BTS, aespa, SEVENTEEN Emerge as Favorite Artists This Summer As Gaon Chart Releases 26th Week of 2021 Rankings by Category
Global K-pop stars BTS, aespa, and SEVENTEEN dominated Gaon Chart's Results for the 26th week of 2021! Read on to see which other idol groups entered the rankings by category.
On the 1st, the Korea Music Content Association released its Gaon Chart for the 26th week of 2021 (June 20-26) through its official website.
Among K-pop groups, BTS, SEVENTEEN, and aespa reigned as favorite artists of the music crowd this summer, following steady popularity in the chart.
BTS, aespa, SEVENTEEN Sit Atop the Main Charts of Gaon, Emerging as This Summer's Favorite Artists
First of all, BTS topped the Digital Chart for five consecutive weeks with its single "Butter," as well as topped the Social Chart 2.0 for 15 consecutive weeks through its flagship entertainment show "Run BTS."
Since "Butter" release on May 21, along with announcements of various remix versions and the release of physical CDs on June 9, BTS has met domestic and foreign positive expectations. They are also commended for the success of "Run BTS," which showed their unique charms and skills off stage.
Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN topped the Album Chart and Download Chart category with their 8th mini album "Your Choice" and title track "Ready to Love," respectively.
SEVENTEEN, who showed the concept of "youth" through their various charms in their early days, consistently introduce growth as they incorporate the theme of "love."
"Monster Rookies" aespa also received a favorable response from K-pop enthusiasts as they topped the Streaming Chart with its new song "Next Level." Along with this, they earned the second spot for Digital Chart as well, with only a few points behind "K-pop Giant" BTS.
"Next Level" initially flaunted steady popularity on social media channels and streaming sites such as TikTok and Instagram right after its release.
However, as the track received more love and support from domestic fans, Gaon Chart seems to have started to show accumulated popularity in various areas, starting with Melon 24 Hits charts and weekly charts.
Also Read: Gaon Chart Reveals Cumulative Album Sales of K-pop Acts in the First Half of 2021
NCT Dream, Brave Girls, TWICE, BLACKPINK Remain on Top of Gaon Charts in Various Category
NCT Dream, as of writing, dominated the top spot for Daily Retail Album Chart with "Hello Future." Brave Girls is also proving its "Summer Queen" title with "Chi Mat Ba Ram," as it ranked No. 3 on Digital Chart, Streaming Chart, and Download Chart.
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK then secured their No.2 place for Social Chart 2.0, while TWICE remained in the Top 10 of Digital, Download and Streaming Chart at No.6, No.10, and No.8, in order.
On the other hand, Gaon Chart is a domestic official music chart run by the Korea Music Contents Association, which has high credibility by aggregating online sales and domestic and foreign record distribution sales of major music service companies.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
