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ENHYPEN, IVE, KiiiKiii, TWICE, And More Top Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of February 15 to 21! Album Chart ENHYPEN topped the physical album chart with their latest mini album “THE SIN : VANISH,” which returned to No. 1 this week. ZEROBASEONE’s special limited album “RE-FLOW” re-entered the chart at No. 2, while LNGSHOT’s debut EP “SHOT CALLERS” started off at No. 3. HANRORO swept the next two spots on the chart with her mini albums “Take-off” and “HOME,” which took No. 4 and No. 5 respectively. Download Chart IVE topped this week’s digital download chart with their hit pre-release track “BANG BANG,” which rose to No. 1. KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” took No. 2 for the week, while Hearts2Hearts’ new single “RUDE!” debuted at No. 3. Tei’s “Last Love” jumped to No. 4 on the chart, with Car, the garden’s “My whole world” rounding out the top five. Overall Digital Chart + Streaming Chart KiiiKiii maintained their double crown on the Circle charts this week with their hit song “404 (New Era),” which remained No. 1 on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart. The top five songs on this week’s overall digital chart and streaming chart were exactly the same. “404 (New Era)” held onto its spot at No. 1 on both charts, followed by IVE’s “BANG BANG” at No. 2, HANRORO’s “Landing in Love” at No. 3, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” at No. 4, and Car, the garden’s “My whole world” at No. 5. Global K-Pop Chart HUNTR/X’s “Golden” (from the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack) maintained its position at No. 1 on this week’s global K-pop chart, while Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” climbed back up to No. 3. IVE’s “BANG BANG” held steady at No. 2 on the chart, trailed by BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit collab “APT.” at No. 4 and BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s “like JENNIE” at No. 5. Social Chart 3.0 All of the fop five spots on this week’s social chart went to girl groups: TWICE rose to No. 1, with ILLIT coming in at No. 2. IVE held onto their spot at No. 3 on the chart, while BLACKPINK similarly remained unmoving at No. 4. Finally, Hearts2Hearts jumped 25 ranks to take No. 5 for the week. Congratulations to all of the artists who made this week’s charts!
Yena Announces Dates And Cities For 2026 Live Tour
Yena is heading abroad on tour! On March 3, Yena officially announced her plans for her upcoming “So Near, Yet So Far, Another Wo2ld” live tour of Asia. After kicking things off with two nights of shows in Seoul on April 4 and 5, Yena will be performing in Macau on April 25, Taipei on May 1 and 2, Hong Kong on May 23, and Tokyo on June 13 and 14. Is Yena coming to a city near you?
"M Countdown X Mega Concert" Announces 1st Lineup
“M Countdown X Mega Concert” has revealed its first lineup of performing artists! Mnet’s “M Countdown” and Mega MGC Coffee are teaming up to hold a large-scale music festival at Incheon’s INSPIRE Arena on May 30. On March 3, it was announced that EXO, NCT WISH, and Hearts2Hearts would be performing at the upcoming show. Stay tuned for the next lineup of artists!
BTS Unveils Track List For New Album "ARIRANG"
ARMY, prepare to feast: the wait for new BTS music is nearly over! On March 4 at midnight KST, BIGHIT MUSIC released the track list for BTS’s upcoming fifth full-length album “ARIRANG.” The album, which is due out on March 20 at 1 p.m. KST, will feature a total of 14 songs, including the title track “SWIM.”
Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,730 idols, using big data collected from January 24 to February 24. BTS’s Jimin held onto his spot at the top of the list this month with a brand reputation index of 6,805,336. High-ranking phrases in his keyword analysis included “ARMY,” “Who,” and “Like Crazy,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “romantic,” “surpass,” and “record.” Jimin’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 92.27 percent positive reactions. BTS’s Jungkook rose to second place with a brand reputation index of 6,499,968, while BLACKPINK’s Jennie came in at a close third with a score of 6,416,329. IVE’s Jang Won Young took fourth place with a brand reputation index of 6,209,151, and BTS’s Jin rounded out the top five with a score of 5,881,552. BTS’s Jimin BTS’s Jungkook BLACKPINK’s Jennie IVE’s Jang Won Young BTS’s Jin BTS’s V BLACKPINK’s Rosé BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon BLACKPINK’s Lisa BIGBANG’s G-Dragon MAMAMOO’s Hwasa IVE’s An Yu Jin aespa’s Karina BTS’s j-hope ILLIT’s Wonhee Red Velvet’s Joy aespa’s Winter BTS’s RM Red Velvet’s Irene BTS’ Suga Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon Red Velvet’s Wendy IVE’s Rei THE BOYZ’s Juyeon EXO’s Baekhyun NU’EST and Wanna One’s Hwang Minhyun Girls’ Generation’s Lim Yoona Red Velvet’s Seulgi Apink’s Son Naeun
tripleS's OT24 Hong Kong Concert Canceled
tripleS’s OT24 “My Secret New Zone” concert in Hong Kong has been canceled. On March 3, MODHAUS officially announced that tripleS’s concert in Hong Kong, which was originally scheduled to be held on March 14, would no longer be taking place. The agency explained that the concert had been “unavoidably canceled due to the organizer’s failure to fulfill contractual obligations,” adding, “Although we carefully explored various options in an effort to present a performance of the highest quality, we have determined that it is currently not possible to proceed as planned.”