PIK 2 on September 19, 2026, has been canceled due to ongoing unpredictable circumstances following recent volcanic activity in Indonesia.

Read RBW’s full statement below:

Hello, this is RBW.

We regret to inform you that the “MAMAMOO 2026 WORLD TOUR <4WARD> in JAKARTA,” which was scheduled to take place at NICE PIK 2 on September 19, 2026, has been canceled due to unavoidable circumstances.

Due to recent volcanic activity in Indonesia, along with strengthened local safety and security measures, unpredictable circumstances have continued to develop. After discussions with the local promoter, we ultimately decided to cancel the concert with the safety of the artists and audience as our top priority.

All tickets purchased will be fully refunded. Please refer to a separate announcement from the ticketing platform and local promoter for details regarding the refund process and schedule.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and concern this cancellation may cause to the fans who have been looking forward to the concert, and we kindly ask for your understanding.

Thank you.

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MAMAMOO’s “gogobebe” Becomes Their 5th MV To Surpass 100 Million Views

MAMAMOO has hit the 100 million mark with yet another music video on YouTube!

On September 2 at approximately 2 p.m. KST, the girl group’s music video for “gogobebe” officially exceeded 100 million views on YouTube. Released on March 14, 2019, “gogobebe” served as the hit lead single for their ninth mini album “White Wind.”

“gogobebe” has become MAMAMOO’s fifth music video to reach 100 million views following “HIP,” “Egotistic,” “Starry Night,” and “AYA.”

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Congratulations to MAMAMOO!

Watch their “gogobebe” MV once again below:


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August 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 July 26 to August 26.

RESCENE continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,955,486, marking an 18.71 percent increase in their score since July.

ATEEZ shot to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,053,749 for August, while CORTIS ranked third with a score of 3,360,052.

Stray Kids jumped to third place with a brand reputation index of 2,987,268, marking a 63.84 percent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, ENHYPEN came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 2,923,190, marking a 61.55 percent increase in their score since July.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. ATEEZ
  3. CORTIS
  4. Stray Kids
  5. ENHYPEN
  6. KiiiKiii
  7. HANRORO
  8. Park Ji Hyeon
  9. NCT
  10. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  11. I.O.I
  12. Woody
  13. Jang Han Byul
  14. DK
  15. Seongri
  16. Kim Yong Bin
  17. Yena
  18. NMIXX
  19. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  20. BIBI
  21. RIIZE
  22. 10CM
  23. BABYMONSTER
  24. HYNN
  25. Hearts2Hearts
  26. QWER
  27. Roy Kim
  28. Eclipse
  29. Car, the garden
  30. Park Seo Jin

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August 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 July 22 to August 22.

RESCENE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 8,577,564, marking a 28.26 percent increase in their score since July.

BTS took second place with a brand reputation index of 6,627,924, while Lim Young Woong ranked third with a score of 5,297,180.

CORTIS rose to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 4,142,587, marking a 0.45 percent increase in their score since last month.

Finally, ATEEZ shot to fifth place for August with a brand reputation index of 3,490,310.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. BTS
  3. Lim Young Woong
  4. CORTIS
  5. ATEEZ
  6. Park Ji Hyeon
  7. BIGBANG
  8. PSY
  9. BLACKPINK
  10. Lee Chan Won
  11. IVE
  12. Jang Han Byul
  13. Seongri
  14. HANRORO
  15. aespa
  16. Kim Yong Bin
  17. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  18. Hearts2Hearts
  19. Car, the garden
  20. Yena
  21. Stray Kids
  22. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  23. John Park
  24. AKMU
  25. ILLIT
  26. I.O.I
  27. KiiiKiii
  28. SEVENTEEN
  29. TWICE
  30. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon

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

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August 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 July 9 to August 9.

RESCENE rose to the top of the list after seeing a 90.93 increase in their brand reputation index since last month, bringing their score to 8,094,531 for August.

High-ranking phrases in RESCENE’s keyword analysis included “Pretty Girl,” “LOVE ATTACK,” and “REMINE,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “cheer on,” “communicate,” and “advertise.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 94.91 percent positive reactions.

