Circle Chart saw major wins from artists like Rosé, SEVENTEEN, and Hwang Young Woong in October.
According to the Korea Music Content Association, which operates the Circle Chart, Rosé and Bruno Mars led in seven categories, SEVENTEEN claimed the top spots in two, and Hwang Young Woong led the retail album category.
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ new track “APT” dominated various charts, securing No.1 in categories like the Global K-pop, Digital (Circle Index 99,287,455), Streaming, BGM, V-coloring, Ringtone and Call Connect Tone charts.
SEVENTEEN’s 12th mini-album, SPILL THE FEELS, sold 3,076,910 copies to claim the album chart’s top position. Their title track, “LOVE, MONEY, FAME” (featuring DJ Khaled), also ranked first on the download chart.
Hwang Young Woong’s To Your Side led the retail album chart, selling 630,318 physical copies.
BLACKPINK reigned supreme on Social Chart 2.0, which provides a snapshot of K-pop’s global reach. Their MyCelebs profile highlighted charm keywords like “dreamlike,” “highly anticipated,” and “on the rise,” with Jennie showing the biggest rank increase for the month.
October also saw several albums receive certifications from Circle. Baekhyun’s Hello, World – The 4th Mini Album earned the prestigious 1 Million certification. BOYNEXTDOOR’s 19.99 reached 3x Platinum, while PLAVE’s ASTERUM: 134-1 and Young Tak’s SuperSuper were awarded 2x Platinum each. Meanwhile, Tzuyu’s abouTZU, RIIZE’s RIIZING: Epilogue – The 1st Mini Album, P1Harmony’s SAD SONG, and NCT WISH’s Steady – The 1st Mini Album (both regular and Nemo versions) each attained 1x Platinum.
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