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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July Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members!
The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 735 girl group members, using big data collected from June 19 to July 19.
RESCENE’s Woni topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 7,962,989, marking an 89.84 percent increase in her score since June. High-ranking phrases in her keyword analysis included “LOVE ATTACK,” “Lee Sun Min,” and “Pretty Girl,” while her positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 91.26 percent positive reactions.
Meanwhile, IVE’s Jang Won Young came in at a close second with a brand reputation index of 7,490,203 for July.
aespa’s Karina took third place with a brand reputation index of 5,618,919, marking an 18.63 percent increase in her score since last month.
BLACKPINK’s Jennie ranked fourth with a brand reputation index of 4,984,751, while RESCENE’s Minami followed close behind in fifth with a score of 4,899,662.
Watch: TXT’s Yeonjun Takes 1st Win For “Ice Cream” On “Music Bank”; Performances By i-dle, GIRLSET, And More
TXT’s Yeonjun has won his first music show trophy for “Ice Cream”!
On the July 17 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream” and i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love.” Yeonjun ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,920 points.
Congratulations to Yeonjun! Watch the winner announcement and encore (with Beomgyu’s surprise appearance) below!
Performers on today’s show included TXT’s Yeonjun, i-dle, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, AHOF, RESCENE, Sunmi, VAYONN, idntt, Keyveatz, GIRLSET, Jang Haneum, AmbiO, UDTT, DAILY:DIRECTION, TRENDZ, Lee Yeji, and Hat:q.
Watch the performances below:
TXT’s Yeonjun – “Ice Cream”
i-dle – “Gimme Dat Love”
MONSTA X’s Kihyun – “So Good”
AHOF – “RUN TO YOU”
RESCENE – “Pretty Girl”
Sunmi – “Forever July”
VAYONN – “MUAH!”
idntt – “Kids Return”
Keyveatz – “OXY”
GIRLSET – “CHAT”
Jang Haneum – “Is It Love”
AmbiO – “BLUE SPLASH”
UDTT – “VIPER”
DAILY:DIRECTION – “DOWN WITH IT”
TRENDZ – “On My Knees”
Lee Yeji – “I hate it”
Hat:q – “Life Goes On”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
ATEEZ, I.O.I, RIIZE, CORTIS, BTS, SEVENTEEN’s V8, And ILLIT Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
RIIZE topped the physical album chart for June with their latest mini album “II,” which debuted at No. 1 on the monthly chart.
All of the top five spots on June’s album chart went to new releases: TREASURE’s “NEW WAV” debuted at No. 2, BOYNEXTDOOR’s “HOME” at No. 3, ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” at No. 4, and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang” at No. 5.
Weekly Album Chart
SEVENTEEN’s new unit V8 claimed two of the top five spots on the weekly album chart with their self-titled debut mini album. The regular version of “V8” entered the chart at No. 1, while the Weverse version charted separately at No. 2.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5,” which debuted at No. 1 on last week’s chart, fell one spot to No. 2 this week.
StelLive’s “STAR TRAIL” entered the chart at No. 3, with CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” climbing back up to No. 4 for the week.
Monthly Download Chart
ATEEZ topped the digital download chart for June with their latest title track “BAD,” which debuted at No. 1.
Meanwhile, I.O.I’s long-running hit “Suddenly” climbed back up to No. 2 on the monthly chart.
RIIZE’s latest title track “Do your dance” debuted at No. 3, while aespa’s “LEMONADE” jumped 16 ranks to take No. 4.
Finally, EVAN (Heeseung)’s debut track “Ride or Die” entered the chart at No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
ATEEZ also topped the weekly digital download chart with “BAD,” which remained No. 1 for the second week in a row.
SEVENTEEN’s V8 swept the next two spots on the weekly chart, where their songs “singasong” and “8DM” debuted at No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon’s “Bansanka” entered the chart at No. 4, while Kyma’s “Little Me” debuted at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart
I.O.I topped the overall digital chart for June with their 10th-anniversary reunion hit “Suddenly,” which jumped 26 ranks to No. 1.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” held onto its spot at No. 2 on the monthly chart, followed by aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4, and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same: CORTIS’s “REDRED” came in at No. 1, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 2, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 3, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4, and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 5.
Monthly Streaming Chart
CORTIS also topped the monthly streaming chart “REDRED,” which rose to No. 1 for June.
I.O.I’s “Suddenly” soared to No. 2 this month, trailed by ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 3, aespa’s “LEMONADE” at No. 4, and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” at No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
BTS’s “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1 on the monthly global K-pop chart, while HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) and CORTIS’s “REDRED” maintained their respective positions at No. 2 and No. 3.
aespa’s “LEMONADE” jumped 98 ranks to No. 4 on the monthly chart, with ILLIT’s “It’s Me” rounding out the top five for June.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” topped this week’s global K-pop chart, followed by BTS’s “SWIM” at No. 2.
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” held steady at No. 3, trailed by CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 4 and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
ILLIT held onto their spot at No. 1 on the social chart for June, with BTS at No. 2, Yena at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and BABYMONSTER at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
The top four artists on this week’s social chart were exactly the same as last week: ILLIT remained No. 1, with BTS at No. 2, aespa at No. 3, and Yena at No. 4.
