K-pop groups Stray Kids, ATEEZ and Seventeen, NCT’s Taeyong and P1Harmony grabbed the first five places on the monthly album chart for June. South Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the ranking for K-pop album sales in June based on data “from 1,100 stores worldwide.” (Clockwise from top left)...
K-pop idol group Stray Kids’ new record-setting album “5-STAR” debuted on top of the Billboard 200 chart. According to Billboard, “5-STAR,” which was released on June 2, took the No. 1 spot on the June 17-dated Billboard 200 chart. Stray Kids (Inkigayo, Twitter) This is Stray Kids’...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids set a new record for the highest first-week album sales in K-pop history. They achieved the feat through their third studio album “5-STAR,” which was released on June 2. Stray Kids (Twitter) Based on Korea’s Hanteo Chart data, “5-STAR” sold a total of...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ third studio album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” has sold more than four million copies to date and topped the weekly chart in South Korea. Stray Kids released “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” on June 2 and sold 2.38 million copies on the first day of release, based on...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids member I.N will be temporarily unable to participate in activities due to sickness. JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids’ agency, said on June 7 that I.N will not be in pre-recording and live broadcast of a TV show. Stray Kids (Instagram) Stray Kids' I.N (Instagram)...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids set a personal record with the release of their third studio album “★★★★★ (5-STAR).” Stray Kids made their comeback on June 2 by dropping the album “★★★★★ (5-STAR).” Stray Kids (Twitter) Based on Korea’s Hanteo Chart data,...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids rewrote history with the highest number of pre-orders for an album. According to JYP Entertainment on May 30, Stray Kids’ agency, the number of pre-orders of Stray Kids’ upcoming third regular album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” reached 4.93 million copies in South...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ Bang Chan issued an apology after he talked about fellow artists who had no manners. “I apologize for the offense caused by the comments I made during a recent live broadcast. I thought about the impact my words and behavior can have on others, and have deeply...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has released the global rankings for album sales, vinyl albums and streaming albums for 2022. Under the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart, Mandopop singer Jay Chou claimed the No. 1 spot for his “Greatest Works of Art.” (Clockwise...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed on Feb. 24 that Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” is the winner of its Global Album Award for 2022. With this, Bad Bunny became the first Latin American artist to win an IFPI Global Chart Award. “Un Verano Sin Ti” was...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing the recording industry worldwide, announced Taylor Swift as the winner of its 2022 Global Recording Artist of the Year Award. This is her third time to bag the award after achieving the feat in 2019 and 2014....
The Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 ceremony was held on Feb. 18 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. BTS won five awards, the most by any K-pop artist. They won Artist of the Year (digital music) in June 2022 for "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"; Artist of the Year (physical album) in the third...