IVE climbed to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,404,909, marking a 32.68 percent rise in their score since July.

Red Velvet rocketed to third place after seeing a whopping 165.98 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their score to 4,113,926 for the month.

BLACKPINK came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,943,630, marking a 3.16 percent rise in their score since last month.

Finally, aespa rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,093,640, marking a 10.93 percent increase in their score since July.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. IVE
  3. Red Velvet
  4. BLACKPINK
  5. aespa
  6. ILLIT
  7. I.O.I
  8. KiiiKiii
  9. TWICE
  10. LE SSERAFIM
  11. fromis_9
  12. OH MY GIRL
  13. Hearts2Hearts
  14. FIFTY FIFTY
  15. H1-KEY
  16. ITZY
  17. i-dle
  18. BABYMONSTER
  19. KATSEYE
  20. WJSN
  21. KISS OF LIFE
  22. Apink
  23. izna
  24. Candy Shop
  25. MAMAMOO
  26. NMIXX
  27. Girls’ Generation
  28. MEOVV
  29. tripleS
  30. STAYC

Watch Red Velvet’s Joy in her drama “The One and Only” on Viki below:

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And check out Irene’s film “Double Patty” below:

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July 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 June 29 to July 29.

RESCENE held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 5,859,126 for July.

CORTIS rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 4,305,815, marking an 11.86 percent increase in their score since June.

Meanwhile, I.O.I took third place for July with a brand reputation index of 2,655,810.

Kim Yong Bin came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 2,521,850, while Park Ji Hyeon rounded out the top five with a score of 2,222,831.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. RESCENE
  2. CORTIS
  3. I.O.I
  4. Kim Yong Bin
  5. Park Ji Hyeon
  6. WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
  7. Seongri
  8. HANRORO
  9. Stray Kids
  10. ENHYPEN
  11. Jang Han Byul
  12. KiiiKiii
  13. RIIZE
  14. Hearts2Hearts
  15. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  16. BIBI
  17. DAY6
  18. NCT
  19. EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
  20. NMIXX
  21. BABYMONSTER
  22. AKMU
  23. Yena
  24. Roy Kim
  25. Park Seo Jin
  26. Rowoon
  27. Eclipse
  28. 10CM
  29. Woody
  30. BTOB’s Changsub

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Winners Of The KM Chart Awards (KMA) 2026

The KM Chart Awards (KMA) 2026 crowned its winners last night!

On July 25, this year’s KM Chart Awards took place at Korea University’s Hwajeong Tiger Dome in Seoul.

TXT won a total of five awards this year, including the Daesang (Grand Prize) for Artist of the Year. Of their five awards, two were determined entirely by fan voting: Best Popular Song and Best Popular Male Group.

The other Daesangs went to BTS, who took home Album of the Year for their latest studio album “ARIRANG”; MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, who won Song of the Year for her hit “Good Goodbye”; and CORTIS, who snagged Record of the Year with their latest EP “GREENGREEN.”

This year’s Ultimate 12 awards—also known as the ceremony’s main prizes (Bonsang)—went to BTS, Hwasa, TXT, P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.

Check out the full list of winners below!

Artist of the Year: TXT

Album of the Year: BTS (“ARIRANG”)

Song of the Year: MAMAMOO’s Hwasa (“Good Goodbye”)

Record of the Year: CORTIS (“GREENGREEN”)

Ultimate 12: BTS, Hwasa, TXT, P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, KickFlip, Hearts2Hearts, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Male Group: P1Harmony
Best Female Group: Hearts2Hearts

New Artist Award: LNGSHOT, ALPHA DRIVE ONE

Best Popular Male Group: TXT
Best Popular Female Group: UNIS

Best Popular Solo Male: TXT’s Yeonjun
Best Popular Solo Female: aespa’s winter

Best Popular Trot Award: Young Tak

KM Favorite Icon: UNIS, 82MAJOR

KM Next Potential: NEWBEAT, VVUP

KM Band Icon: Hi-Fi Un!corn

KM Spotlight: MODYSSEY

Global Rising Star: LNGSHOT

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Watch TXT, ZEROBASEONE, RIIZE, and more on “Idol Festa Attack” below:

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Circle Chart Reveals Midyear Album And Digital Charts For 1st Half Of 2026

Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has published its midyear charts for the first half of 2026!

