Instagram Korea Reveals The Most Popular Accounts Of 2018

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Instagram Korea Reveals The Most Popular Accounts Of 2018

Instagram Korea Reveals The Most Popular Accounts Of 2018

Dec 20, 2018

Instagram has announced its results for the 2018 Instagram Awards!

The social media platform awarded winners in six categories: Most Loved Account, Top 10 Accounts, Account With Most Growth, Top Boy Group, Top Girl Group, and Photo With Most Likes.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie was chosen as the Most Loved Account of 2018, based on the number of views and likes received by Instagram Stories and posts that were shared this year. The other BLACKPINK members were also nominated for this category.

Representing her group, Jennie stated, “I’m always thankful that [fans] are interested in my Instagram. Please keep an eye out for my Instagram, as I will be sharing more memories.”

The winners of the Top 10 Accounts category were chosen based on the amount of followers. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon took No. 1, while EXO’s Chanyeol and Sehun placed second and third, respectively. Here is a list of all 10 winners:

1. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon (@xxxibgdrgn)
2. EXO’s Chanyeol (@real_pcy)
3. EXO’s Sehun (@oohsehun)
4. EXO’s Baekhyun (@baekhyunee_exo)
5. Lee Jong Suk (@jongsuk0206)
6. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon (@taeyeon_ss)
7. GOT7’s Jackson (@jacksonwang852g7)
8. BLACKPINK’s Lisa (@lalalalisa_m)
9. Nam Joo Hyuk (@skawngur)
10. BLACKPINK’s Jennie (@jennierubyjane)

G-Dragon has been the celebrity with the greatest amount of Instagram followers in Korea since 2014.

Lee Jong Suk also shared his thoughts on being chosen as No. 5 in this category. He revealed, “Because I wasn’t able to participate in many activities outside my projects, Instagram was a great way to communicate with Korean and international fans. Because this is an award that each and every single fan contributed to, I am even more thankful.”

Kim So Hyun won the award for Account With Most Growth, based on the increase in followers and how much the account utilized Instagram features such as Stories and live broadcasts.

BTS won the Top Boy Group category while BLACKPINK was chosen as Instagram’s Top Girl Group. Official accounts run by the group’s agencies with the most followers qualified for this category.

In response to being chosen as the Top Girl Group, BLACKPINK responded, “We’re so thankful for everyone who follows and loves BLACKPINK’s account. We will share more good news and content with everyone next year as well.”

For the Photo With Most Likes category, BTS’s post below took the win. The photo was taken in May at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) and has accumulated 3.2 million likes.

BTS’s fandom (ARMY) was also crowned the Top Fandom Community on Instagram’s Year In Review blog post.

Congratulations to all the winners! Check out last year’s winners here!

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BIGBANG’s Seungri Makes Meaningful Donation To Help People With Lou Gehrig’s Disease

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BIGBANG’s Seungri Makes Meaningful Donation To Help People With Lou Gehrig’s Disease

BIGBANG’s Seungri Makes Meaningful Donation To Help People With Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Dec 20, 2018

BIGBANG’s Seungri has made a meaningful donation to help people with Lou Gehrig’s disease!

According to the Seungil Hope Foundation, Seungri recently made a donation of 100 million won (approximately $88,610). The foundation is currently accepting donations to help fund Korea’s first hospital dedicated to treating Lou Gehrig’s disease. Earlier this month, Seungri also celebrated his birthday by donating and volunteering.

Seungri stated, “The ice bucket challenge helped me learn more about Lou Gehrig’s disease. Making this donation to help build the hospital has been a very meaningful experience for me. I hope that more people will continue to send their support for people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, and I hope that the hospital will be built soon. I will always be supporting people with Lou Gehrig’s disease.”

WINNER’s Kang Seung Yoon, Seungri’s labelmate at YG Entertainment, also donated to the foundation recently. His donation will also be used to fund the cost of opening a new hospital.

Jinusean’s Sean, who heads the Seungil Hope Foundation, stated, “I am so proud and grateful to see my juniors giving back and being positive influences on society in their own ways. We are so grateful to receive such donations and we feel the warmth they have for people with Lou Gehrig’s disease and their families. We will continue to do our best to bring hope to people with the disease.”

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BTS, TWICE, EXO, SEVENTEEN, TVXQ, And More Earn Spots On Oricon’s 2018 Year-End Rankings

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BTS, TWICE, EXO, SEVENTEEN, TVXQ, And More Earn Spots On Oricon’s 2018 Year-End Rankings

BTS, TWICE, EXO, SEVENTEEN, TVXQ, And More Earn Spots On Oricon’s 2018 Year-End Rankings

Dec 20, 2018

Oricon has revealed its year-end music charts for 2018, and numerous K-pop artists made this year’s list!

