[Article] [YG Life] G-DRAGON “I’m a member of the public, I do get influenced by issues”

[엑스포츠뉴스=이지은 인턴기자] G-DRAGON opened up about his thoughts on issues.

VOGUE KOREA unveiled their Paris editorial shoot with G-DRAGON. On the 15th, VOGUE KOREA put up an interview with G-DRAGON titled “G-DRAGON’s new chapter: I’m always curious about my own interests”

G-DRAGON stole everyone’s attention with vivid colors. Having colored his hair pink, he put on a tweed jacket of multiple colors. He presented various fashion looks and let out all his distinctive charms.

G-DRAGON was asked “You’re an artist that makes us wonder what your interests are. Are there any books, films, or artwork that’s drawn your attention recently?”. To this question he answered “I read a lot of books, and watch at least two films a day”. He then added, “I love writing, and it’s always great to be inspired. To be honest, I’m always curious about my own interests too”.

G-DRAGON went on and said “I have a lot of curiosity within me, and that’s why there are a lot of things I’m curious about in this world, and different things interests me. The more time passes, the broader my interest grows, and my thoughts about art becomes more diversified”. After his honest answer, he also showed how much love he had towards his fans.

When asked the question “What was the power that made you who you are today, as a person and a musician?”, he said, “It’s different depending on the moment, but as a person, my dreams and values are what drives me, and although it’s similar as an artist, as a musician, it’s mostly my fans”. He then added “Not only up until this point, but the reason why I can pursue my music going forward is because there are people who love me and listen to my music. I was able to do better and pay more attention to my music in detail because I worked hard to protect the values, standards, and people I love.

He also opened up about how he thinks about recent issues. “I think (issues) it’s something that I can’t ignore as a public singer. Rather than thinking it from a ‘trend’ perspective, I see it as a way to communicate with fans and the public”. He then added “As a member of the ‘public’, I also get to learn directly, or indirectly about issues that are trending these days, and it also influences me in a positive way. I’m curious about the flow of this moment. As an instinct, it’s something that I get the hang of best among thoughts and emotions I have”.

2022. 6. 16.

[Article] SEVENTEEN’s “HOT” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2022, June Week 2

SEVENTEEN’s “HOT” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2022, June Week 2

SEVENTEEN’s “HOT” Rises To No. 1; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2022, June Week 2

Jun 16, 2022

SEVENTEEN scores their first ever No. 1 song on our chart with “HOT,” moving up nine spots to take over as the new top song this week! Although several SEVENTEEN songs have placed in the top 3 of the Soompi Music Chart, this is the first time that SEVENTEEN topped the chart. Congratulations to SEVENTEEN!

LE SSERAFIM’s “FEARLESS,” which previously topped the chart for three weeks, is down one spot to No. 2.

There is one new song in the top 10 this week. Debuting at No. 3 is NCT DREAM’s “Beatbox,” the title track from their repackaged album of the same name. It is an old school hip hop dance song that optimistically and positively expresses NCT DREAM’s message of showcasing music that only their group can.

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Singles Music Chart - June 2022, Week 2
  • 1 (+9) HOT
    Image of HOT
    Album: SEVENTEEN Vol. 4 “Face the Sun”
    Artist/Band: SEVENTEEN
    • Music: Woozi, BUMZU, Rigo, Praison, SOFTSERVEBOY, Keem
    • Lyrics: Woozi, BUMZU, Rigo, Praison
    Genres: Hip-Hop
    • Chart Info
    • 10 Previous rank
       
    • 2 Number of week on chart
       
    • 10 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 2 (-1) FEARLESS
    Image of FEARLESS
    Album: LE SSERAFIM Debut Album “FEARLESS”
    Artist/Band: LE SSERAFIM
    • Music: Score, Megatone, Supreme Boi, BLVSH, JARO, Mohr, Hitman Bang, Oneye, Glenmark, kasai, Niko, PAU, Rogers
    • Lyrics: Score, Megatone, Supreme Boi, BLVSH, JARO, Mohr, Hitman Bang, Oneye, Glenmark, kasai, Niko, PAU, Rogers
    Genres: Pop/Dance
    • Chart Info
    • 1 Previous rank
       
