Stray Kids Announces Latin American Music Festival “STRAYCITY” Featuring NEXZ; To Add More Cities In Future
Get ready for a brand-new music festival led by Stray Kids!
On May 23 KST, JYP Entertainment and Live Nation announced their plans for a new music festival called “STRAYCITY,” at which Stray Kids will serve as the headliner for every show.
So far, three Latin American shows have been announced for “STRAYCITY,” but JYP Entertainment says that it plans to add more host cities in the future.
“STRAYCITY” will kick off in Bogotá on September 9 before heading to Buenos Aires on September 14 and Mexico City on September 25.
NEXZ will be performing at all three shows, which will also feature local artists such as Andrés Obregón, RENEE, Bad Milk, Kei Linch, K4OS, and Cocho.
JYP Entertainment commented, “‘STRAYCITY’ is a music festival that anyone can enjoy, and it aims to become a platform where one can awaken a hidden alter ego and discover a new side of themselves.”
“Through this music festival inspired by their group name, Stray Kids will unleash their unrivaled, explosive energy and share their special musical universe with the audience,” they continued.
Hinting at its plans for future shows, JYP Entertainment added, “‘STRAYCITY’ will continue with additional host cities in the future.”
Check out the lineup for each of the three newly announced “STRAYCITY” shows below!
Are you excited for this unique new music festival?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” on Viki below:
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!
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ILLIT
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE
ARTMS
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izna
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MEOVV
Baby DONT Cry
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SPIA
NOWZ (formerly known as NOWADAYS)
NEXZ
HORI7ON
eite
AHOF
SAY MY NAME
BE BOYS
CLOSE YOUR EYES
IDID
A1
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NEXZ’s Yu To Sit Out Japan Event Due To Entry Issues
NEXZ’s Yu will not be attending the group’s upcoming fan signing event in Japan.
On May 17 KST, JYP Entertainment announced that Yu would be sitting out NEXZ’s “Mmchk Special Japan Fan Sign Event” scheduled to take place that day.
The agency explained, “Due to an unexpected administrative issue, Yu encountered difficulties with entry procedures and, unfortunately, will not be able to participate in the event. Accordingly, the upcoming event will proceed with the remaining six members excluding Yu.”
JYP Entertainment’s full English statement is as follows:
Hello, this is JYPE.
We regret to inform you that Yu will be unable to attend the NEXZ – Mmchk Special Japan Fan Sign Event scheduled to take place in Japan on Sunday, May 17.
Due to an unexpected administrative issue, Yu encountered difficulties with entry procedures and, unfortunately, will not be able to participate in the event.
Accordingly, the upcoming event will proceed with the remaining 6 members excluding Yu.
We sincerely apologize to all the fans who were looking forward to the event.
TXT, AKMU, BTS, TWS, NEXZ, And ILLIT Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
TXT achieved a double crown on this month’s Circle charts, topping both the overall physical album chart and the digital download chart for April.
All of the top five spots on this month’s chart went to new releases, led by TXT’s latest mini album “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns,” which debuted at No. 1.
NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love” entered the chart at No. 2, &TEAM’s “We on Fire” at No. 3, TWS’s “NO TRAGEDY” at No. 4, and PLAVE’s “Caligo Pt.2” at No. 5.
Weekly Album Chart
TWS topped the weekly physical album chart with their new mini album “NO TRAGEDY,” while ILLIT’s “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” entered the chart at No. 2.
NEXZ’s “Mmchk” debuted at No. 3 on this week’s chart, followed by CRAVITY’s “ReDeFINE” at No. 4 and QWER’s “CEREMONY” at No. 5.
Monthly Download Chart
TXT topped the digital download chart for April with their latest title track “Stick With You,” which debuted at No. 1.
The next two spots on the monthly chart went to AKMU: the duo’s title track “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” debuted at No. 2, while their hit B-side “Paradise of Rumors” entered the chart at No. 3.
PLAVE swept the next two spots on the chart, where “Born Savage” and “HMPH!” (featuring SOLE) debuted at No. 4 and No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
NEXZ topped this week’s digital download chart with their new single “Mmchk,” while CRAVITY’s “AWAKE” debuted at No. 2.
TWS’s “You, You” entered the chart at No. 3, with AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” rising to No. 4.
Finally, Park Ji Hoon’s new title track “Bodyelse” rounded out the top five for the week.
Monthly Digital Chart
AKMU achieved their own double crown on the monthly charts, topping both the overall digital chart and streaming chart for April.
AKMU swept the top two spots on the overall digital chart with “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” and “Paradise of Rumors,” which debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.
Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” stayed strong at No. 3, while HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” and “0+0” maintained their respective positions at No. 4 and No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
AKMU also earned a double crown on the weekly charts, where “Paradise of Rumors” remained No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and streaming chart for the second week in a row.
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same: AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” continued its reign at No. 1, trailed by AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” at No. 2, Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” at No. 3, HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 4, and HANRORO’s “0+0” at No. 5.
