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IU, the queen of k-pop, is creating a sensation in the k-pop world again. "BBIBBI", the female k-pop star's new single that was released on October 10, 2018 to commemorate her 10th anniversary, has been listened to by a total of 1,420,000 users on Melon for the first 25 hours, which is a new record. The previous record was 1,400,000, which was also set by IU when she released "Leon" with comedian Park Myung Soo in 2015. That's not all. "BBIBBI" crossed the 1 million mark in only 16 hours, and it is also a new record. You may think it's a matter of course because IU is the most popular and influential star who has long been loved by so many people. However, it's never easy to set such a record on Melon, the biggest music site in Korea. For example, BTS and EXO are enjoying huge popularity among teenage fans these days, but they've not achieved as much as IU has on Melon. Do you know why? Melon is a music platform that is us...

Top 10 most streamed k-pop singers 1. IU - 365,088,421 streams Palette - 202,857,043 streams Through the night - 89,037,738 streams Can't love you anymore - 73,193,640 streams 2. Heize - 193,145,436 streams You, clouds, rain - 126,664,466 streams Star - 65,000,484 streams In the time spent with you - 1,480,486 streams 3. BIGBANG - 174,604,756 streams MADE - 174,604,756 streams 4. PSY - 166,714,924 streams PSY 8th 4x2=8 - 166,714,924 streams 5. TWICE - 154,697,270 streams TWICEcoaster LANE 2 - 92,941,996 streams SIGNAL - 61,755,274 streams 6. Bolbbalgan4 - 148,101,620 streams Full Album RED PLANET (Hidden Track) - 119,915,146 streams We Loved - 56,372,947 streams 7. AKMU - 142,348,791 streams Puberty - 119,370,180 streams SUMMER EPISODE - 22,978,611 streams 8. ZICO - 137,579,079 streams TELEVISION - 61,095,040 streams BERMUDA TRIANGLE - 39,696,902 streams She's a Baby - 36,787,137 streams 9...

1. BIGBANG - FXXK IT : 1,210,585 users 2. G-Dragon - Untitled, 2014 : 1,133,281 users 3. GD & TOP - ZUTTER : 1,057,407 users 4. BIGBANG - LOSER : 1,005,278 users 5. BIGBANG - IF YOU : 966,947 users 6. BIGBANG - Last Dance : 964,449 users 7. BIGBANG - BANG BANG BANG : 960,684 users 8. BIGBANG - Let's not fall in love : 942,976 users 9. Zico - She's a baby : 910,857 users 10. G-Dragon - BULLSHIT : 892,282 users <Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol> Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073V4FZ25 (**You can read the book by downloading free Kindle app that is available on iOS, Android, and MAC & PC. Download link: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp/ref=dbs_p_ebk_r00_pbcb_rnsa00 ) -How to pass k-pop audition -Tips & Advices for k-pop audition participants -How to become a k-pop idol -Stories behind k-pop stars' trainee life and debut -Written by a...

On June 22, MAMAMOO made a comeback with its new album "Purple". In a word, it's awesome. Purple is an unordinary color and is a color which is not for everyone, but the color represents MAMAMOO's distinct character. The girl group members, who have shown their pinky charm through their previous hit "Um Oh Ah Yeh" show more various colors this time. MAMAMOO's title track "Yes I am" reached the top of a variety of online music charts, while it's notable that the girl group beat various popular k-pop stars such as G-Dragon, BLACKPINK and Bolbbalgan. MAMAMOO was not a top class idol group just a year ago, but the team has been in a strong uptrend, and yeah, they did it. Through "Yes I am", a song which has catchy melody, MAMAMOO gives off its great energy. And the girl group shows very impressive energetic live performance too, while it's notable the song has lyrics that talk about the members. That's why many peopl...

You know, BTS became the first ever k-pop idol group who's awarded at the Billboard Music Awards by winning the Top Social Artist award on May 22. By the way, PSY is the one who's already experienced a huge success in the global music market, and it seems like he has much to talk about BTS' success. Check out what PSY talked about BTS' popularity race. I'm so proud of them. BTS has enjoyed remarkable success. I was very unusual in many ways, but BTS is very unusual too.  That's something I never thought would happen. I know they're really popular in foreign countries, but when I saw them at a music chart show, they performed on the stage with their full forces. What I want to tell them is that they don't need to feel pressured because they've already achieved many things as a Asian singer.

1.  Taeyeon  - Why  55,800 copies 2.  Jessica  - With Love, J  42,000 copies 3.  TWICE  - PAGE TWO  41,800 copies 4.  Tiffany  - I Just Wanna Dance  38,600 copies 5.  Red Velvet   –  The Velvet  33,100 copies 6.  I.O.I   –  Chrysalis  28,400 copies 7.  AOA  - Good Luck  20,900 copies 8.  MAMAMOO   –  Melting  16,200 copies 9.  Jung Eun Ji  –  Dream  16,100 copies 10.  Lovelyz   –  A New Trilogy  10,100 copies 11.  Gugudan   –  The Little Mermaid  8,200 copies 12.  EXID   –  STREET  6,100 copies 13.  GFriend   –  SNOWFLAKE  5,400 copies 14.  Luna   –  Free Somebody  3,000 copies 15.  SISTAR   –  Insane Love  2,800 copies

On Friday, around the building of KBS is crowded with k-pop fans. You know, it's the broadcasting day of a famous k-pop chart show "Music Bank," while various k-pop stars appear in KBS on the day. Every Friday, k-pop journalists visit the broadcasting company too because we can meet many k-pop industry workers and have interview with idol stars there. By the way, in 2016, KBS hired private security guards to block k-pop journalists' access, which evoked a strong opposition by the journalists. Well, there were two reasons for KBS' such action. "Music Bank" is aired for about an hour, but it takes almost a full day to film the show. And as there are many singers who appear in the show, singers have to wait for a long time till their turn comes. So, during the waiting time, k-pop journalists usually have an interview with idol singers. However, some of the singers were late for the recording of the show after being interviewed by journalists, and KBS...

On May 27, AOA topped KBS' "Music Bank" with its new song "Good Luck," pushing back Twice into the second place. By the way, this provoked a fierce controversy among the public. Some of you might not understand why, but there's a reason for that. Ok, before looking into the reason, let's see  how the big 4 kpop chart shows choose their No.1 of the week. As you can see above, "Music Bank"  chooses its No.1 of the week by totaling digital single, album sales, broadcast and preference points. Then, let's see if AOA deserves the No.1 trophy. Here's actual points of AOA and Twice. From the top, those are digital single point, preference point, broadcast point, and album sales point. So, as you can see, AOA got more broadcast point and album sales point than Twice. The broadcast point is not debatable because AOA appeared in KBS' many programs and this is how FNC singers usually can win No.1 trophy at "Music Bank"...

GFriend released its new song "Rough" on January 25 and has maintained its crown on Melon from February 4-22(416 hours) with the song. T his is truly an amazing record. No other kpop artists who released their new songs in 2015 and 2016 set this kind of amazing record. GFriend topped Melon's weekly chart for 4 consecutive weeks and also took the first place of Melon's monthly chart and Gaon's digital chart and streaming chart. Before "Rough" was released, I met the GFriend members at their comeback showcase. At that time, they said they really want to win No.1 trophy on a music chart show because they've never topped chart shows since their debut in January 2015. The innocent girls looked very desperate. Well, the girls achieved their dream. GFriend won a total of 15 No.1 trophies of various music chart shows with "Rough," causing a sensation. Along with "Rough"'s great popularity, GFriend's old songs "...