K-pop artists Rosé, Bruno Mars, Jennie, G-Dragon and TWS dominated the top positions across various categories in the 17th week Circle Chart of 2025.
The Korea Music Content Association, which manages the Circle Chart, announced the Week 17 results (April 20-26, 2025): “Rosé and Bruno Mars topped the Global K-pop Chart, Jennie secured wins in two categories, G-Dragon claimed the #1 spot on the Retail Album Chart, and TWS dominated the Album Chart.”
Rosé and Bruno Mars maintained their 1st place position on the Global K-pop Chart for 27 consecutive weeks with “APT.”, demonstrating their consistent popularity.
Jennie claimed a double crown with “like JENNIE,” ranking #1 on both the Digital Chart (with a Circle Index of 14,984,091) and the Streaming Chart. The track serves as the title song from Jennie’s first full-length solo album Ruby and showcases her distinctive musical color and versatility as a solo artist.
K-pop icon G-Dragon secured the top spot on the Retail Album Chart with Übermensch (Nemo), recording 154,283 copies sold through retail outlets.
Meanwhile, TWS landed at #1 on the Album Chart with their 3rd Mini Album TRY WITH US, which moved an impressive 553,178 copies. The mini-album features six tracks, including the refreshing title song “Countdown!”
Trot superstar Lim Young Woong achieved a triple crown, topping the Download Chart, Ringtone Chart, and Caller Ring Chart with “Heavenly Ever After,” which serves as the OST for the JTBC drama of the same name.
New entries making their mark in the top 200 of the Global K-pop Chart include TWS’s “Countdown!” debuting at #62 and EXO member Kai’s “Wait On Me” entering at #127.
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Top 10 Digital Songs on Circle Chart in Week 17
Top 10 Albums on Circle Chart for Week 17
Source: Circle Chart