As the midyear chart results are based on accumulated weekly data since the beginning of January 2026, albums and songs released earlier in the year have more weekly points included in their scores.

Album Chart

BTS topped the midyear physical album chart with their latest album “ARIRANG,” followed by ENHYPEN’s “THE SIN : VANISH” at No. 2, CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” at No. 3, BLACKPINK’s “DEADLINE” at No. 4, and TXT’s “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” at No. 5.

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The top 50 albums on the midyear chart (listed with the number of copies recorded) are as follows:

  1. BTS – “ARIRANG” [4,224,016]
  2. ENHYPEN – “THE SIN : VANISH” [2,144,075]
  3. CORTIS – “GREENGREEN” [2,031,256]
  4. BLACKPINK – “DEADLINE” [1,988,245]
  5. TXT – “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” [1,700,411]
  6. ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “EUPHORIA” [1,412,973]
  7. NCT WISH – “Ode to Love” [1,398,242]
  8. &TEAM – “We on Fire” [1,283,307]
  9. TWS – “NO TRAGEDY” [1,250,047]
  10. RIIZE – “II” [1,018,651]
  11. TREASURE – “NEW WAV” [1,013,769]
  12. BOYNEXTDOOR – “HOME” [954,734]
  13. aespa – “LEMONADE” [954,328]
  14. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” [927,094]
  15. IVE – “REVIVE+” [886,006]
  16. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” [865,701]
  17. PLAVE – “Caligo Pt.2” [797,990]
  18. EXO – “REVERXE” [779,592]
  19. CORTIS – “GREENGREEN” (Weverse version) [705,393]
  20. PLAVE – “Caligo Pt.2” (POCA version) [643,139]
  21. SEVENTEEN’s DxS – “Serenade” [614,908]
  22. AND2BLE – “Sequence 01: Curiosity” [612,687]
  23. LE SSERAFIM – “PUREFLOW” pt.1 [603,295]
  24. CORTIS – “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” [594,902]
  25. Hearts2Hearts – “Lemon Tang” [560,671]
  26. BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM” [526,303]
  27. NCT WISH – “Ode to Love” (SMC version) [517,288]
  28. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4” (POCA version) [489,590]
  29. P1Harmony – “UNIQUE” [471,108]
  30. NCT JNJM – “BOTH SIDES” [467,366]
  31. ILLIT – “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” [465,497]
  32. ZEROBASEONE – “Ascend-“ [460,749]
  33. triples – “LOVE&POP” pt.1 (Cosmo) [431,030]
  34. idntt – “yesweare” (Cosmo) [404,140]
  35. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” (POCA version) [387,731]
  36. NEXZ – “Mmchk” [350,038]
  37. BTS – “ARIRANG” (Weverse version) [346,677]
  38. RIIZE – “II” (SMC version) [320,430]
  39. NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD” [311,970]
  40. BOYNEXTDOOR – “HOME” (Weverse version) [311,911]
  41. MODYSSEY – “1.Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony” [302,599]
  42. CRAVITY – “ReDeFINE” [285,727]
  43. NMIXX – “Heavy Serenade” [284,134]
  44. BABYMONSTER – “CHOOM” (Nemo version) [282,589]
  45. ENHYPEN – “THE SIN : VANISH” [278,648]
  46. XLOV – “I,God” [256,874]
  47. Park Ji Hyeon – “MASTER VOICE” (MINIRECORD version) [253,873]
  48. ITZY – “Motto” [251,538]
  49. SEVENTEEN’s V8 – “V8” [250,000]
  50. BTS – “ARIRANG” (LP version) [247,334]

Digital Chart

HANRORO swept the top two spots on the midyear digital chart for 2026, where her hits “Landing in Love” and “0+0” took No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.

MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” ranked No. 3 for the first half of the year, followed by KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” at No. 4 and WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)’s 2023 song “Drowning” at No. 5.

