Watch: i-dle’s Soyeon Takes 1st Win For “I’m gonna TOESA” On “M Countdown”; Performances By CRAVITY, BOYNEXTDOOR, And More
i-dle’s Soyeon has won her first music show trophy for “I’m gonna TOESA”!
On the October 1 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s “new trick” and i-dle’s Soyeon’s “I’m gonna TOESA.” Soyeon ultimately took the prize with a total of 7,621 points.
Congratulations to Soyeon! Watch the winner announcement below:
Today’s performers included 2NE1’s Minzy, NCT’s Taeyong, EVAN, BOYNEXTDOOR, CRAVITY, CLOSE YOUR EYES, ALLDAY PROJECT, Bailey, ONEUS, Woody, Bora, EASTSHINE, TIOT, INI, NiziU, Parc Jae Jung, and Chiikawa the Movie.
Check out their performances below!
2NE1’s Minzy – “Calling”
NCT’s Taeyong – “Wacka Wak”
EVAN – “Twilight”
BOYNEXTDOOR – “ANIMAL”
CRAVITY – “LOUDER”
CLOSE YOUR EYES – “Drop That!”
ALLDAY PROJECT – “CRASH” and “TALK”
Bailey – “CAN’T KILL ME”
ONEUS – “Say Yes!”
Woody X Bora – “Period”
EASTSHINE – “EOI_KU”
TIOT – “Five Hours in Pieces”
INI – “You Know What To Do (Korean Ver.)”
NiziU – “Sour Grapes”
Parc Jae Jung – “Epilogue”
Chiikawa the Movie – “The Island Song”
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September Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has published its brand reputation rankings for all stars during the month of September!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of various stars’ media coverage, consumer participation, interaction, and community awareness indexes, using big data collected from August 29 to September 29.
RESCENE continued their reign at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 10,516,714, marking a 3.31 percent increase in their score since August.
Soccer star Son Heung Min shot to second place after seeing a whopping 373.02 percent rise in his brand reputation index, bringing his total score to 8,514,454 for September.
Lim Young Woong came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 8,104,844, marking an 11.94 percent increase in his score since last month.
BTS took fourth place for September with a brand reputation index of 7,712,076, while Yu Jae Seok rounded out the top five with a score of 6,274,256.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
RESCENE
Son Heung Min
Lim Young Woong
BTS
Yu Jae Seok
BLACKPINK
IVE
SEVENTEEN
Song Kang
ATEEZ
Park Ji Hoon
Stray Kids
Kim Do Yeong
Kim Hye Soo
Seo Kang Jun
NCT
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon
Park Ji Sung
Joo Woo Jae
EXO
TWICE
Lee Jung Hoo
PSY
Lee Chan Won
aespa
WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
Wanna One
SHINee
Park Ji Hyeon
Shin Min Ah
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:
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And watch Yu Jae Seok on “Running Man” below!
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Winners Of The Seoul International Drama Awards 2026
The Seoul International Drama Awards 2026 has officially announced its winners!
On September 22, the Seoul International Drama Awards Organizing Committee announced the winners in the International Competition, K-Drama Competition, and International Invitation categories.
On September 29, the committee announced that screenwriter Kim Eun Sook, who has penned numerous hit dramas including “Secret Garden,” “Descendants of the Sun,” “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God,” “Mr. Sunshine,” “The Glory,” and “Genie, Make a Wish,” would receive the Golden Bird Prize, the highest honor presented by the Seoul Drama Awards Organizing Committee.
The award recognizes achievements based on criteria including depth of message, originality, global appeal, and the contributions of creators and productions that have expanded the artistic boundaries of television.
With this honor, Kim Eun Sook becomes the first screenwriter to win the Golden Bird Prize and only the fourth individual recipient, following Choi Min Sik, director Park Chan Wook, and Ben Stiller.
Check out the list of winning Korean dramas and actors below:
International Competition Category
Golden Bird Prize
Program Awards
Best Miniseries
“My Royal Nemesis”
“The Dream Life of Mr. Kim”
Individual Awards
Best Actor
K-Drama Competition Category
Outstanding Korean Drama
“The Dream Life of Mr. Kim”
“We Are All Trying Here”
Individual Awards
Outstanding Korean Actor
Outstanding Korean Actress
Outstanding Korean Drama OST
RIIZE’s Anton “Close to Me” (“Yumi’s Cells 3”)
International Invitation Category
Outstanding Asian Star
Congratulations to all the winners!
The official ceremony will air live on October 8 at 4:55 p.m. KST on MBC and stream simultaneously via the Seoul International Drama Awards’ official YouTube channel.
