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RECORD CHASERESULT

#3OCT 28

Im Young-woong — Trot Brand Reputation Rankings

He ranked #3 in October's Star Brand Reputation rankings, right behind RIIZE and BTS, with massive engagement across…

Oct 25 – Oct 28, 2026

CHART RUNRESULT

as reported: “13 tracks charting at once”OCT 28

Im Young-woong — Global K-Songs

He just swept Billboard Korea's Global K-Songs chart with 13 tracks charting at once, including '또또' at #1 and '사랑은 늘…

Sep 17 – Oct 28, 2026

RESULT

804,949 copiesOCT 26

SEVENTEEN — ‘DREAMSCAPE’

Jeonghan × Joshua's debut mini album 'DREAMSCAPE' just smashed 804,949 copies in its first week — and they hit 650k+…

Sep 23 – Oct 26, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

$340MOCT 25

BTS — ‘ARIRANG’ world tour

BTS's 'Arirang' tour drives $340M in Las Vegas; RM's SFMOMA show sells 66K tickets

Jun 23 – Oct 25, 2026

RESULT

1.32 million copiesOCT 24

PLAVE — ‘Star Trace’

PLAVE wins Show! Music Core with 'Star Trace,' first-week album sales hit 1.32 million copies

Oct 14 – Oct 24, 2026

CLOSED

9.4%OCT 24

Lee Jun-young — ‘Four Hands’

His tvN drama 'Four Hands' just wrapped with a massive 9.4% nationwide finale rating — highest of the series.

Aug 21 – Oct 24, 2026

VOTESTARTRENDRESULT

over 1.18M votesOCT 21

Byeon Woo-seok — StarTrend vote

He just posted casual outdoor shots on IG and hit #1 in StarTrend's actor rankings with over 1.18M votes

Sep 9 – Oct 21, 2026

CHART RUNHOT 100RESULT

as reported: “21 consecutive top-10 weeks”OCT 21

Jennie — ‘Dracula’

JENNIE's 'Dracula' hits Hot 100 #5 for 21 consecutive top-10 weeks

Jul 8 – Oct 21, 2026

RESULT

1.32M copiesOCT 20

PLAVE — ‘HYPERDRIVE’

They just crushed 1.32M copies in first-week sales with 'HYPERDRIVE' — their highest ever!

Oct 6 – Oct 20, 2026

RECORD CHASEYOUTUBERESULT

3.2 billionOCT 18

Im Young-woong — YouTube

Dropped another 32.92 million views in 24 days and crossed 3.2 billion YouTube views total — the man's unstoppable

Sep 18 – Oct 18, 2026

CHART RUNBRAND REPUTATIONRESULT

8,039,165OCT 18

RESCENE — Brand Reputation Ranking

Won-i and Jena just swept the October girl group brand reputation rankings — Won-i hit #1 with 8,039,165 index, Jena…

Sep 13 – Oct 31, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

as reported: “all 15,000 seats sold out”OCT 17

Sakura — ‘PUREFLOW’

LE SSERAFIM just kicked off their first European tour at London's O2 Arena — all 15,000 seats sold out.

Jul 3 – Oct 17, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

2 billion wonOCT 15

CORTIS — ‘GREENGREEN’

Big news: CORTIS's mini-album 'Green Green' is the top-selling K-pop album on CU convenience store's app — idol…

Sep 17 – Oct 15, 2026

VOTERESULT

237,724 votesOCT 14

RESCENE — Girl Group Poll

RESCENE just swept StartTrend's K-pop girl group vote with 237,724 votes, and it lines up perfectly with member…

Aug 10 – Oct 14, 2026

RECORD CHASEMELONRESULT

14.72 billionOCT 14

Im Young-woong — Melon

He just crossed 14.72 billion cumulative streams on Melon — beating BTS by about 700 million plays.

Aug 10 – Oct 14, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

151,500OCT 14

BTS — Europe tour

BTS draws 151,500 to Lima for first-ever Peru concerts, adds third show amid demand

Jul 19 – Oct 14, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

22.15 million votesOCT 13

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

He's absolutely dominating — pulled 22.15 million votes on StarTrend this week while his Asia fanmeeting tour keeps…

Jul 6 – Oct 13, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

16 cities totalOCT 13

aespa — ‘Not Even Last Five Second’

Aespa completed their North American tour with Vancouver sold out — 16 cities total.

Jul 19 – Oct 19, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

14万 fansOCT 12

BOYNEXTDOOR — Japan concert tour

They just wrapped their Japan tour in Chiba — 14만 fans across 6 cities over two months, and now they're heading to…

Sep 25 – Oct 13, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

3 monthsOCT 9

Minami — ‘Love Attack’

LISSEUNG's Won-i cries on 'Happy Together' as 'LOVE ATTACK' holds Melon TOP 100 No. 1 for 3 months

Jul 8 – Oct 9, 2026

CHART RUNCIRCLE CHARTRESULT

two wins in a rowOCT 8

RESCENE — ‘LOVE ATTACK’

RESCENE just swept September's Circle Chart with 'LOVE ATTACK' — two wins in a row, and their older tracks are still…

Aug 20 – Oct 8, 2026

CHART RUNCIRCLE CHARTRESULT

two weeks straightOCT 1

Young Tak — ‘GOGO’

영탁 hit #1 on Circle Chart's retail album chart for week 39 with GOGO — 75,795 copies sold, holding strong for two…

Oct 1 – Oct 8, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200RESULT

1.8M first-week salesSEP 26

ATEEZ — ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5’

ATEEZ's San in Milan as 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' tops Billboard 200 with 1.8M first-week sales

Jul 6 – Sep 26, 2026

RECORD CHASESPOTIFYRESULT

100MSEP 23

TXT — ‘Love Language’

TXT's 'Love Language' hits 100M Spotify streams, becoming the group's 20th song to reach the milestone

Sep 22 – Sep 23, 2026

CHART RUNINKIGAYORESULT

7th winSEP 23

ATEEZ — ‘BAD’

ATEEZ to open 'BLUE DRIFT' exhibition in Seoul for 8th anniversary as 'BAD' hits 7 music show wins

Sep 14 – Oct 2, 2026

CLOSED

11.8%SEP 23

Jung Eun-chae — ‘Chaebol X Detective 2’

She did a press roundtable in Gangnam about wrapping Flex X Cop 2 — final ep hit 11.8% and she's totally down for…

Jul 3 – Sep 25, 2026

CLOSED

11.8%SEP 21

Jaebul X Hyungsa 2

Kang Sang-jun wraps '재벌X형사2' with 11.8% finale rating, multiple projects ahead

Aug 7 – Sep 21, 2026

RESULT

500K in 3 daysSEP 20

Evan — ‘DEATH OF ME’

Evan wins 'World Best Wave' at 2026 TMA, mini album hits 500K in 3 days

Aug 10 – Oct 7, 2026

AUCTIONCLOSED

13-billion-wonSEP 18

Byeon Woo-seok — Hannam The Hill unit

News is reporting on his 13-billion-won cash purchase of a luxury apartment in Hannam The Hill, Seoul — tax…

Sep 10 – Sep 18, 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 21, 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 – Oct 15, 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 CHASESPOTIFYRESULT

1.5 billionSEP 3

BTS — ‘Butter’

BTS 'Butter' hits 1.5 billion Spotify streams — group's third track to reach the mark

Sep 3 – Sep 3, 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