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The top 50 songs on the overall digital chart (listed with their total scores) are as follows:

  1. HANRORO – “Landing in Love” [315,527,555]
  2. HANRORO – “0+0” [280,626,654]
  3. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa – “Good Goodbye” [266,726,968]
  4. KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)” [266,466,211]
  5. WOODZ – “Drowning” [262,572,567]
  6. Hearts2Hearts – “RUDE!” [237,340,633]
  7. IVE – “BANG BANG” [226,708,529]
  8. Car, the garden – “My whole world” [218,379,938]
  9. Davichi – “Time Capsule” [200,968,462]
  10. AKMU’s Lee Chanhyuk – “Endangered Love” [196,640,116]
  11. AKMU – “Paradise of Rumors” [191,725,991]
  12. NMIXX – “Blue Valentine” [189,486,310]
  13. HUNTR/X – “Golden” [181,988,639]
  14. AKMU – “How can I love the heartbreak, it’s you I love” [169,826,509]
  15. BLACKPINK – “JUMP” [168,061,124]
  16. AKMU – “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” [168,061,124]
  17. Epik High – “Love Love Love” [162,108,727]
  18. CORTIS – “REDRED” [160,220,757]
  19. Woody – “Sadder Than Yesterday” [159,119,810]
  20. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – “toxic till the end” [158,143,249]
  21. 10CM – “To Reach You” [154,457,982]
  22. Hearts2Hearts – “FOCUS” [151,497,045]
  23. aespa – “Whiplash” [151,393,281]
  24. Sung Si Kyung – “Every Moment of You” [148,692,665]
  25. ZO ZAZZ – “Don’t you know” [146,999,775]
  26. LE SSERAFIM – “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope) [144,059,056]
  27. ILLIT – “NOT CUTE ANYMORE” [143,810,462]
  28. Yena – “Catch Catch” [140,662,225]
  29. Hearts2Hearts – “STYLE” [139,994,082]
  30. ALLDAY PROJECT – “ONE MORE TIME” [138,231,334]
  31. Nerd Connection – “If I have you only” [135,314,020]
  32. Roy Kim – “If You Ask Me What Love Is” [135,003,659]
  33. ALLDAY PROJECT – “FAMOUS” [133,286,028]
  34. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – “like JENNIE” [132,466,185]
  35. BTS – “SWIM” [129,980,067]
  36. ILLIT – “It’s Me” [129,129,884]
  37. BTOB’s Changsub – “Heavenly Fate” [128,862,874]
  38. DAY6 – “Time of Our Life” [127,340,973]
  39. Lee Mujin – “Coming Of Age Story” [123,773,645]
  40. HAON – “TICK TOCK” (featuring Zico) [123,247,465]
  41. HANRORO – “Let Me Love My Youth” [123,229,620]
  42. DAY6 – “HAPPY” [122,433,936]
  43. ILLIT – “Magnetic” [120,071,760]
  44. EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.) – “Popcorn” [119,862,314]
  45. Eclipse – “Sudden Shower” [117,500,341]
  46. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon – “HOME SWEET HOME” (featuring Taeyang and Daesung) [116,330,989]
  47. BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars – “APT.” [114,902,751]
  48. Roy Kim – “No Words Can Say” [114,693,389]
  49. Hwang Karam – “I’m Firefly” [326,414,907]
  50. TWS – “OVERDRIVE” [113,236,860]

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Circle Chart Reveals Midyear Album And Digital Charts For 1st Half Of 2026插图2

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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!

  1. I.O.I
  2. RESCENE
  3. ILLIT
  4. BLACKPINK
  5. LE SSERAFIM
  6. IVE
  7. aespa
  8. TWICE
  9. KiiiKiii
  10. Red Velvet
  11. fromis_9
  12. OH MY GIRL
  13. MEOVV
  14. izna
  15. WJSN
  16. BABYMONSTER
  17. NMIXX
  18. Hearts2Hearts
  19. Apink
  20. ITZY
  21. STAYC
  22. MAMAMOO
  23. FIFTY FIFTY
  24. i-dle
  25. tripleS
  26. H1-KEY
  27. Kep1er
  28. Girls’ Generation
  29. KATSEYE
  30. KISS OF LIFE

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