Finally, TWICE climbed to No. 5 for the week.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch RIIZE’s variety show “BOSS RIIZE” with subtitles on Viki below:
Watch: AHOF Takes 1st Win For “RUN TO YOU” On “Show Champion”; Performances By RESCENE, VAYONN, And More
AHOF has won their first music show trophy for “RUN TO YOU”!
On the July 15 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love,” ATEEZ’s “BAD,” Hearts2Hearts’s “Lemon Tang,” AHOF’s “RUN TO YOU,” and TXT’s Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream.” AHOF ultimately took the win.
Congratulations to AHOF! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included AHOF, RESCENE, VAYONN, Keyveatz, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Golden Child’s Choi Sung Yun (Y), Juniel, Lee YeJi, HAENA, Meaningful Stone, THE VANE, Tokai, and Jungwoo.
July 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 June 15 to July 15.
BTS held onto their spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,518,675. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “London concert,” and “world tour,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “collaborate,” “record,” and “create.” BTS’s positivity-negativity analysis revealed a score of 92.57 percent positive reactions.
Meanwhile, CORTIS maintained their position at second place with a brand reputation index of 5,409,892.
I.O.I came in at a close third for July with a brand reputation index of 5,214,323.
RESCENE held steady at fourth place with a brand reputation index of 5,014,734, marking an 18.40 percent increase in their score since last month.
Finally, TWICE rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 3,866,983, marking a 36.38 percent rise in their score since June.
Check out the top 30 for this month below!
BTS
CORTIS
I.O.I
RESCENE
TWICE
SEVENTEEN
BLACKPINK
ILLIT
IVE
aespa
NCT
BIGBANG
ATEEZ
Red Velvet
OH MY GIRL
MONSTA X
EXO
Wanna One
i-dle
TWS
KiiiKiii
HIGHLIGHT
BTOB
Stray Kids
LE SSERAFIM
NMIXX
SHINee
Super Junior
fromis_9
Apink
Watch BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” with subtitles on Viki below:
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Watch: RESCENE Takes Tearful 1st-Ever Win On “The Show” With “Pretty Girl”
RESCENE has won the very first music show trophy of their career!
On the July 14 episode of “The Show,” the candidates for first place were RESCENE’s “Pretty Girl,” VAYONN’s “MUAH!” and AHOF’s “RUN TO YOU.” RESCENE ultimately took the win with a total of 10,000 points, making it their first win since their debut in March, 2024.
Congratulations to RESCENE! Watch their emotional win and encore below:
Watch: aespa Takes 2nd Win For “LEMONADE” On “Music Core”; Performances By BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, And More
aespa has won a second music show trophy for “LEMONADE”!
On the July 11 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were SEVENTEEN’s V8’s “singasong,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “Lemon Tang.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 7,086 points.
Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included BABYMONSTER, i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Choi Yoojung, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, Teen Top’s Niel, EVAN (Heeseung), Keyveatz, VAYONN, IDID, Jang Haneum, USPEER, Lee YeJi, ASCENDER, ANTARES, and UDTT.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” remains at No. 1 this week, making it the song’s fifth week overall at No. 1. Congratulations to CORTIS!
The top three songs remain unchanged with aespa’s “LEMONADE” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
There is only one new song in the top 10 this week. Moving up six spots to No. 7 is ATEEZ’s “BAD,” the title track of their 14th mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5.” “BAD” is a Brazilian Funk track built upon highly addictive electronic percussion sounds and an aggressive bass line.
Singles Music Chart – July 2026, Week 2
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REDRED
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LEMONADE
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It’s Me
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Suddenly
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LOVE ATTACK
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RUDE!
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BAD
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Catch Catch
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404 (New Era)
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VIRAL
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BANG BANG
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singasong
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Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart
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Landing in Love
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Do your dance
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SWIM
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Good Goodbye
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DDI RO RI
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Popcorn
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TIME CAPSULE
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GENE
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CHOOM
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JUMP
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Drowning
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OXY
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What Do I Steal?
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Spring After Spring
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My whole world
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IF I
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Love Love Love
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Perfect Target
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Endangered Love
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Our Summer
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toxic till the end
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To Reach You
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You, You
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LISTEN
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Shiny Star (2026 ver.)
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FLYING HIGH WITH U
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Sadder Than Yesterday
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Paradise ~ I need you ~
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Flashback
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Runaway
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RUN IT
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About the Soompi Music Chart
Soompi Music Chart takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:
Circle Singles + Albums – 30% Hanteo Singles + Albums – 20% Apple Music Korea – 15% Soompi Airplay – 15% YouTube K-Pop Songs + Music Videos – 20%
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Watch: I.O.I Takes 4th Win For “Suddenly” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By i-dle, Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, And More
I.O.I has won a fourth music show trophy for their 10th-anniversary reunion track “Suddenly”!
On the July 12 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK.” I.O.I ultimately took the win with a total of 5,343 points.
Congratulations to I.O.I! Watch a clip of the winner announcement and Choi Yoojung’s acceptance speech below:
Performers on today’s show included i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, RESCENE, Choi Yoojung, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Hearts2Hearts, AHOF, EVAN (Heeseung), Baek A Yeon, IDID, VAYONN, Keyveatz, USPEER, Jang Haneum, UDTT, Loveholic’s Jisun, Lee YeJi, and HAENA.