On December 20 local time, the Japanese music chart published its 51st annual year-end rankings, a summary of 2018’s most successful music releases.

Not only did BTS top this year’s “Top Foreign Album Rankings” with their latest album “Love Yourself: Answer,” but the group also made strong showings on Oricon’s “Top Album Rankings” and “Top Single Rankings” as well. TWICE, TVXQ, SHINee, and MONSTA X also managed to make the top 100 on both lists.

Check out the full list of Korean artists who made this year’s rankings below!

Top Album Rankings

7. BTS’s “Face Yourself”
8. TWICE’s “BDZ”
14. BTS’s “Love Yourself: Answer”
18. BTS’s “Love Yourself: Tear”
25. TVXQ’s “TOMORROW”
26. SEVENTEEN’s “We Make You”
28. SEVENTEEN’s “You Make My Day” mini album
30. EXO’s “Countdown”
43. SHINee “The Best From Now On”
55. TWICE’s “Summer Nights”
58. TWICE’s “What is Love?”
60. TWICE’s “YES or YES”
63. TWICE’s “Twicetagram”
64. Wanna One’s “1÷χ=1 (UNDIVIDED)”
65. iKON’s “Return”
70. SHINee’s Taemin’s “Eclipse”
72. EXO-CBX’s “MAGIC”
80. NCT 127’s “Chain”
83. Wanna One’s “0+1=1 (I PROMISE YOU)”
87. 2PM’s Junho’s “Imagination”
89. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon’s “Kwon Ji Yong”
90. TWICE’s “#TWICE”
91. MONSTA X’s “Piece”
92. BIGBANG’s Daesung’s “D-LITE”

Top Single Rankings

12. BTS’s “Fake Love/Airplane Pt. 2”
19. TWICE’s “Wake Me Up”
20. TWICE’s “Candy Pop”
45. TVXQ’s “Reboot”
57. JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong’s “Defiance”
64. JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong’s “Sign/Your Love”
69. TVXQ’s “Jealous”
73. TVXQ’s “Road”
77. MONSTA X’s “Livin’ It Up”
82. SHINee’s “Sunny Side”
93. MONSTA X’s “Spotlight”

Congratulations to all of the artists who made this year’s rankings!

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BIGBANG, Sunmi, Shaun compete for for Digital Bonsang at “GDA”

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BIGBANG – the “Digital Giant”, Sunmi – the powerful soloist and Shaun, the “New Digital Monster” were all nominated for the Bonsang of the digital music category at the “33rd Golden Disc Award”.

BIGBANG has been a prominent group that has led the Korean mainstream music for the past 12 years. The group earned five awards including both the Daesang and Bonsang. Although the four members of Bigbang are performing military service, their digital music power has still been proven.

At the “22nd Golden Disk Awards”, Sunmi first stepped onto the stage when Wonder Girls was named for the Best Rookie Award. Currently, Sunmi is showing her power as a typical sexy soloist. Although she debuted 12 years ago, she is still in her mid-20s. This year, her unique musical style has been recognized around the world.

For Shaun, this is the first time he has become a nominee at the “Golden Disc Awards”. Shaun has shown a clear transformation of digital music streaming charts. Despite having no particular reason, his song still created a “storm” on SNS, making him become the “New Digital Monster” recognized by the music world.

Each nominee has their own story that captivated the fans. Who will become the owner of this Bonsang Award? After the jury makes the fairest judgment, the results will be announced at the “33rd Golden Disc Awards” held on January 5 at Gocheok Sky Stadium in Guro, Seoul. The award for the physical category will be published on January 6. (Order of candidates based on the Korean – English alphabet order of the Gaon Chart)

BIGBANG​

Nominated song: Flower Road

Date of release: 13/3

Although “Flower Road” is only a fan song, Bigbang has shown their widespread popularity and once again proved the unique status of the group in the Korean music industry. Although Bigbang only released the digital version and they neither had any special promotional activities nor launched an MV, the song still occupied the No. 1 spot on charts after the ranking system was reformed. According to Melon chart, the song was in the Top 100 for 207 consecutive days and had 18 times reaching No. 1. The song was released during the time when 4 members of the group except for Seungri were performing their military service.

This was a surprise gift to the fans who were waiting for Bigbang to come back with the full line-up. “Flower Road” shows the distinctive personality of Bigbang when it is not a farewell song; on the other hand, it conveys the message “If you miss us, call us back”. The song’s lyrics were written by Top and G-Dragon. At the same time, Bigbang’s leader also participated in composing and arranging music. As a single recorded two years ago, the image of the single jacket image was the continuation of the full album “MADE” introduced in 2016. That the song used Bigbang’s signature sound 10 years after the song “Sunset Glow” was released in 2008 also makes the listeners feel more interested.

