CORTIS, aespa, TWS, BABYMONSTER, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, And More Earn Circle Million And Platinum Certifications
Circle Chart has announced its latest batch of official certifications!
In 2018, the Korea Music Content Industry Association implemented a new certification system for album sales, song downloads, and online streaming. Starting with music released on or after January 1, 2018, Circle Chart now certifies albums platinum once they reach 250,000 sales, while albums that have sold a million copies or more receive a “million” certification.
This month, CORTIS earned two separate certifications for their latest EP “GREENGREEN.” The group received an official double million certification for selling over 2 million copies of the regular version of the album, while the Weverse version was certified double platinum for over 500,000 copies sold.
Meanwhile, aespa’s latest album “LEMONADE” and TWS’s 2025 mini album “play hard” were both certified triple platinum for selling over 750,000 copies each.
BABYMONSTER also received two certifications for their latest mini album “CHOOM.” The regular version of the EP was certified double platinum for over 500,000 copies sold, while the Nemo version was certified platinum for over 250,000 copies sold.
LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” pt.1, ILLIT’s “I’LL LIKE YOU,” and AND2BLE’s “Sequence 01: Curiosity” were all certified double platinum for selling over 500,000 copies each.
Finally, ITZY’s “Motto,” ZEROBASEONE’s “Ascend-,” NMIXX’s “Heavy Serenade,” NCT’s Taeyong’s “WYLD,” XLOV’s “I,God,” CRAVITY’s “ReDeFINE,” and the Weverse version of NewJeans’ “Supernatural” were all certified platinum for selling over 250,000 copies each.
NCT 127 will continue their journey with SM Entertainment!
On July 15, SM entertainment released a statement confirming that the members of NCT 127—Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and Haechan—renewed their exclusive contracts with the agency.
Read the full statement below:
Hello, this is SM Entertainment.
First and foremost, we would like to sincerely thank all the fans for their continued love and support for NCT 127.
We are delighted to announce that Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and Haechan have renewed their exclusive contracts with SM Entertainment. This renewal reflects the unwavering teamwork and strong bond the members have built over the years, as well as the mutual trust between the members and the company.
Since their debut on July 7, 2016, NCT 127 has established itself as one of K-pop’s leading acts, supported by the love and encouragement of fans around the world. We are truly grateful to the members for their dedication over the past ten years, and to the fans whose steadfast support has made this journey possible.
SM Entertainment will continue to fully support NCT 127’s activities and remain a trusted partner as the group embarks on its next chapter.
We sincerely ask for your continued love and support for NCT 127.
Thank you.
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that NCT 127 will make their comeback with their seventh studio album this summer on August 24. The group also announced their fifth tour “NEO CITY – THE REDLINE,” which will kick off in Seoul from September 18 to 20.
Watch Jaehyun in “Dear.M” below:
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Also watch Doyoung in “Dear X Who Doesn’t Love Me” on VIki:
TREASURE, I.O.I, CORTIS, ZEROBASEONE, AKMU, BTS, And ILLIT Top Circle Monthly And Weekly Charts
Circle Chart has revealed its latest monthly and weekly chart rankings!
Monthly Album Chart
CORTIS topped the physical album chart for May with their recent EP “GREENGREEN,” which claimed two of the top three spots on the monthly chart. The regular version of the EP debuted at No. 1, while the Weverse version charted separately at No. 3.
aespa’s new album “LEMONADE” debuted at No. 2 for May, while LE SSERAFIM’s “PUREFLOW” pt.1 entered the chart at No. 4 and ZEROBASEONE’s “Ascend-“ followed at No. 5.
Weekly Album Chart
TREASURE achieved a double crown on the weekly charts, topping both the physical album chart and the digital download chart with their new mini album “NEW WAV” and its title track “IF I.”
tripleS’s “LOVE&POP” pt.1 debuted at No. 2 on this week’s physical album chart, trailed by AND2BLE’s “Sequence 01: Curiosity” at No. 3.
MEOVV’s “BITE NOW” entered the chart at No. 4, with SHINee’s “Atmos” rounding out the top five for the week.
