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Girl group aespa performs during the 12th Circle Chart Music Awards on Feb. 18, 2023 at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul’s Olympic Park. [AP/YONHAP]

Newly-rebranded Circle Chart Music Awards take place Saturday

After music streaming tracker Gaon Chart rebranded itself to Circle Chart in July, the 12th Circle Chart Music Awards took place on Saturday at the KSPO Dome in southern Seoul’s Olympic Park. With Doyoung from boy band NCT and Miyeon from girl ...

2023.2.19

The 30th Anniversary Hanteo Music Awards [HANTEO GLOBAL]

Hanteo Global, Circle Chart to hold annual music awards this month

Two of Korea's largest music charts, Hanteo Global and Circle Chart, will hold their annual music awards this month to celebrate the best music and artists of 2022. Hanteo Global will hold the 30th Anniversary Hanteo Music Awards on ...

2023.2.5

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As of Tuesday, six of the top 10 songs on Circle’s Global K-pop Chart was by RM, who became the third BTS member to make an official solo debut by dropping his full-length album “Indigo” on Dec. 2. [BIG HIT MUSIC]

Domestic K-music charts unusually steady as general public takes the reins

K-pop music charts are generally known for their fast-paced changes. But this time around, Korea's general public, not K-pop fandoms, seems to be in control as many hits from the summer continue to reign in the top spots domestically.

2022.12.6

Circle Chart's Global K-pop chart on Tuesday afternoon [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Girl groups continue dominating domestic music charts

Girl group domination continues on this week’s major domestic music charts, with a refreshing sprinkle of male ballad singers also seeing success in the idol-dominated Korean music scene. As of Tuesday afternoon on Circle Chart's Global K-pop ...

2022.11.8

The best-selling release of July 2022 was girl group aespa's EP 'Girls,' which sold more than 1.64 million copies according to Circle Chart. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Monthly K-pop CD sales surpass 10 million for first time

Monthly K-pop CD sales surpassed 10 million for the first time, according to local album sales tracker Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart). According to head researcher Kim Jin-woo of Circle Chart on Monday, physical K-pop album sales in ...

2022.8.29

From left, Leeteuk of boy band Super Junior, Secretary General Choi Kwang-ho of the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), pop culture critic Jeong Deok-hyun and Professor Lee Tae-joon of the Korea Development Institute (KDI) attend the KMCA's proclamation ceremony on July 7 in Jongno District, central Seoul. [KMCA]

Gaon Chart, now Circle Chart, hopes to become the Billboard of Korea

Album sales tracker Gaon Chart announced its new beginning as Circle Chart, with a newfound mission for accuracy and sustainable development. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) held a proclamation ceremony on Thursday in Jongno District ...

2022.7.7

Boy band Stray Kids sells over 1 million copies of its EP 'Oddinary'

Boy band Stray Kids sold over 1 million copies of its EP “Oddinary” (2022), according to local album sales tracker Gaon Chart. The EP was certified with the "million badge," which indicates that the album had surpassed 1 million copies in sales...

2022.5.13

Taeyeon’s title track from 'INVU' tops Gaon Chart for two consecutive weeks

Taeyeon’s title track from her newest full-length album “INVU” topped the Gaon Chart for two consecutive weeks, the local album sales tracker said Thursday. After “INVU” was released on Feb. 14, the title track was No. 1 on the Digital Chart for...

2022.3.3

A post on an online community shows boxes of singer Kang Daniel's CDs thrown away on the street. The writing on the box reads, 'Take them.' [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K-pop CD sales soar but so does their environmental impact

The K-pop industry had a prolific 2021, especially in terms of CD sales. According to Korea's album sales tracker Gaon Chart on Dec. 20, over 54.5 million copies of K-pop CDs were sold worldwide in the first 50 weeks of 2021 — a 31 percent ...

2022.1.4

K-pop CDs on display at record store Hot Tracks inside Kyobo Bookstore in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul. [HALEY YANG]

In a digital age, why are CD sales flourishing in Korea?

With the advent of MP3 players, smartphones and online music streaming services, CD sales have steadily been declining on a global scale. But not in Korea. According to the “Hanteo Global K-Pop Report: 2021 Semi-annual Summary” released last ...

2021.8.10