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CHART RUNBRAND REPUTATIONRESULT

94.78%SEP 16

RESCENE — Brand Reputation Ranking

RESCENE hit #1 in September idol group brand reputation — their index jumped 16.78% and they're now ahead of BTS and…

Sep 13 – Sep 16, 2026

RESULT

150K first-week copiesSEP 16

82MAJOR — ‘HEAT’

82MAJOR's 'HEAT' tops charts and breaks their own sales record with 150K first-week copies

Aug 11 – Sep 16, 2026

RECORD CHASEMELONRESULT

14.5 billionSEP 16

Im Young-woong — Melon

Im Young-woong hits 14.5 billion Melon streams on his 10th anniversary comeback

Aug 10 – Sep 16, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

as reported: “8,967 K-pop and sports tickets”SEP 16

BTS — ‘ARIRANG’

Man arrested for scalping 8,967 K-pop and sports tickets worth 2.4 billion won over 7 years

Jun 23 – Sep 16, 2026

CHART RUNINKIGAYORESULT

#1SEP 14

ATEEZ — ‘BAD’

'BAD' just hit #1 on Inkigayo three months after release — and they didn't even perform!

Sep 14 – Sep 15, 2026

VOTESTARTRENDRESULT

as reported: “over 10.4 million votes”SEP 14

Byeon Woo-seok — StarTrend vote

He posted behind-the-scenes shots from a photo shoot on Instagram and topped StarTrend's movie/drama male vote with…

Sep 9 – Sep 14, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

950k fansSEP 12

Im Young-woong — ‘IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2’

He just opened 'IM HERO THE STADIUM 2' with his debut track 'Hate You' — full circle moment after 10 years, and he…

Aug 13 – Sep 14, 2026

AUCTIONCLOSED

13 billion wonSEP 11

Byeon Woo-seok — Hannam The Hill unit

Byeon Woo-seok buys Hannam The Hill unit for 13 billion won, reportedly all cash

Sep 10 – Sep 11, 2026

VOTERESULT

150 pointsSEP 11

Im Young-woong — ‘Trot War’

Confirmed: he swept 'AAA 2026 Stalking' with 150 points, holding 1st place all three voting rounds straight

Aug 13 – Sep 11, 2026

RESULT

6-win sweepSEP 10

ENHYPEN — ‘Bloody Paradise’

ENHYPEN wrap 6-win sweep with 'Bloody Paradise,' debut 'Highlight' on Show Champion

Jul 15 – Sep 10, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200RESULT

as reported: “back-to-back No. 1 finishes”SEP 9

Stray Kids — ‘This & That’

Stray Kids set a Billboard record with back-to-back No. 1 finishes

Aug 20 – Sep 9, 2026

RESULT

3 awardsSEP 9

LE SSERAFIM — ‘K-World Dream Awards 2026’

ILLIT just swept the 2026 K World Dream Awards at Ilsan KINTEX — grabbed Artist, Best Stage, and Group Popularity…

Aug 18 – Sep 9, 2026

VOTERESULT

over 200k votesSEP 9

BIGBANG — Star Trend voting

They just dropped the 'BiiiG' behind-the-scenes on their official YouTube — and fans are eating it up alongside…

Aug 3 – Sep 9, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

9 citiesSEP 8

CORTIS — 2026 Tour

Wrapped their first tour 'PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN' in Kanagawa — 9 cities, all sold out, global streaming hit 54 countries

Aug 4 – Sep 8, 2026

CHART RUNM COUNTDOWNRESULT

sixth winSEP 3

ENHYPEN — ‘Bloody Paradise’

'Bloody Paradise' just snagged first place at M Countdown, marking their sixth win and first double crown!

Sep 3 – Sep 10, 2026

RECORD CHASEYOUTUBERESULT

400 millionSEP 1

IVE — ‘I AM’

IVE's 'I AM' hits 400 million YouTube views, a first for the group

Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2026

RESULT

2M first-week salesSEP 1

ENHYPEN — ‘THE SIN : BLISS’

ENHYPEN go 6 with 'THE SIN : BLISS' — 2M first-week sales, Spotify Global #1

Jun 19 – Sep 10, 2026

RESULT

1.1 billion wonAUG 31

RESCENE — ‘Rimind’

Your fandom RIMAINE just donated over 1.1 billion won to flood relief in Geoje and surrounding areas — absolute legends

Aug 19 – Aug 31, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

850 fansAUG 31

BIGBANG — Goyang

BIGBANG's 20th anniversary concert just wrapped at Goyang Sports Complex — 850 fans showed up for an anti-scalping…

Jul 7 – Sep 8, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200RESULT

#1AUG 31

ATEEZ — ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5’

ATEEZ just hit #1 on Billboard 200 with 'GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5' — domestic sales crushed 1.88M copies, their new record

Jul 6 – Aug 31, 2026

AUCTIONRESULT

under 24 hoursAUG 30

BTS — Gucci Primavera campaign jacket

Jin just became the #1 global Google search trend for Gucci's Primavera campaign — his jacket sold out in under 24…

Aug 28 – Aug 30, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

as reported: “209.9M copies in the first week”AUG 28

ENHYPEN — Mini

THE SIN : BLISS just hit their fifth double-million seller — 2.1M copies in the first week alone.

