A member of BTS‘s ARMY exposed HYBE for allegedly sabotaging NewJeans. NewJeans | Pinterest On September 26, a post titled “I’m An ARMY But Is This Real?” went viral. The post has since been viewed over 78K times. In the post, the author who identifies themselves as a BTS fan uploaded a comment that claimed […]
The Best BTS Solo Albums And Mixtapes, Ranked
Since their debut in 2013, BTS has released many albums, but six of the seven members have also released solo albums or mixtapes. Fans voted for their personal favorites. These are the Top 5 results! 5. Jimin – Face (2023) Jimin took the fifth spot on this list thanks to his unskippable album, Face. It received 1% of […]
BTS Suga’s Recent Announcement Gains Attention Amid Criticisms Of Fans Mass-Purchasing K-Pop Albums
One of the biggest debates in K-Pop right now is the topic of bulk buying. Netizens have spotted huge piles of discarded albums on roads and in bins, as many K-Pop fans just want the photocards. In particular, with so many companies releasing huge amounts of photocards and multiple versions, the issue continues to rise and get even bigger. BTS Jungkook “Golden” albums | theqoo The recent […]
“Waste Increased Over 14x”: K-Pop Fans Furious Over BTS Jungkook And SEVENTEEN’s Albums Being “Thrown Out In The Streets”
In recent years, K-Pop companies have been getting increasing criticism for releasing multiple versions of the same album and having dozens or more different photocards for fans to collect in said albums. This practice has led not only to the inflation of album sales, but also to a huge problem with waste as fans toss […]
Netizens React To BTS’s RM And NewJeans Releasing Albums On The Same Day Amid Ongoing Feud
On April 25, KST, ADOR’s CEO Min Hee Jin held an emergency press conference to address the ongoing feud between her and her label’s parent company, HYBE. She addressed the control of NewJeans, accusations of plagiarism, and more. Amid this feud, HYBE recently announced that BTS’s RM would release his second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person, on the same […]
The Best-Selling K-Pop Albums That Outsold Taylor Swift In 2023
Many artists have become household names and are wildly successful worldwide. One of them, undoubtedly, is Taylor Swift, whose concert tickets were so in demand that she not only broke the record for most concert tickets sold in a single day but triggered a federal investigation into Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Because of her massively […]
9 K-Pop Albums Where The Title Track Is The Worst Song On Them, According To Fans
Choosing the title track for a K-Pop album is undoubtedly a stressful and tedious process. The title track (or tracks) of an album will always get more publicity and promotion than any other songs on the album (except for certain rare circumstances), so it’s important to choose what would likely be considered the “best” song […]
The 25 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums Of ALL TIME On Circle Chart
In the last year or two, numerous K-Pop artists have reached record highs when it comes to album sales numbers. It isn’t all that uncommon anymore for an album to surpass a million or multiple millions of sales, which was practically unheard of even a half-decade ago! Here’s a look at the current 25 best-selling […]
K-Pop Reddit’s 25 Favorite Albums Of All Time
Recently, a Reddit user compiled a list of the 100 most-upvoted K-Pop albums on the K-Pop subreddit in order to see which artists appeared the most times, and how they compared to each other. Interestingly, the list was overwhelmingly dominated by girl groups and female artists, with 85 belonging to them and only 14 belonging to […]
“Nugu” Groups’ Albums Originally Gifted To Senior Groups Sold Online
Previously, it was reported that MIRAE‘s Jang Yubin listed a fan-given gift as a used item on a secondhand marketplace app. He has since apologized to the fan in question. Jang Yubin | @official_MIRAE/Twitter When the story went viral on X (formerly Twitter), a netizen revealed that MIRAE isn’t the only DSP Media group that has allegedly […]
Circle Chart’s Official 25 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums Of 2023
Hanteo recently announced the best-selling K-Pop albums in 2023 according to their charts, and now, Circle Chart has shared theirs as well! Though both companies use similar data to determine their rankings, Hanteo keeps track of actual sales just in certain stores, while Circle Chart bases their data on album shipments, so in reality, the actual number of […]
The TOP 25 Best-Selling K-Pop Boy Group Albums Of All Time
With K-Pop album sales higher than ever these days, there have been many albums that have come out within the last couple of years that have broken records for the artists. And yet, there are also albums from years past — some as far back as the mid-1990s! — that still remain some of the […]
The 15 K-Pop Albums That Have Made It Onto The Coveted “Billboard 200” Chart In 2023
The “Billboard 200” chart is a music chart that ranks the top 200 albums in the United States on a weekly basis. The criteria used to determine the albums that make it onto the chart is mostly based on physical and digital sales, as well as streaming numbers, all within the U.S. Because of this, […]
The Definitive TOP 15 K-Pop Girl Group Albums Of 2022
2022 is just about to come to a close, which means we can now look back on what the best-selling K-Pop albums of the year were! Based on data collected by Circle Chart, this seems to have been the best year for K-Pop girl groups in the history of the music genre, with a record number […]
4 BTS Members Will Reportedly Release Solo Albums Next Year
We might be getting four new BTS solo albums in 2023! From left: BTS’s J-Hope, Jin, Jungkook, Suga, Jimin, RM, and V In July 2022, J-Hope released his first solo album Jack in the Box. J-Hope | BIGHIT MUSIC Recently, Jin released his solo single album The Astronaut. Jin | BIGHIT MUSIC And leader RM […]
ARMYs Report That Their BTS “Proof” Albums Are Already Cracking
ARMYs are reporting that their BTS Proof albums are already cracking. BTS made their comeback in June with the anthology album Proof. Two versions were sold: Standard for over $ 50 USD and Compact for over $ 20 USD. A new collector’s version was recently announced, and it costs $ 275 USD! | BIGHIT MUSIC […]
The Growth In Sales Of ATEEZ’s Albums From Debut Until Now Is Nothing Short Of Breathtaking
There’s no denying that 2021 has been ATEEZ‘s most successful year to date. Between their appearance on Kingdom: Legendary War to their collaboration with huge artists such as Kim Jong Kook and Pentatonix to their albums continuously surpassing their past sales records, the eight-member group has been absolutely dominating this year! @ATEEZofficial/Twitter Because of their success, it can be […]