The 2026 K-World Dream Awards has unveiled its performer lineup!
This year’s lineup includes ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, AHOF, AND2BLE, SeeYa, QWER, ILLIT, and RESCENE.
Jun Hyun Moo and Jang Do Yeon will return as hosts for the fourth consecutive year.
This year’s event is especially meaningful as it marks the awards ceremony’s 10th anniversary. Originally launched in 2017 as the Soribada Best K-Music Awards, the ceremony has since evolved under its current name and, over the past decade, has helped promote K-content and K-pop worldwide while contributing to the global spread of the Korean Wave.
The 2026 K World Dream Awards will be held on August 27 at KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea.
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QWER Announces Dates And Cities For 2026-2027 Tour “ROCKATION : ROCKET LAUNCH!!”
QWER is going back on tour!
On July 12, QWER officially announced the stops for their upcoming 2026-2027 tour “ROCKATION : ROCKET LAUNCH!!”
After kicking things off with two nights of concerts in Seoul on September 12 and 13, QWER will head abroad to perform in Taipei on October 10 and 11, Fukuoka on October 13, Osaka on October 15, Tokyo on October 17, Kuala Lumpur on November 7, and Bangkok on November 14.
QWER’s tour will then continue into 2027, taking the band to Hong Kong on January 2 and Singapore on January 8 and 9.
Check out the venues for QWER’s upcoming tour below!
Check out Soompi’s 2026 K-Pop Tour Masterlist here!
May 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 April 27 to May 27.
CORTIS shot to the top of this month’s list after seeing a whopping 328.60 percent increase in their brand reputation index since April, bringing their total score to 6,065,405.
Trot singer Kim Yong Bin held onto his spot at second place with a brand reputation index of 3,917,846, marking a 34.10 percent increase in his score since last month.
HANRORO took third place with a brand reputation index of 3,300,462, marking a 9.65 percent rise in her score since April.
BIBI jumped to fourth place with a brand reputation index of 3,122,855, marking an impressive 112.92 percent increase in her score.
Finally, ENHYPEN came in at a close fifth with a brand reputation index of 3,099,769, marking a 22.56 percent rise in their score since April.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
CORTIS
Kim Yong Bin
HANRORO
BIBI
ENHYPEN
Stray Kids
TWS
Park Ji Hyeon
Park Seo Jin
WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)
KiiiKiii
DAY6
RIIZE
Yena
Rowoon
Woody
BABYMONSTER
EXO’s Doh Kyung Soo (D.O.)
Ahn Sung Hoon
BTOB’s Changsub
Kim Hee Jae
Jo Yuri
KATSEYE
QWER
Hearts2Hearts
Lee Mujin
Son Tae Jin
WJSN’s Dayoung
Car, the garden
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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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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:
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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 March 28 to April 28.
HANRORO topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 3,009,929, marking a 47.07 percent increase in her score since last month.
Trot singer Kim Yong Bin maintained his position at second place with a brand reputation index of 2,921,662, marking a 15.55 percent rise in his score.
KiiiKiii came in at a close third with a brand reputation index of 2,890,127, marking a 35.76 percent increase in their score.
WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn) took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 2,639,880, marking an 0.87 percent rise in his score.
Finally, ENHYPEN rounded out the top five after seeing a 51.73 percent increase in their brand reputation index, bringing their total score to 2,529,125.
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.
Watch: NCT WISH Takes 2nd Win For “Ode To Love” On “Music Core”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, And More
NCT WISH has won a second music show trophy for their hit song “Ode to Love”!
On the May 2 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors,” NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love,” and Yena’s “Catch Catch.” NCT WISH ultimately took the win with a total of 6,333 points.
Congratulations to NCT WISH! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, LE SSERAFIM, CORTIS, Park Ji Hoon, NEXZ, &TEAM, CRAVITY, Lee Chae Yeon, 82MAJOR, XngHan&Xoul, MAMAMOO’s Wheein, QWER, EVNNE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, UNCHILD, KEYVITUP, and ORBIT.
Check out their performances below!
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
KATSEYE – “PINKY UP”
TWS – “All the Possibilities” and “You, You”
LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”
CORTIS – “REDRED”
Park Ji Hoon – “Bodyelse”
NEXZ – “Mmchk”
&TEAM – “Bewitched” (Korean version)
CRAVITY – “AWAKE”
Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”
82MAJOR – “Sign”
XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”
MAMAMOO’s Wheein – “The Symphony of Bad Boys”
QWER – “CEREMONY”
EVNNE – “Backtalk”
CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”
UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”
KEYVITUP – “LEGENDARY”
ORBIT – “DADADA (Korean Ver.)”
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Watch: CORTIS Takes 1st-Ever Win On “M Countdown” With “REDRED”; Performances By ILLIT, KATSEYE, And More
CORTIS has won the first music show trophy of their career!
On the April 30 episode of the Mnet music show, the candidates for first place were NCT WISH’s “Ode to Love” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the prize with a total of 8,902 points, marking their first-ever win on a music show.
Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performance, first win, and full encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included ILLIT, KATSEYE, TWS, NCT WISH, LE SSERAFIM, Park Ji Hoon, NEXZ, &TEAM, CRAVITY, 82MAJOR, Lee Chae Yeon, XngHan&Xoul, Yuju, Soyou, QWER, EVNNE, UNCHILD, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and KEYVITUP.
Check out their performances below!
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
KATSEYE – “PINKY UP”
TWS – “All the Possibilities” and “You, You”
NCT WISH – “Ode to Love”
LE SSERAFIM – “CELEBRATION”
Park Ji Hoon – “Bodyelse”
NEXZ – “Mmchk”
&TEAM – “Bewitched” (Korean version)
CRAVITY – “AWAKE”
82MAJOR – “Sign”
Lee Chae Yeon – “No Tears On The Dancefloor”
XngHan&Xoul – “Glow”
Yuju – “First Love Is a Curse”
Soyou – “Girl”
QWER – “CEREMONY”
EVNNE – “Backtalk”
UNCHILD – “UNCHILD”
CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”
KEYVITUP – “KEYVITUP”
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