Aug 22 – Aug 28, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

$433M+AUG 28

BTS — Arirang North America tour

The ARIRANG tour just broke every vocal group record in history.

Jul 31 – Sep 8, 2026

RECORD CHASESPOTIFYRESULT

100 million streamsAUG 28

CORTIS — Spotify

CORTIS just hit a huge milestone with 'REDRED' and 'JoyRide' both crossing 100 million streams on Spotify at the same…

Jul 26 – Aug 28, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

1.66M votesAUG 25

Byeon Woo-seok — ‘The Secret Library’ fanmeeting tour

He just crushed a StarTrend poll with 1.66M votes and is heading to K-ARENA Yokohama Sept 5–6 for his Asia Fanmeeting…

Jul 6 – Sep 10, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

#1AUG 20

BIGBANG — New

They really came back BIG — 'BiiiG' hit #1 on Melon in just one hour, set new 2026 records, and hit the 'roof kick'…

Aug 19 – Aug 20, 2026

VOTETEN CHARTRESULT

35,560 votesAUG 20

TEN Chart poll

He just landed 3rd place in the Star Ranking male trot voting (35,560 votes) — solid showing this round!

Aug 18 – Aug 20, 2026

VOTERESULT

9.7 million votesAUG 20

Byeon Woo-seok — Male Actors

He just crushed StarTrend's weekly vote with nearly 9.7 million votes — his fandom is absolutely unreal right now

Aug 7 – Aug 20, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

top 8AUG 20

ATEEZ — ‘BAD’

BAD swept charts at home and abroad — Melon top 8, Billboard 200 #1, and their biggest album sales ever at 1.88 million

Jul 1 – Aug 20, 2026

CHART RUNMULTI CHARTRESULT

all 6 tracks chartAUG 19

KiiiKiii — ‘WhyKiiiKiii’

KiiiKiii's 'WhyKiiiKiii' sweeps charts: all 6 tracks chart, first-week sales double previous album

Aug 19 – Aug 19, 2026

CHART RUNIDOL CHARTRESULT

#1AUG 19

RESCENE — Idol Chart

Won-i just hit #1 on the August idol individual brand reputation ranking, with her index up 27.93% from last month.

Aug 12 – Aug 19, 2026

RECORD CHASEBILLBOARD 200RESULT

as reported: “9 consecutive Billboard 200 #1s”AUG 17

Stray Kids — ‘THIS & THAT’

They just hit 9 consecutive Billboard 200 #1s with 'THIS & THAT' — literally the first group ever to do this in the…

Aug 10 – Aug 17, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

as reported: “SIX music show wins total”AUG 17

RESCENE — Music-Show Win

They just hit SIX music show wins total — 'Pretty Girl' swept '쇼!

Jul 17 – Aug 17, 2026

CHART RUNSHOW MUSIC CORERESULT

as reported: “three 1st place wins in a row”AUG 15

RESCENE — ‘Pretty Girl’

RESCENE just locked in their first-ever triple crown on 'Show!

Jul 25 – Aug 15, 2026

CHART RUNITUNES GLOBALRESULT

17 regionsAUG 14

Red Velvet — ‘Velvet Summer’

Red Velvet's 'Velvet Summer' hits #1 on iTunes in 17 regions, tops QQ Music and Kugou charts

Aug 14 – Aug 20, 2026

RECORD CHASEORICONRESULT

40%AUG 14

BTS — Oricon combined

More on that US data: 4 in 10 Americans know BTS now.

Aug 12 – Aug 14, 2026

CHART RUNORICONRESULT

225,853 copiesAUG 12

TWS — ‘SODA SODA’

TWS 'SODA SODA' breaks group Japan first-week sales record with 225,853 copies

Aug 5 – Aug 12, 2026

RESULT

as reported: “2-Star Outstanding grade + additional honor”AUG 11

Sung Si-kyung — Liquor Brand

His liquor brand Gyeong just swept awards at the UK Great Taste competition — both his makgeolli products took home…

Aug 11 – Aug 12, 2026

CHART RUNORICONRESULT

as reported: “10 million copies shipped”AUG 11

ILLIT — ‘I Got Your Back’

ILLIT earns Gold certification in Japan for 'I Got Your Back,' three days after release

Jul 30 – Aug 11, 2026

TOUR LEGBUSANCLOSED

28 songsAUG 10

ENHYPEN — ‘Blood Saga’

They just brought 'Bloody Paradise' to life in Busan over the weekend — 160 minutes across two nights, 28 songs, and…

Aug 4 – Aug 10, 2026