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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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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June 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 May 26 to June 26.

RESCENE shot to the top of this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 6,368,697, while I.O.I took second place with a score of 5,910,068.

Kim Yong Bin ranked third with a brand reputation index of 4,559,196, marking a 16.37 percent increase in his score since May.

Park Ji Hyeon jumped to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,997,537, marking a 48.38 percent rise in his score since last month.

Finally, CORTIS came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 3,849,187 for June.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

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

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June 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 May 14 to June 14.

IVE maintained their position at the top of the list with a brand reputation index of 6,025,982, marking a 29.21 percent increase in their score since May.

High-ranking phrases in IVE’s keyword analysis included “LUCID DREAM,” “Jang Won Young,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “lovely,” “extend,” and “record.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.59 percent positive reactions.

BLACKPINK remained unmoving at second place with a brand reputation index of 5,651,105, marking a 43.28 percent rise in their score since last month.

ILLIT also held onto their spot at third place with a brand reputation index of 3,830,314, marking a 14.30 percent increase in their score since May.

aespa jumped to fourth place after seeing an 18.08 percent rise in their brand reputation index, bringing their score to 3,177,356 for June.

Finally, TWICE rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,812,048, marking a 3.44 percent increase in their score since May.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

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

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Watch: ILLIT Takes 2nd Win For “It’s Me” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, And More

ILLIT has snagged a second music show trophy for “It’s Me”!

On the June 7 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” Yena’s “Catch Catch,” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,939 points.

Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, MEOVV, tripleS, CORTIS, BOYFRIEND, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, XLOV, xikers, IDID, XODIAC, Queenz Eye, Loveholic’s Jisun, and Shin Jang Mi.

Check out their performances below!

aespa – “LEMONADE”

TREASURE – “IF I”

MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”

MEOVV – “In my hands” and “DDI RO RI”

tripleS – “Sad Girls Schemin’” and “Baby Flower”

CORTIS – “REDRED”

BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”

AND2BLE – “Curious”

XLOV – “SERVE”

xikers – “OKay”

IDID – “FLY!”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

Queenz Eye – “Y2K”

Loveholic’s Jisun – “A quiet farewell”

Shin Jang Mi – “Sweet like candy”


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Watch: ILLIT Takes 1st Win For “It’s Me” On “Music Core”; Performances By aespa, TREASURE, And More

ILLIT has won their first music show trophy for their latest hit “It’s Me”!

On the June 6 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 7,072 points.

Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:

Performers on today’s show included aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, MEOVV, tripleS, FIFTY FIFTY, BOYFRIEND, HEART OF WOMAN, XLOV, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, xikers, IDID, XODIAC, Queenz Eye, Shin Jang Mi, and DDB.

Check out their performances below!

aespa – “LEMONADE”

TREASURE – “IF I”

MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”

MEOVV – “In my hands” and “DDI RO RI”

tripleS – “Baby Flower”

FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”

BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”

HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”

XLOV – “SERVE”

AND2BLE – “Curious”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”

xikers – “OKay”

IDID – “FLY!”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

Queenz Eye – “Y2K”

Shin Jang Mi – “Sweet like candy”

DDB – “BONJOUR”


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Watch: aespa Takes 1st Win For “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” On “Music Bank”; Performances By MAMAMOO, MEOVV, And More

aespa has snatched their first music show win for “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” (featuring BIGBANG’s G-Dragon)!

On the June 5 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were AND2BLE’s “Curious” and aespa’s “WDA (Whole Different Animal).” aespa ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,934 points.

Congratulations to aespa! Watch the winner announcement below!

Performers on today’s show included aespa, AND2BLE, MAMAMOO, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, MEOVV, FIFTY FIFTY, CORTIS, BOYFRIEND, CUTIE STREET, IDID, tripleS, xikers, XLOV, XODIAC, and DDB.

Watch the performances below:

aespa – “LEMONADE”

AND2BLE – “Curious”

MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”

MEOVV – “DDI RO RI” and “In my hands”

FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”

CORTIS – “YOUNGCREATORCREW”

BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”

CUTIE STREET – “Puri Cu Cu”

IDID – “FLY!”

tripleS – “Baby Flower”

xikers – “OKay” and “To the Victory” (Orig. by TransFixion)

XLOV – “SERVE”

XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”

DDB – “BONJOUR”

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

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May Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has published its brand reputation rankings for all stars during the month of April!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from April 28 to May 28.

BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list this month, scoring a brand reputation index of 9,206,081 for May.

Lim Young Woong took second place with a brand reputation index of 6,601,432, while Yu Jae Seok ranked third with a score of 6,104,037.

Byeon Woo Seok came in fourth place with a brand reputation index of 5,518,119, marking a 3.78 percent increase in his score since last month.

Finally, Ryu Hyun Jin rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 5,345,412, marking a 48.50 percent rise in his score since April.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. Lim Young Woong
  3. Yu Jae Seok
  4. Byeon Woo Seok
  5. Ryu Hun Jin
  6. Park Ji Hoon
  7. IVE
  8. Son Heung Min
  9. BLACKPINK
  10. aespa
  11. TWICE
  12. Lee Jung Hoo
  13. HANRORO
  14. Jun Hyun Moo
  15. Park Ji Hyun
  16. Lee Sang Yi
  17. SEVENTEEN
  18. Stray Kids
  19. HaHa
  20. Kim Do Yeong
  21. Wanna One
  22. Kim Yong Bin
  23. Red Velvet
  24. Park Bo Young
  25. Koo Kyo Hwan
  26. Joo Woo Jae
  27. Lee Chan Won
  28. Kim Yuna
  29. Kim Dong Hyun
  30. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa

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

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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!

  1. BTS
  2. Lim Young Woong
  3. CORTIS
  4. HANRORO
  5. IVE
  6. BLACKPINK
  7. SEVENTEEN
  8. Kim Yong Bin
  9. Sung Si Kyung
  10. aespa
  11. Lee Chan Won
  12. TWICE
  13. BIGBANG
  14. ILLIT
  15. Park Ji Hyeon
  16. Young Tak
  17. Hearts2Hearts
  18. EXO
  19. Stray Kids
  20. PSY
  21. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa
  22. LE SSERAFIM
  23. Park Seo Jin
  24. Yena
  25. Wanna One
  26. JANNABI
  27. Swings
  28. TWS
  29. DAY6
  30. 10CM

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MAMAMOO Drops 1st Teaser For Full-Group Comeback With “4WARD”

Get ready for MAMAMOO’s long-awaited return as a full group!

On May 7 at midnight KST, MAMAMOO unveiled the first teaser for their upcoming four-member comeback.

RBW previously confirmed last year that MAMAMOO would be releasing a new album as a full group in June, in addition to embarking on a world tour.

Check out MAMAMOO’s new “COMING SOON” teaser for “4WARD” below, and stay tuned for a comeback date announcement!

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Watch MAMAMOO’s film “MAMAMOO: My Con The Movie” on Viki below:

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