Watch “Yumi’s Cells 3” on Viki below:
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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:
September Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 755 boy group members, using big data collected from August 19 to September 19.
BTS’s Jimin held onto his spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 3,905,514. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “Who,” and “Like Crazy,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “beautiful,” “prove,” and “record.” Jimin’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 93.82 percent positive reactions.
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 3,517,368, marking a 56.04 percent increase in his score since August.
ATEEZ’s San maintained his position at third place with a brand reputation index of 3,296,639 for September.
BTS’s Jungkook came in at a close fourth with a brand reputation index of 3,165,241, marking a 1.51 percent rise in his score since last month.
Finally, BTS’s Jin rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 2,873,340, marking a 0.74 percent increase in his score since August.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
BTS’s Jimin
BIGBANG’s G-Dragon
ATEEZ’s San
BTS’s Jungkook
BTS’s Jin
BTS’s V
ATEEZ’s Wooyoung
TVXQ’s Yunho
Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan
CORTIS’s Keonho
BIGBANG’s Daesung
NCT’s Doyoung
Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon
Wanna One’s Ong Seong Wu
BIGBANG’s Taeyang
BTS’ Suga
CORTIS’s Juhoon
EXO’s Baekhyun
RIIZE’s Wonbin
BTS’s RM
SHINee’s Minho
NU’EST and Wanna One’s Hwang Minhyun
ATEEZ’s Hongjoong
BTS’s j-hope
Wanna One’s Kang Daniel
CORTIS’s Seonghyeon
Super Junior’s Kim Heechul
ATEEZ’s Yunho
ATEEZ’s Seonghwa
SEVENTEEN’s Jun
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:
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And check out ATEEZ’s San, Yunho, Seonghwa, and Jongho’s drama “Imitation” 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:
Johnny, Shindong, And More Must Dive And Crack The Code To Win In “ALL or NOTHING” Finale
Johnny and Shindong will take center stage in the final mission on “ALL or NOTHING”!
“ALL or NOTHING” is a new winner-take-all travel variety series set in Egypt. Over seven days and six nights, the cast will compete for the title of “prince” across the cities of Cairo, Luxor, and Hurghada. The show features SUPER JUNIOR members Leeteuk and Shindong, DAWN, WEi’s Kim Yo Han, and NCT members Johnny and Jisung.
The final episode of “ALL or NOTHING” will feature the last game of the cast’s Egyptian adventure, titled “Mermaid Prince’s Math Class.”
The six members will take on a group mission in the middle of the Red Sea, with tickets to Cairo on the line. After spending the trip competing against one another as “princes” and “paupers,” the members will put their rivalry aside and team up for the final mission.
The game requires one team member to enter an underwater submarine and identify Egyptian numerals before relaying them to the members above water. The members on the boat must then calculate the numbers and figure out the combination to a safe. The mission requires a combination of swimming, calculation, deduction, and teamwork.
Johnny will be tasked with diving underwater to identify the numbers. Relying on his strong swimming skills, he is expected to play a key role in keeping the mission on track.
Meanwhile, Shindong will analyze the numbers relayed from underwater and work to determine the correct answer. While Johnny handles the physical challenge, Shindong will lead the game through his calculations and quick judgment.
However, unexpected mistakes are set to arise as the members relay and calculate the numbers, making for a tense and unpredictable showdown. With the final game at stake, their competitive spirit and teamwork are also expected to reach new heights.
Can the six members successfully complete the mission and win tickets to Cairo?
Find out in the final episode of “ALL or NOTHING” on September 14 at 11:15 p.m. KST.
Catch up on all the previous episodes of “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
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NCT 127 Scores 9th Entry On Billboard 200 With “BLINGY”
NCT 127 has landed a new chart entry on the Billboard 200!
This week, NCT 127’s new album “BLINGY” debuted at No. 129 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, the main chart that ranks the most popular albums in the United States.
“BLINGY” is NCT 127’s ninth album to enter the Billboard 200, following “Regular-Irregular,” “We Are Superhuman,” “Neo Zone,” “Sticker,” “2 Baddies,” “Ay-Yo,” “Fact Check,” and “WALK.”
Outside of the Billboard 200, “BLINGY” debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and No. 11 on the Top Album Sales chart, meaning it was the 11th best-selling album of the week in the United States.
Meanwhile, NCT 127 re-entered Billboard’s Artist 100 at No. 73, marking their 55th non-consecutive week on the chart.
Congratulations to NCT 127!
Watch Johnny in his new variety show “ALL or NOTHING” on Viki below:
