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144 stories reached a result or a close.
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
#7AUG 21
CORTIS — ‘Put Your Phone Down’
Tour's hitting #7 on the booking charts — CORTIS's 'Put Your Phone Down: Birthday Party' concert is this weekend at…
Jul 19 – Oct 8, 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
RECORD CHASEINSTAGRAMRESULT
15 millionAUG 9
CORTIS — Instagram followers
CORTIS just hit 15 million Instagram followers in under a year — fastest K-pop group ever.
Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2026
CHART RUNMUSIC CORERESULT
4 trophiesAUG 9
RESCENE — ‘Pretty Girl’
RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl' earns triple crown on music shows, bringing total trophies to 4
Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2026
CHART RUNMUSIC SHOWRESULT
second week straightAUG 7
Jennie — ‘Less than a Lover’
Jennie's "Less than a Lover" wins M Countdown for 2nd straight week, tops iTunes in 27 countries
Aug 1 – Aug 7, 2026
TOUR LEGRESULT
300k+ fansAUG 4
BIGBANG — Goyang concert
Traffic in Goyang is absolutely packed with 300k+ fans heading to see BIGBANG — the city's pulling out all the stops…
Jul 7 – Aug 23, 2026
RECORD CHASESPOTIFYRESULT
400 million streamsAUG 3
Jimin — ‘Who’
Jimin just hit major Spotify milestones with his solo music — his numbers keep climbing!
Aug 1 – Aug 3, 2026
TOUR LEGRESULT
160k peopleAUG 3
CORTIS — Lollapalooza Chicago
Absolutely killed it at Lollapalooza in the US — Korean press is hyping the performance
Jul 24 – Aug 3, 2026
AUCTIONCLOSED
$110,000JUL 30
Jimin — World Cup halftime outfit
That World Cup halftime shirt he wore? just sold for $110k at Christie's auction — that's insane
Jul 27 – Jul 30, 2026
RECORD CHASERESULT
500k first-week salesJUL 26
MODYSSEY
They're celebrating over 500k first-week sales AND took home two awards at the ceremony!
Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2026
CHART RUNINKIGAYORESULT
FIRST broadcast winJUL 26
RESCENE — ‘Love Attack’
RESCENE wins Inkigayo with 'Love Attack' — their 3rd music show trophy
Jul 26 – Jul 28, 2026
TOUR LEGCLOSED
50,000JUL 26
RIIZE — Japan
RIIZE wraps 6-date Japan fan meeting run with 50,000 total attendance
Jul 26 – Jul 30, 2026
CHART RUNBUGSRESULT
#1JUL 23
Yeonjun — ‘Ice Cream’
Yeonjun's 'Ice Cream' hits Bugs #1 and sweeps Music Bank, Show! Music Core
Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2026
TOUR LEGCLOSED
#3JUL 20
CORTIS — ‘Red Red’
They took feedback same-day and delivered — filled 2 hours, added 7 encore songs. That's commitment
Jul 20 – Jul 20, 2026
RESULT
40,000 unitsJUL 20
Yeonjun — ‘Ice Cream’
His Ice Cream collab just sold out 40,000 units. The impact is REAL.
Jul 10 – Jul 20, 2026
CLOSED
23.1%JUL 19
‘Kim Bujang’
Kim Bujang hit 22.3% ratings — and it almost aired on MBC
Jul 19 – Aug 9, 2026
RECORD CHASERESULT
738K copiesJUL 19
‘NO LABELS: PART 02’
Yeonjun's 'NO LABELS: PART 02' tops 2026 solo first-week sales with 738K copies
Jul 12 – Jul 19, 2026
CHART RUNMELONRESULT
No. 1JUL 18
‘LOVE ATTACK’
Lisénne's 'Love Attack' hits Melon No. 1 nearly 2 years after release — K-pop's latest reverse-charting story
Jul 13 – Jul 18, 2026
CHART RUNSTARTRENDRESULT
No. 1JUL 16
RESCENE — StartTrend
RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl' hits No. 1 on The Show as agency opens anti-malicious-post reporting site
Jul 16 – Jul 22, 2026
CHART RUNU.S.RESULT
#1JUL 16
ATEEZ — US chart success
ATEEZ 'GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5' hits Billboard 200 #1 for third time; first-week US sales top 223,000
Jul 16 – Jul 22, 2026
TOUR LEGCLOSED
240k peopleJUL 14
TWICE — World Tour
They just wrapped their world tour at MUFU Stadium in Tokyo — 240k people showed up! setlist is up now
Jul 10 – Jul 14, 2026
TOUR LEGRESULT
2 MILLION tickets soldJUL 13
BIGBANG — WORLD TOUR 2026
They just hit 2 MILLION tickets sold and fans are voting them as top fave on StarTrend — loyalty is STRONG
Jun 15 – Oct 1, 2026
CHART RUNMUSIC CORERESULT
SECOND winJUL 12
aespa — ‘LEMONADE’
They just grabbed their SECOND win for 'LEMONADE' at Music Core today — that's 53 wins total
Jul 11 – Jul 12, 2026
TOUR LEGCLOSED
Byeon Woo-seok — 2026 Fanmeet
Broadcaster Park Seul-gi posted pics from a fan meet — they both wore matching headbands and did hand hearts together
Jul 7 – Oct 16, 2026
RESULT
SEVENTEEN — ‘DREAMSCAPE’
SEVENTEEN's official IG just teased the same collab — Jeonghan, Joshua, and Seungkwan in DREAMSCAPE.
Sep 23 – Oct 15, 2026