Monthly Download Chart
ZEROBASEONE topped the digital download chart for May with their latest title track “TOP 5,” which debuted at No. 1.
NCT’s Taeyong’s solo song “WYLD” entered the monthly chart at No. 2, with ILLIT’s “It’s Me” rising to No. 3.
I.O.I’s long-awaited reunion track “Suddenly” debuted at No. 4, and NMIXX’s “Heavy Serenade” came in at No. 5.
Weekly Download Chart
TREASURE’s “IF I” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s digital download chart, while I.O,I’s Suddenly” and aespa’s “LEMONADE” rose to No. 2 and No. 3 respectively.
SHINee’s new title track “Atmos” entered the chart at No. 4, followed by tripleS’s “Baby Flower” at No. 5.
Monthly Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
AKMU achieved a double crown on the monthly charts, topping both the overall digital chart and streaming chart for May with their hit song “Paradise of Rumors.”
The top five songs on the overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same this month: AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” came in at No. 1 on both charts, with CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 2, ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 3, AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” at No. 4, and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” at No. 5.
Weekly Digital Chart
I.O.I topped this week’s overall digital chart with their long-awaited comeback track “Suddenly,” which jumped to No. 1.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” stayed strong at No. 2, trailed by ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 3.
aespa’s “LEMONADE” jumped a whopping 82 ranks to take No. 4 for the week, and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” rounded out the top five.
Weekly Streaming Chart
CORTIS’s “REDRED” continued its reign at No. 1 on the weekly streaming chart, while I.O.I’S “Suddenly” climbed to No. 2.
ILLIT’s “It’s Me” ranked No. 3 for the week, with AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” holding relatively steady at No. 4 and aespa’s “LEMONADE” rocketing to No. 5.
Monthly Global K-Pop Chart
BTS maintained their double crown on the monthly charts, topping both the global K-pop chart and the social chart for the second month in a row.
BTS’s long-running hit “SWIM” maintained its position at No. 1, while HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) similarly held onto its spot at No. 2.
CORTIS’s “REDRED” leaped 26 ranks to take No. 3 for May, followed by ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” jumped back into the top five on the monthly chart.
Weekly Global K-Pop Chart
BTS “SWIM” and HUNTR/X’s “Golden” also swept the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the weekly global K-pop chart.
aespa’s “LEMONADE” soared to No. 3 on the weekly chart, with CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 4 and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 5.
Monthly Social Chart
BTS remained No. 1 on the monthly social chart for May, trailed by ILLIT at No. 2, BLACKPINK at No. 3, IVE at No. 4, and aespa at No. 5.
Weekly Social Chart
ILLIT held onto their spot at No. 1 on the weekly social chart, with BTS coming in at No. 2, Yena at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and LE SSERAFIM at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
Watch ZEROBASEONE in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:
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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:
2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer Announces 1st Artist Lineup
The 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer has unveiled its first lineup of performers!
On June 12, the annual music festival announced its first lineup of artists, including NCT’s Taeyong, DAY6’s Wonpil, ATEEZ, ZEROBASEONE, AND2BLE, RIIZE, NCT WISH, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, ALLDAY PROJECT, MEOVV, and Hearts2Hearts.
Adding to the excitement, the event also teased that its special headliners will be revealed soon.
The 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer will be held on August 9 at KINTEX in Goyang.
First launched in 1996, SBS Gayo Daejeon had traditionally been held as a year-end music festival since 2007, usually around Christmas. However, beginning in 2024, SBS expanded the event into a biannual festival format by launching the first-ever summer edition.
Stay tuned for more updates on the lineup!
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LE SSERAFIM And ZEROBASEONE Top Circle Weekly Charts + CORTIS And BTS Earn Double Crowns
Circle Chart has revealed its chart rankings for the week of May 17 to 23!
Album Chart
This week’s physical album chart was dominated by new releases, with LE SSERAFIM’s new album “PUREFLOW” pt.1 debuting at the top of the chart.
ZEROBASEONE’s first mini album as a five-member group, “Ascend-,” debuted at No. 2 on the chart, while NCT’s Taeyong’s first full-length solo album “WYLD” debuted at No. 3.
ITZY’s new mini album “Motto” entered the chart at No. 4, and xikers’ new mini album “ROUTE ZERO : The ORA” rounded the top five.
Download Chart
All of the top five spots on this week’s digital download chart also went to new releases.
ZEROBASEONE’s new title track “TOP 5” debuted at No. 1, Taeyong’s “WYLD” at No. 2, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” at No. 3, ITZY’s “Motto” at No. 4, and BIGBANG’s Taeyang’s “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW” at No. 5.
Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart
CORTIS achieved a double crown on this week’s Circle charts, topping both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart with their hit song “REDRED.”
The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same: CORTIS’s “REDRED” rose to No. 1 on both charts, followed by ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 2, AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors” at No. 3, AKMU’s “Joy, Sorrow, A Beautiful Heart” at No. 4, and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” at No. 5.
Global K-Pop Chart
BTS also earned a double crown on the latest Circle charts, topping both the global K-pop chart and the social chart for the week.
The top four songs on this week’s global K-pop chart remained the same as last week: BTS’s “SWIM” continued its reign at No. 1, trailed by HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) at No. 2, CORTIS’s “REDRED” at No. 3, and ILLIT’s “It’s Me” at No. 4.
Finally, BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” climbed back up to No. 5 this week.
Social Chart 3.0
BTS rose to No. 1 on this week’s social chart, followed by ILLIT at No. 2, Yena at No. 3, aespa at No. 4, and TWICE at No. 5.
Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
Watch ZEROBASEONE in “Idol Festa Attack” on Viki below:
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And check out BTS’s docu-series “BREAK THE SILENCE” below:
Watch: CORTIS Takes 11th Win And Triple Crown For “REDRED” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By aespa, Taeyang And More
CORTIS has snagged an 11th music show trophy for “REDRED”!
On the May 31 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were Yena’s “Catch Catch,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 6,415 points.
This is the third time that “REDRED” has taken first place on “Inkigayo,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown”!
Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included aespa, BIGBANG’s Taeyang, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, ZEROBASEONE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, XLOV, NCT’s Taeyong, BIBI, xikers, IDID, UNCHILD, ONEWE, Queenz Eye, FLARE U, YUHZ, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Check out their performances below!
aespa – “LEMONADE”
BIGBANG’s Taeyang – “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW” and “WOULD YOU” (featuring ALLDAY PROJECT’s Tarzzan and Woochan)
ITZY – “Motto”
LE SSERAFIM – “BOOMPALA”
ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
XLOV – “SERVE”
NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD”
BIBI – “BUMPA”
xikers – “OKay”
IDID – “FLY!”
UNCHILD – “ENERGY”
ONEWE – “ICARUS”
Queenz Eye – “Y2K”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
SBS has not yet uploaded a video of ILLIT’s performance, so stay tuned for updates!
Watch: CORTIS Takes 10th Win And Triple Crown For “REDRED” On “Music Core”; Performances By aespa, Ha Ji Won, And More
CORTIS has won a 10th music show trophy—and a triple crown—for their hit song “REDRED”!
On the May 30 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” ZEROBASEONE’s “TOP 5,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 7,000 points.
This is the third time that “REDRED” has taken first place on “Music Core,” meaning that the song has now achieved a “triple crown”!
Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performance, win, and full unaired encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included aespa, Ha Ji Won, ILLIT, ZEROBASEONE, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, XLOV, NCT’s Taeyong, xikers, UNCHILD, IDID, ONEWE, ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha, Queenz Eye, FLARE U, YOUNITE, YUHZ, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Check out their performances below!
aespa – “LEMONADE”
Ha Ji Won – “Home Run”
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”
ITZY – “Motto”
LE SSERAFIM – “BOOMPALA”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
XLOV – “SERVE”
NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD”
xikers – “OKay”
UNCHILD – “ENERGY”
IDID – “FLY!”
ONEWE – “ICARUS”
ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha – “IDK ME”
Queenz Eye – “Y2K”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
YOUNITE – “POSE!”
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
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Watch: NCT’s Taeyong Takes 1st-Ever Solo Win For “WYLD” On “Music Bank”; Performances By aespa, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More
NCT’s Taeyong has snatched his first-ever music show win as a solo artist!