    • 5 Number of week on chart
       
    • 1 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 3 (new) Beatbox
    Image of Beatbox
    Album: NCT DREAM Vol. 2 Repackage “Beatbox”
    Artist/Band: NCT DREAM
    • Music: Reunamäki, Emily Kim, Jade, Fox
    • Lyrics: Jung Ha Ri
    Genres: Pop/Dance
    • Chart Info
    • 0 Previous rank
       
    • 1 Number of week on chart
       
    • 31 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 4 (-1) LOVE DIVE
    Image of LOVE DIVE
    Album: IVE 2nd Single Album “LOVE DIVE”
    Artist/Band: IVE
    • Music: Brennan, Campbell, Hahn
    • Lyrics: Seo Ji Eum
    Genres: Pop/Dance
    • Chart Info
    • 3 Previous rank
       
    • 9 Number of week on chart
       
    • 1 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 5 (-1) That That (feat. Suga)
    Image of That That (feat. Suga)
    Album: PSY Vol. 9 “PSY 9th”
    Artist/Band: PSY
    • Music: Suga, PSY, EL CAPITXN
    • Lyrics: PSY, Suga
    Genres: Pop/Dance
    • Chart Info
    • 4 Previous rank
       
    • 6 Number of week on chart
       
    • 1 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 6 (-4) TOMBOY
    Image of TOMBOY
    Album: (G)I-DLE Vol. 1 “I NEVER DIE”
    Artist/Band: (G)I-DLE
    • Music: Jeon Soyeon, Poptime, JENCI
    • Lyrics: Jeon Soyeon
    Genres: Pop Rock
    • Chart Info
    • 2 Previous rank
       
    • 12 Number of week on chart
       
    • 1 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 7 (–) If we ever meet again
    Image of If we ever meet again
    Album: Lim Young Woong Vol. 1 “IM HERO”
    Artist/Band: Lim Young Woong
    • Music: Lee Juck
    • Lyrics: Lee Juck
    Genres: Pop Ballad
    • Chart Info
    • 7 Previous rank
       
    • 5 Number of week on chart
       
    • 7 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
  • 8 (-3) Still Life
    Image of Still Life
    Album: BIGBANG Digital Single “Still Life”
    Artist/Band: BIGBANG
    • Music: KUSH, VVN, Vince, G-Dragon, T.O.P
    • Lyrics: G-Dragon, T.O.P, KUSH
    Genres: Pop Rock
    • Chart Info
    • 5 Previous rank
       
    • 9 Number of week on chart
       
    • 3 Peak on chart
       
  • 9 (+3) Beyond Love (feat. 10cm)
    Image of Beyond Love (feat. 10cm)
    Album: BIG Naughty Digital Single “Beyond Love”
    Artist/Band: BIG Naughty
    • Music: TOIL, BIG Naughty, KIZO
    • Lyrics: BIG Naughty
    Genres: Indie
    • Chart Info
    • 12 Previous rank
       
    • 6 Number of week on chart
       
    • 10 Peak on chart
       
  • 10 (-4) Feel My Rhythm
    Image of Feel My Rhythm
    Album: The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm
    Artist/Band: Red Velvet
    • Music: Jake K, Marcus, Oberg, MCK
    • Lyrics: Seo Ji Eum
    Genres: Pop/Dance
    • Chart Info
    • 6 Previous rank
       