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Source: [Ilgan Sports = Reporter Hwang Ji Young]

Koreans Vote For Artists Who Shined The Most + Favorite Songs And Idols Of 2018

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Koreans Vote For Artists Who Shined The Most + Favorite Songs And Idols Of 2018

Koreans Vote For Artists Who Shined The Most + Favorite Songs And Idols Of 2018

Dec 18, 2018

In addition to previously released polls on the top comedians, drama stars, and movie stars of 2018, Gallup Korea has now revealed results for the artists, songs, and idols who were most loved this year.

Gallup Korea has been holding this survey annually since 2007. This year, 4,200 people between the ages of 13 and 59 located all around the country were surveyed in July, September, and November.

The margin of error is ±1.5 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.

For the first question, respondents were asked to list up to three of their favorite artists or groups from this year.

The top 10 responses are as follows:

1. BTS (24.4 percent)
2. TWICE (11.0 percent)
3. IU (10.2 percent)
4. Hong Jin Young (8.8 percent)
5. Wanna One (8.2 percent)
6. Red Velvet (7.8 percent)
7. BLACKPINK (7.6 percent)
8. Jang Yoon Jung (7.2 percent)
9. Lee Seung Chul (6.1 percent)
10. Cho Yong Pil (5.5 percent)

These are the top 10 chosen by respondents from each age group:

BTS rose two spots from 2017, and their percentage increased by almost 16 percent. TWICE remained in second place for the third consecutive year, with their percentage increasing by 1.9 percent from last year. IU also stayed in the top five with a percentage of 10.2.

Hong Jin Young and Wanna One entered the top five for the first time.

Check out the top five for each year since 2007:

The respondents were also asked to list up to three of their favorite songs in 2018 (although not necessarily released this year).

The top five are as follows:

1. BLACKPINK – “DDU-DU DDU-DU” (5.0 percent)
2. BTS – “IDOL” (4.4 percent)
3. BTS – “Fake Love” (4.1 percent)
4. Hong Jin Young – “Good Bye” (3.4 percent)
5. Jin Sung – “Station in Andong” (3.3 percent)
6. BTS – “DNA” / Yoon Jong Shin – “Like It” (3.2 percent)
8. Kim Yeon Ja – “Amor Fati” (3.1 percent)
9. Red Velvet – “Red Flavor” / IU “Through the Night” (2.9 percent)

The 1,500 survey participants between the ages of 13 and 29 were asked to list up to three of their favorite idols, as well. For this question the margin of error is ±2.5 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.

These are the top 20:

1. BTS’s Jimin (12.8 percent)
2. BLACKPINK’s Jennie (12.2 percent)
3. IU (11.9 percent)
4. Red Velvet’s Irene (10.4 percent)
5. Wanna One’s Kang Daniel (9.1 percent)
6. TWICE’s Nayeon (6.7 percent)
7. BTS’s Suga (6.2 percent)
8. BTS’s Jungkook (5.4 percent)
9. BTS’s V (5.2 percent)
10. BLACKPINK’s Jisoo (4.8 percent)
11. BTS’s Jin (4.7 percent)
12. BTS’s RM / TWICE’s Tzuyu (4.2 percent)
14. Sunmi (3.5 percent)
15. Red Velvet’s Seulgi (3.4 percent)
16. MAMAMOO’s Hwasa (3.1 percent)
17. TWICE’s Jeongyeon / EXO’s Chanyeol / TWICE’s Sana (2.6 percent)
20. BIGBANG’s Seungri / TWICE’s Momo (2.5 percent)

Here are the top 10 for each year since 2015:

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Dong Hyun Bae Talks About How He Feels After His Brother Taeyang’s Marriage

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Actor Dong Hyun Bae appeared on the December 17 broadcast of KBS 2TV’s “Hello Counselor” and talked about his younger brother Taeyang’s recent marriage to Min Hyo Rin.

He said, “I’m so jealous. I live alone, so I’m really lonely.” The actor said that he’s started talking to his TV at home. “I want to get married so much.”

Shorty commented, “He really does try a lot. He called me, having picked someone from among my acquaintances, [and asked me to introduce them].”

Dong Hyun Bae explained, “I happened across Shorty’s social media, and I liked the lifestyle. She was a nice woman.”

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BIGBANG’s Seungri successfully finishes his solo tour concert

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BIGBANG’s Seungri finished his solo tour concert in Japan with spectacular performances.

