Album sales are just one of the identifying factors of an idol group or idol's popularity. It's also the basis of several music charts. Because compared to YouTube views, an album sale means that fans like the music enough to pay for it.
On July 23, Gaon Chart, one of Korea's most prominent music charts, said that BLACKPINK and EXO-SC topped all of its weekly music charts from July 12 to 18.
Fans are swarmed with curiosity aftter YG Entertainment teased that BLACKPINK will be featuring an artist, who remains kept under wraps, in their upcoming single. Netizens speculate that it will be Ariana Grande, while others think it's Charlie Puth. Who do you think it will be?
BLACKPINK is gearing up for another single! Following the girl group's consecutive successes in the music market with "How You Like That" domestically and internationally, BLACKPINK is set to dominate the music charts and stage once again with a new song.
The summer queen competition of girl groups begins and four are vying for the title. The four girl groups who made their comeback during this season are Red Velvet's Irene and Seulgi, BLACKPINK, GFriend, and ITZY.
The moment BLACKPINK dropped "How You Like That," it instantly soared to charts domestically and overseas and became an international sensation like a flash. This is even evident as their choreography video has just surpassed 100 million views on YouTube!
If you're a Blink, V.I.P, or iKONIC, it's time to experience these new mobile games and play to the tune of your favorite K-pop idol songs.
It wouldn't come as a surprise if K-pop idols' throwback photos become a hot topic among fans. And while there are idols who have gone under the knife to enhance their physical appearances, these female stars' graduation pictures prove they have been adorable even way back.
The Korean Business Research Institute finally revealed their brand reputation rankings of girl group members for July. To decide which group members will make it to the list, they examine trends, like consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
BLACKPINK and BTS are setting the newest global fashion trend with the re-invention of the traditional Korean clothing, hanbok. With the touch of both the traditional and modern Korean attire, these two phenomenal groups contribute to popularizing this new synthesized style.
Numerous idols in recent years have started up their own YouTube channels, whether it be to share song covers, dance choreographies, or just vlogs about their daily lives. With those channels and their videos, there comes in adsense, which means these idols can earn a profit from sharing these videos.
Netizens recently shared who they believes are the current best male and female K-Pop dancers in the game right now. They believe that these idols shine on stage and raise the overall quality of the group's performance.
Korean netizens decided which K-Pop idol they consider legendary, to the point where there are no bad songs and that if they played it, no song would be skipped. Did your favorite album make the list?
BLACKPINK recently came back with their new single, "How You Like That", their first comeback in a year and two months. The song was an instant success and the track hit number one in numerous countries. In Canada, the track not only ranked on the charts with other successful pop artists, it also broke a record!
K-pop fans usually ship idols based on what they observe, and BLACKPINK's Rosé and Bae Suzy escape this fan activity. There are idols that are teased to same gender artists just for fun. These jokes are a usual scene online, and the two female idols trended after several "evidence" let fans use them as the subject of their humor.
While there are plenty of K-pop idols who are considered underrated, there are those who fans think are overrated, too. These artists are usually on the front page of news sites, mostly on social media trends, and get the attention of a colossal number of followers.
The Korean Business Research Institute has released its brand reputation rankings for female K-Pop groups for the month of July. To determine which groups make the list, they analyzed trends such as consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage
When trainees debut and make their names as celebrities, people naturally become inclined to learn more about them. After some digging, fans discovered that some idols who are currently promoting actually from wealthy families! From designer clothing to expensive schooling, here are five idols who were born into rich lifestyles.
With the first half of 2020 already gone, let's take a long at which K-pop songs had the most streams on Spotify for the first half of the year!
Korean netizens shared who they think is the "stan attractor" from their group a.k.a the member of the group that attracts people to become fans of their respective groups.