Monthly Streaming Chart
The top four songs on the monthly streaming chart for April were the same as the weekly streaming chart: AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” came in at No. 1, AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” at No. 2, Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” at No. 3, and HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 4.
Finally, KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” rounded out the top five for the month.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
BTS also achieved a double crown on the monthly charts, topping both the global K-pop chart and the social chart.
BTS dominated the global K-pop chart for April, sweeping four of this month’s top five spots. “SWIM” rose to No. 1, followed by “2.0” at No. 3, “Body to Body” at No. 4, and “Hooligan” at No. 5.
Meanwhile, HUNTR/X’s “Golden” from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack stayed strong at No. 2.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
The top three songs on this week’s global K-pop chart remained the same as last week: BTS’s “SWIM” held onto its spot at No. 1, followed by HUNTR/X’s “Golden” at No. 2 and BTS’s “2.0” at No. 3.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” shot to No. 4 for the week, with BTS’s “Body to Body” falling to No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
BTS continued their reign at No. 1 on the monthly social chart, followed by ILLIT at No. 2, BLACKPINK at No. 3, IVE at No. 4, and aespa at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
ILLIT rose to No. 1 on this week’s social chart, where BTS came in at No. 2, BLACKPINK at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and LE SSERAFIM at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch TXT in the first episode of “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:
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Watch: TWS Takes 2nd Win For “You, You” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, And More
TWS has won a second music show trophy for “You, You”!
On the May 10 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart,” AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” and TWS’s “You, You.” TWS ultimately took the win with a total of 4,743 points.
Congratulations to TWS! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, CORTIS, ILLIT, Billlie, CRAVITY, NEXZ, Lee Chae Yeon, XngHan&Xoul. NAZE, KIIRAS, UNCHILD, YUHZ, ifeye, Gavy NJ, ORBIT, and Lee Ye Joon.
Watch: AKMU Takes 1st Win For “Paradise Of Rumors” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, And More
AKMU has won their first music show trophy for their hit B-side “Paradise of Rumors”!
On the May 9 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” Yena’s “Catch Catch,” and TWS’s “You, You.” AKMU ultimately took the win with a total of 5,733 points.
Congratulations to AKMU! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, NCT WISH, CORTIS, TWS, ILLIT, Billlie, CRAVITY, NEXZ, Lee Chae Yeon, XngHan&Xoul, 82MAJOR, NAZE, KIIRAS, UNCHILD, YUHZ, Lee Ye Joon, and Jadu.
Watch: TWS Takes 1st Win For “You, You” On “Music Bank”; Performances By Billlie, CORTIS, And More
TWS has won their first music show trophy for “You, You“!
On the May 8 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were NEXZ’s “Mmchk” and TWS’s “You, You.” TWS ultimately took the prize with a total of 9,538 points.
Congratulations to TWS! Watch the winner announcement below!
Performers on today’s show included TWS, CORTIS, Billlie, ILLIT, NCT WISH, CRAVITY, 82MAJOR, NEXZ, XngHan&Xoul, UNCHILD, ifeye, Lee Chae Yeon, KIIRAS, NAZE, YUHZ, Gavy NJ, and Park Hye Kyoung.
Watch the performances below:
TWS – “You, You”
CORTIS – “REDRED”
Billlie – “ZAP”
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”
CRAVITY – “AWAKE”
82MAJOR – “Sign”
NEXZ – “Mmchk”
XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”
UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”
ifeye – “Hazy (Daisy)”
Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”
KIIRAS – “TA TA”
NAZE – “People Talk”
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
Gavy NJ – “He Broke Up”
Park Hye Kyoung – “Dreams don’t melt”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
Watch: NEXZ Takes Tearful 1st-Ever Win On “Show Champion” With “Mmchk”; Performances By TWS, CRAVITY, And More
NEXZ has won the very first music show trophy of their career!
On the May 6 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were NEXZ’s “Mmchk,” PLAVE’s “Born Savage,” TWS’s “You, You,” TXT’s “Stick With You,” and MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “So Cute.” NEXZ ultimately took the win, marking their first-ever win on a music show.
Congratulations to NEXZ! Watch their comeback performances, emotional first win, and full encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included TWS, CRAVITY, 82MAJOR, QWER, KEYVITUP, ifeye, VVS, Gavy NJ, ORBIT, and Jadu.
NEXZ Achieves Their Highest 1st-Week Sales Yet With “Mmchk”
NEXZ has hit a new career high with their latest release!
Last week, NEXZ made their comeback with the new single album “Mmchk” and its title track of the same name on April 27.
According to Hanteo Chart, “Mmchk” sold a total of 444,730 copies in the first week of its release (April 27 to May 3), easily breaking NEXZ’s previous first-week sales record of 338,916 set by their mini album “Beat-Boxer” last year.
Congratulations to NEXZ on their new personal record!