From December 15th to the 16th, Seungri finished his first solo tour ‘SEUNGRI 2018 1ST SOLO TOUR [THE GREAT SEUNRI] IN JAPAN’ in Osaka. Although it was a solo tour, it was accompanied by 100,000 audiences with 8 performances and 3 cities.

At the Osaka final performance, he surprised the audience with a Christmas carol as well as Black Pink Jennie’s ‘SOLO’, G-dragon’s ‘Good Boy’ and ‘CROOKED’, and Taeyang’s ‘Eyes, Nose, Lips’. He showcased many of BIGBANG’s hits and showed a variety of performances. In 2 hours, he performed 28 songs, grabbing fans hearts.

Seungri said, “I prepared many new performances to enjoy Christmas. I want to hurry up and meet the BIGBANG members as well. Please wait for us with a smile.”

Seungri will have his final solo tour ‘THE GREAT SEUNGRI TOUR 2019 LIVE IN JAPAN~ THE SEUNGRI SHOW’ before his enlistment next year.

Source: AllKPop

[Video] Check out #Seungri’s cover of #BLACKPINK Jennie’s ‘SOLO’

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BIGBANG’s maknae Seungri performed BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s song ‘SOLO’ at his concert.

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Harper Bazaar Spotlight: Meet K-Pop Superstar Seungri from BIGBANG

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It’s safe to say that the combination of Korean pop star, Seungri and long-standing German accessories brand, Braun Büffel made everyone go “Wow! Fantastic, Baby!”. Pun intended. In our next instalment of the BAZAAR Spotlight series, we look to one fifth of the global K-pop sensation, BIGBANG, Seungri. The international star was here last week as a special for Braun Büffel’s Spring/Summer 2019 collection launch at their store in Marina Bay Sands. The 131-year-old German brand is going in a brand new direction with Creative Director, Fabio Panzeri. The theme for the collection was RETRO FUTURE VISION, emphasized with bright colours and modern designs for a fresh, youthful vibe. Hence, Seungri, the magnae (youngest member) of BIGBANG, with his vivacious character was the perfect fit to initiate this new move for the brand. He certainly brought in a major crowd all around the store and VIPs (BIGBANG fans) waited in anticipation for his arrival. Seeing as it was his birthday on 12 December, the Braun Büffel team surprised him with a cake while VIPs sang him a birthday song in Korean, no less! He then graciously returned the gesture by singing for the crowd, much to everyone’s delight.

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December Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

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December Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

December Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

Dec 15, 2018

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members!

The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 476 boy group members, using big data collected from November 14 to December 15.

Wanna One’s Kang Daniel returned to the top of the rankings this month, enjoying a 20.43 percent increase in his score since November for a total brand reputation index of 14,131,362.

High-ranking phrases in Kang Daniel’s keyword analysis included “birthday,” “donation,” and “Spring Breeze,” while his highest-ranking related terms included “cute,” “good-looking,” and “happy.” The idol’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 89.10 percent positive reactions.

BTS’s Jimin, Jungkook, and V swept the next three spots in the rankings. Jimin, who topped last month’s list, came in at second place for December with a brand reputation index of 13,350,480. Jungkook took third for the month with a brand reputation index of 10,137,559, while V followed close behind in fourth place with a score of 9,756,550.

Finally, Wanna One’s Ha Sung Woon rounded out the top five with a brand reputation index of 5,089,281 for December.

Check out the top 30 for this month below!

  1. Wanna One’s Kang Daniel
  2. BTS’s Jimin
  3. BTS’s Jungkook
  4. BTS’s V
  5. Wanna One’s Ha Sung Woon
  6. ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo
  7. Wanna One’s Park Ji Hoon
  8. BTS’s Jin
  9. Wanna One’s Lee Dae Hwi
  10. Wanna One’s Ong Seong Woo
  11. Wanna One’s Hwang Min Hyun
  12. NU’EST W’s Baekho
  13. Wanna One’s Kim Jae Hwan
  14. NU’EST W’s Ren
  15. Wanna One’s Lai Guan Lin
  16. BTS’s RM
  17. Wanna One’s Park Woo Jin
  18. NU’EST W’s JR
  19. Wanna One’s Bae Jin Young
  20. Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung
  21. BTS’s Suga
  22. B1A4’s Jinyoung
  23. BTS’s J-Hope
  24. EXO’s Chanyeol
  25. EXO’s Xiumin
  26. EXO’s D.O.
  27. BIGBANG’s Seungri
  28. BTOB’s Changsub
  29. EXO’s Baekhyun
  30. WINNER’s Song Mino

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