    • 11 Number of week on chart
       
    • 1 Peak on chart
       
    • BuyBuy the album
RankSongArtist/Band
11 (+4)Upside DownKang Daniel
12 (-3)사랑인가 봐 (Love, Maybe)MeloMance
13 (–)나의 X에게 (Dear my X)KyoungSeo
14 (+2)LOVE meBE’O
15 (-7)Good Boy Gone BadTXT
16 (-2)ZOOMJessi
17 (–)INVUTaeyeon
18 (new)러브 쉿! (Love Shhh!)Jo Yu Ri
19 (–)취중고백 (Drunken Confession)Kim Min Seok
20 (-2)GANADARA (feat. IU)Jay Park
21 (new)Stupid O’clockVICTON
22 (+18)ButterBTS
23 (+5)RUN2USTAYC
24 (+19)CLASSYCLASS:y
25 (+2)Thumbs UpBLANK2Y
26 (-6)SMILEY (feat. BIBI)Choi Ye Na
27 (-16)NANANAGOT7
28 (+6)늦은 밤 헤어지긴 너무 아쉬워 (Don’t wanna leave tonight)Kassy
29 (-3)ALIVELIGHTSUM
30 (+14)MANIACStray Kids
31 (+1)듣고 싶을까 (Do you want to hear)M.O.M
32 (-7)드라마 (Drama)IU
33 (new)아무래도 난 (Baby I Need You)Joosiq
34 (+2)신호등 (Traffic light)Lee Mujin
35 (-2)비켜 (MOVE)TNX
36 (-15)Candy Sugar PopASTRO
37 (+13)일종의 고백 (A Kind Of Confession)Kwak Jin Eon
38 (-14)팡파레 (Fanfare)Davichi
39 (–)물고기 (Pisces)Baek Yerin
40 (-11)SeoulBOL4
41 (-19)With youJimin, Ha Sung Woon
42 (+3)미친 것처럼 (Like Crazy)V.O.S
43 (+4)다정히 내 이름을 부르면 (If you lovingly call my name)GyeongseoYeji, Jeon Gunho
44 (new)Love Affair (feat. Kelsey Kuan)Dept
45 (new)VENOMBVNDIT
46 (-23)덤벼 (Bring it on)ONEUS
47 (-6)DriveMiyeon
48 (new)도깨비불 (Illusion)aespa
49 (-19)SAVIORAB6IX
50 (-1)Step BackGOT the beat

About the Soompi Music Chart

Soompi Music Chart takes into account rankings by various major music charts in Korea as well as the hottest trending artists on Soompi, making it a unique chart that reflects what’s going on in K-pop not only in Korea but around the world. Our chart is composed of the following sources:

Gaon Singles + Albums – 30%
Hanteo Singles + Albums – 20%
Spotify Weekly Chart – 20%
Soompi Airplay – 15%
YouTube K-pop Songs + Music Videos – 20%

Source: Soompi

[Article] June Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

June Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

June Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Jun 11, 2022

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from May 11 to June 11.

BTS topped the list for the 49th consecutive month with a brand reputation index of 11,581,981, marking a slight increase of 0.08 percent since May. High-ranking phrases in BTS’s keyword analysis included “Proof,” “ARMY,” and “White House,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “release,” “visit,” and “appear.” The group’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a high score of 94.33 percent positive reactions.

Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN rose to second place after seeing a whopping 144.88 percent increase in their brand reputation index since last month. The group’s total score came out to 5,823,248 for June.

EXO climbed to third place with a brand reputation index of 2,916,453, marking a 38.25 percent rise in their score since May.

BIGBANG took fourth place in the rankings with a brand reputation index of 2,698,449, and NCT came in at a close fifth with a total index of 2,663,252.

Check out the top 29 for this month below!

  1. BTS
  2. SEVENTEEN
  3. EXO
  4. BIGBANG
  5. NCT
  6. MONSTA X
  7. ASTRO
  8. THE BOYZ
  9. TXT
  10. BTOB
  11. Super Junior
  12. SHINee
  13. WINNER
  14. Stray Kids
  15. TREASURE
  16. GOT7
  17. NU’EST
  18. VIXX
  19. 2PM
  20. Wanna One
  21. ATEEZ
  22. ENHYPEN
  23. Ciipher
  24. SF9
  25. TNX
  26. INFINITE
  27. Golden Child
  28. Highlight
  29. PENTAGON

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Source: Soompi