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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

Pop culture critic Jung Min-jae poses at his home office. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[CRITICALLY SPEAKING: K-POP] Critic explains why people know BTS but can't sing along

K-pop acts are topping international music charts, selling millions of albums and racking up billions of views on YouTube, and yet many Koreans confess that they’ve never actually heard their songs or even really know who they are. So why do these...

2022.7.5

SM Entertainment's sales of CDs doubled in 2021

SM Entertainment, the K-pop powerhouse behind artists including NCT, Exo and aespa, announced Monday that it sold around 18 million CDs in 2021. According to SM, CD sales “doubled” for the agency compared to 2020. Last year, artists under the SM ...

2022.1.10

China 'stabs itself in the eye' with pop culture regulations

Last week, controversy arose when Chinese social media platform Weibo imposed suspensions on over 20 K-pop fan accounts. While the measure has led the Korean public to resent that China is intentionally suppressing K-pop, experts say that it is ...

2021.9.14

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