K-pop group The Boyz grabbed the No. 1 spot on the weekly album chart in Korea with their latest release. Data from Korea’s Hanteo Chart showed that The Boyz’s new album “Be Aware” topped the weekly physical album chart with 382,884 copies sold and a physical record index of 448,865. Hanteo...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
K-pop artists secured nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be held on Aug. 28 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. BTS, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ITZY, Stray Kids and TWICE have been nominated in different categories this year. (Clockwise from top left)...
What are the best-selling K-pop albums in the first half of 2022? South Korea’s Circle Chart, formerly Gaon Music Chart, has released the rankings of the top-selling albums in South Korea in the first half of the year. In a report, Circle Chart revealed that there were 34.94 million...
Six K-pop groups emerged in the top 10 of album sales in the US in the first half of 2022. Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data), which supplies Billboard with music data for its charts, has released its 2022 “Luminate Midyear Music Report” covering the US. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray...
Three members of K-pop boy band Stray Kids have tested positive while on their world tour in the US. JYP Entertainment announced on July 3 “that Stray Kids members Lee Know, Felix, and I.N have tested positive for Covid-19 on July 2nd (local time).” Stray Kids are in the US for their second...
K-pop boy band Seventeen sold two million copies of their new album in one week to claim the status as a “double million seller.” Seventeen released the studio album “Face the Sun” on May 27 containing the nine songs including “Hot.” Topping Hanteo Chart's monthly album chart for May...
The albums of K-pop groups NCT Dream, Stray Kids, TWICE and Red Velvet have been certified platinum to double million based on sales. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) issued the new certifications on May 12 through the Gaon Music Chart for album sales in Korea and streaming. (Clockwise...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids member Hyunjin became emotional and was in tears during the group’s concert in Seoul. On April 29 and 30, and May 1, the idol group held the “Stray Kids 2nd World Tour: Maniac” at Jamsil Indoor Stadium. On the last day, Hyunjin told fans during the ending portion of...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings of the best-selling albums for the month of April. K-pop girl group Ive, NCT Dream, Monsta X, EXO’s Suho and SHINee’s Onew grabbed the first five places on Hanteo’s monthly album chart for April. (Clockwise from top left) Ive, EXO’s Suho, NCT...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids set their own record by topping the Billboard 200, their first ever entry on the chart. Billboard announced that Stray Kids’ new album “Oddinary” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for the April 2 chart with 110,000 equivalent album units earned in the US based on...
K-pop girl group Red Velvet’s new album has topped the weekly album charts in Korea and shattered their own first-week sales record. Red Velvet released their seventh mini-album “The ReVe Festival 2022-Feel My Rhythm” on March 21. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “The ReVe Festival...
