“Boy Next Door,” “Today Only I LOVE YOU,” Melon Monthly Chart

Boy Next Door, who starred in ‘Career High,’ the 6 youths who caught the attention of Billboard with their sprint.

29May

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Boy Next Door, who starred in ‘Career High,’ the 6 youths who caught the attention of Billboard with their sprint.

Boy Next Door is clearly drawing the trajectory of global growth by making its name on the U.S. Billboard main chart, 'Billboard 200,' as the fourth in just one year since its debut. According to the latest chart released by Billboard on May 31st, local time in the U.S., Boy Next Door's mini 4th album 'No Genre' entered the 'Billboard 200' at 62nd place. This marks their fourth consecutive chart entry following their previous works, a rare achievement for a rookie group. 'No Genre' is an album that encapsulates the complex emotions of youth and their identity, advocating for 'freedom from being confined to a genre.' Their authenticity is further evidenced by their detailed chart performance, ranking 2nd in 'World Albums,' 3rd in 'Top Album Sales,' and taking the 1st spot in 'Emerging Artis...

Boy Next Door, charting with all songs with a free-spirited ‘No Genre’…

17May

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Boy Next Door, charting with all songs with a free-spirited ‘No Genre’…

Boy group BOYNEXTDOOR is holding a special fan event to celebrate their comeback with their 4th mini album. They are scheduled to open the 'BOYNEXTDOOR 4th EP [No Genre] POP-UP STORE' at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul from today (16th) until the 25th. The pop-up store is a space designed around the main themes of the mini 4th album 'No Genre,' featuring a photo zone decorated with concept photos from the album, an experience zone where fans can listen to all the songs from 'No Genre,' various merchandise sales, and stamp mission events. In addition, fans can enter through pre-booking or on-site reservations, and detailed information about entering the pop-up store and official merchandise can be found on the global superfan platform Weverse. BOYNEXTDOOR has been dominating the dome...

Stella Jang to appear on ‘Track Zero’ as a guest…

2May

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Stella Jang to appear on ‘Track Zero’ as a guest…

Singer-songwriter Stella Jang was selected as the May Artist of the Month for 'Track Zero,' an indie music activation project conducted by Kakao Entertainment's music platform Melon. She appeared on the Melon Station 'Track Zero' invitation that was released on the 1st. Stella Jang introduced her second full-length album 'STELLA II' directly at the event, recommended hidden gems, and shared a time to enjoy his major songs through the Melon Magazine 'Track Zero' playlist. Stella Jang emphasized that she focused on 'self-realization' for this album and mentioned that intentionally aiming for something and working on it is not her style. Furthermore, at the 'Track Zero' invitation, Stella Jang personally selected four songs, including the title track 'What Makes You?' from her second full-len...

24Mar

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IU, the artist who received the most love on Melon playlist… Paul Kim’s ‘Every day, Every Moment’ has the most tracks.

Melon announced the results of analyzing the 'playlist' data accumulated by users for 20 years on March 21st. According to the analysis, the artist with the most songs included is IU, whose songs are featured in 16.6% of the total playlists, totaling 16.97 million playlists. Following IU are BTS and Taeyeon, with Paul Kim's 'Every day, Every Moment' selected as the song with the most inclusions. Furthermore, this analysis confirmed the dominance of ballad genre and the popularity of foreign artists. Melon provides an opportunity to better understand users' musical preferences, and it is expected that more users will be able to share their music stories through the music platform in the future.

Melon’s ‘Edition M’ selects 10CM as the third featured artist for ‘Artist Special’.

6Mar

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Melon’s ‘Edition M’ selects 10CM as the third featured artist for ‘Artist Special’.

Melon has selected the singer 10CM as the third protagonist of the 'Artist Special' series through the human curation service 'Edition m.' 10CM remade the opening song 'To You' from the Japanese animation 'Your Lie in April' and released it as an official digital single after 15 years. To commemorate the release of the single, