xikers’ Minjae And FLARE U’s Chuei Li Yu Announced As New MCs Of “The Show”
“The Show” has officially unveiled its new MC lineup!
On July 3, the cable music program announced that xikers’ Minjae and FLARE U’s Chuei Li Yu will take over as the show’s new hosts beginning this month.
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After airing its final episode in November 2025, “The Show” went on hiatus before making its long-awaited return on June 2, 2026.
Since its launch in 2011, “The Show” has established itself as one of South Korea’s longest-running and most recognizable cable music programs.
“The Show” airs every Tuesday at 6 p.m. KST on SBS LIFE.
Watch the Chuei Li Yu on “BOYS II PLANET” below:
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Winners Of The 35th Seoul Music Awards
On June 20, the 35th Seoul Music Awards (SMA) were held at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon.
ATEEZ won this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize), in addition to taking home one of this year’s Bonsangs (Main Awards).
Meanwhile, BOYNEXTDOOR snagged a total of four awards, including Best Album, World Best Artist, the R&B/Hip Hop Award, and a Bonsang. Lee Chan Won also took home four awards this year, including SMA Best Artist, the Popularity Award, the Trot Award, and a Bonsang.
ZEROBASEONE and LE SSERAFIM both claimed three awards each: ZEROBASEONE won Best Album, Best Group, and a Bonsang, while LE SSERAFIM won Best Song, World Best Artist, and a Bonsang.
Best Group: ZEROBASEONE Best Solo Artist: Dayoung (WJSN)
R&B/Hip Hop Award: BOYNEXTDOOR OST Award: Sung Han Bin (ZEROBASEONE) Trot Award: Lee Chan Won Rock/Ballad Award: HANRORO Band Award: Dragon Pony
Best Performance Award: izna, xikers
K-Pop World Choice (Group): Super Junior K-Pop World Choice (Solo): Yeonjun (TXT)
Rookie of the Year: AHOF, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, CLOSE YOUR EYES, IDID
SMA Global Rookie Award: idntt, MODYSSEY, SAY MY NAME
Popularity Award: Lee Chan Won
SMA Legend Award: Roo’ra
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
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Watch: Performances From “Music Core” 2026 Ulsan Music Festival
The June 20 episode of MBC’s “Music Core” was a special summer festival in Ulsan!
The artists who performed at this year’s Ulsan Music Festival included BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, MEOVV, KiiiKiii, STAYC, fromis_9, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, KickFlip, izna, Billlie, tripleS, N.Flying, xikers, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Baby DONT Cry, EPEX, IDID, LUCY, Park Ji Hyeon, dodree, and Mighty Mouth.
Check out all the performances aired during the special episode below!
BOYNEXTDOOR – “VIRAL”
RIIZE – “Bag Bad Back” and “Do your dance”
MEOVV – “DDI RO RI”
KiiiKiii – “404 (New Era)”
STAYC – “2 LOVE”
fromis_9 – “LIKE YOU BETTER”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
KickFlip – “Eye-Poppin’”
izna – “METRONOME”
Billlie – “WORK”
tripleS – “Baby Flower”
N.Flying – “In Between Seasons”
xikers – “OKay”
CLOSE YOUR EYES – “POSE”
Baby DONT Cry – “Bittersweet”
EPEX – “ECHO”
IDID – “FLY!”
LUCY – “All Ages”
Park Ji Hyeon – “Mu”
dodree – “LILAC”
Mighty Mouth – “Tok Tok” (featuring Soya)
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Watch: ILLIT Takes 2nd Win For “It’s Me” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, And More
ILLIT has snagged a second music show trophy for “It’s Me”!
On the June 7 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” Yena’s “Catch Catch,” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,939 points.
Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, MEOVV, tripleS, CORTIS, BOYFRIEND, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, XLOV, xikers, IDID, XODIAC, Queenz Eye, Loveholic’s Jisun, and Shin Jang Mi.
LE SSERAFIM, CORTIS, TXT, xikers, ITZY, BTS, ILLIT, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on June 7!
LE SSERAFIM’s new album “PUREFLOW” pt.1 debuted at No. 1 on this week’s World Albums chart, and it also became their fifth album to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
After two weeks at No. 1, CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” fell to No. 2 in its fourth week on the World Albums chart, in addition to becoming their first album ever to spend three weeks in the top 50 of the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” rose to No. 8 in its 38th week on the chart.
TXT’s latest mini album “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” climbed back up to No. 3 in its seventh week on the World Albums chart.
Meanwhile, xikers’ new mini album “ROUTE ZERO : The ORA” debuted at No. 4 on this week’s chart.
BTS landed a total three of entries on the World Albums chart this week: “Proof” came in at No. 5 (in its 207th week on the chart), “Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~” at No. 17 (in its 30th week), and “Love Yourself: Tear” at No. 21 (in its 218th week).
ILLIT’s latest mini album “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” held steady at No. 6 in its fourth week on the chart.
Despite not having yet been released in the United States, ITZY’s new mini album “Motto” debuted at No. 7 based solely on its digital performance. (Because “Motto” has yet to be released in the United States, sales data for the physical version of the album is not reflected in this week’s charts.)
ENHYPEN’s latest mini album “THE SIN : VANISH” maintained its position at No. 9 in its 19th week on the chart.
Stray Kids’ “DO IT” took No. 10 in its 27th week on the chart, while their previous album “KARMA” climbed back up to No. 15 in its 40th week.
NMIXX’s new EP “Heavy Serenade” ranked No. 13 in its third week on the chart, followed by &TEAM’s “We on Fire” at No. 14 in its second week.
Finally, NewJeans’ 2023 EP “Get Up” rounded out the top 20 in its 142nd week on the chart.
Watch: ILLIT Takes 1st Win For “It’s Me” On “Music Core”; Performances By aespa, TREASURE, And More
ILLIT has won their first music show trophy for their latest hit “It’s Me”!
On the June 6 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and AKMU’s “Paradise of Rumors.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 7,072 points.
Congratulations to ILLIT! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below:
Performers on today’s show included aespa, TREASURE, MAMAMOO, MEOVV, tripleS, FIFTY FIFTY, BOYFRIEND, HEART OF WOMAN, XLOV, AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, xikers, IDID, XODIAC, Queenz Eye, Shin Jang Mi, and DDB.
Check out their performances below!
aespa – “LEMONADE”
TREASURE – “IF I”
MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”
MEOVV – “In my hands” and “DDI RO RI”
tripleS – “Baby Flower”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”
BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”
HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”
XLOV – “SERVE”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
xikers – “OKay”
IDID – “FLY!”
XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”
Queenz Eye – “Y2K”
Shin Jang Mi – “Sweet like candy”
DDB – “BONJOUR”
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Watch: aespa Takes 1st Win For “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” On “Music Bank”; Performances By MAMAMOO, MEOVV, And More
aespa has snatched their first music show win for “WDA (Whole Different Animal)” (featuring BIGBANG’s G-Dragon)!
On the June 5 episode of “Music Bank,” the candidates for first place were AND2BLE’s “Curious” and aespa’s “WDA (Whole Different Animal).” aespa ultimately took the prize with a total of 6,934 points.
Congratulations to aespa! Watch the winner announcement below!
Performers on today’s show included aespa, AND2BLE, MAMAMOO, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, MEOVV, FIFTY FIFTY, CORTIS, BOYFRIEND, CUTIE STREET, IDID, tripleS, xikers, XLOV, XODIAC, and DDB.
Watch the performances below:
aespa – “LEMONADE”
AND2BLE – “Curious”
MAMAMOO – “4 Flowers”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
MEOVV – “DDI RO RI” and “In my hands”
FIFTY FIFTY – “Like a Bubble”
CORTIS – “YOUNGCREATORCREW”
BOYFRIEND – “Starlit Voices”
CUTIE STREET – “Puri Cu Cu”
IDID – “FLY!”
tripleS – “Baby Flower”
xikers – “OKay” and “To the Victory” (Orig. by TransFixion)
XLOV – “SERVE”
XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”
DDB – “BONJOUR”
Watch full episodes of “Music Bank” with English subtitles below:
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: AND2BLE Takes 2nd Win For “Curious” On “Show Champion”; Performances By XLOV, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, And More
AND2BLE has won their second music show trophy for “Curious”!
On the June 3 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were aespa’s “LEMONADE,” AND2BLE’s “Curious,” ALPHADRIVEONE’s “OMG!,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and I.O.I’s “Suddenly.” AND2BLE ultimately took the win.
Congratulations to AND2BLE! Watch the winner announcement and encore below:
Performers on today’s show included AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, XLOV, FLARE U, IDID, ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha, ONEWE, xikers, XODIAC, Queenz Eye, HEART OF WOMAN, DDB, and Park Hyun Kyu.
Check out their performances below!
AND2BLE – “Curious”
ALPHA DRIVE ONE – “OMG!”
XLOV – “SERVE”
FLARE U – “WAY 2 U”
IDID – “FLY!”
ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha – “IDK ME” and “NO REASON”
ONEWE – “ICARUS”
xikers – “OKay”
XODIAC – “Phantom Fire”
Queenz Eye – “Y2K”
HEART OF WOMAN – “Lost in Proof”
DDB – “BONJOUR”
Park Hyun Kyu – “Aurora”
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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!