On the May 29 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were NCT’s Taeyong’s “WYLD” and ITZY’s “Motto.” Taeyong ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,586 points.
Congratulations to Taeyong! Watch the winner announcement below!
Performers on today’s show included NCT’s Taeyong, ITZY, aespa, BIGBANG’s Taeyang, ONEDAY PROJECT’s Tarzzan and Woochan, LE SSERAFIM, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, ZEROBASEONE, ILLIT, AND2BLE, IDID, FLARE U, YOUNITE, ONEWE, UNCHILD, YUHZ, xikers, HEART OF WOMAN, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Watch the performances below:
NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD”
ITZY – “Motto”
aespa – “LEMONADE”
BIGBANG’s Taeyang – “WOULD YOU” (feat. ONEDAY PROJECT’s Tarzzan and Woochan) and “LIFE FAST DIE SLOW”
LE SSERAFIM – “BOOMPALA”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
IDID – “FLY!”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
YOUNITE – “POSE!”
ONEWE – “ICARUS”
UNCHILD – “ENERGY”
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
xikers – “OKay”
HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
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Watch: ZEROBASEONE Takes 2nd Win For “TOP 5” On “M Countdown”; Performances By LE SSERAFIM, AND2BLE, And More
ZEROBASEONE has won their second music show trophy for their new title track “TOP 5”!
On the May 28 episode of “M Countdown,” the candidates for first place were ILLIT’s “It’s Me” and ZEROBASEONE’s “TOP 5.” ZEROBASEONE ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,650 points.
The victory was made even more special as it coincided with member Seok Matthew’s birthday.
Congratulations to ZEROBASEONE! Watch the winner announcement and full encore below:
Today’s performers included ZEROBASEONE, ILLIT, I.O.I, LE SSERAFIM, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, NCT’s Taeyong, ITZY, CORTIS, IDID, XLOV, ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha, BIBI, FLARE U, YOUNITE, ONEWE, UNCHILD, YUHZ, Queenz Eye, HEART OF WOMAN, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Check out their performances below!
ZEROBASEONE – “TOP 5”
ILLIT – “It’s Me”
I.O.I – “Suddenly”
LE SSERAFIM – “BOOMPALA”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD”
ITZY – “Motto”
CORTIS – “REDRED”
IDID – “FLY!”
XLOV – “SERVE”
ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha – “IDK ME”
BIBI – “Bumpa”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
YOUNITE – “POSE!”
ONEWE – “ICARUS”
UNCHILD – “ENERGY”
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
Queenz Eye – “Y2K”
HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
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Watch: CORTIS Takes 9th Win For “REDRED” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By I.O.I, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, And More
CORTIS has won a ninth music show trophy for their hit song “REDRED”!
On the May 24 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were NMIXX’s “Heavy Serenade,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 5,904 points.
Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performances, win, and full unaired encore below:
Other performers on today’s show included I.O.I, ITZY, LE SSERAFIM, NMIXX, ZEROBASEONE, MONSTA X’s Shownu X Hyungwon, NCT’s Taeyong, Jay Park & LNGSHOT, BIBI, ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha, Billlie, xikers, DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop, FLARE U, YOUNITE, Jo Hye Ryun, H//PE Princess, YUHZ, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Check out their performances below!
I.O.I – “Suddenly”
ITZY – “Motto”
LE SSERAFIM – “BOOMPALA”
NMIXX – “Heavy Serenade”
ZEROBASEONE – “V for Vision” and “TOP 5”
MONSTA X’s Shownu X Hyungwon – “Do You Love Me”
NCT’s Taeyong – “WYLD”
Jay Park & LNGSHOT – “MOYA”
BIBI – “BUMPA”
ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha – “IDK ME”
Billlie – “WORK”
xikers – “OKay”
DRIPPIN’s ChaDongHyeop – “Doogeundae”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
YOUNITE – “POSE!”
Jo Hye Ryun – “To the Eagle”
H//PE Princess – “Stolen” (Korean version)
YUHZ – “Rush Rush”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
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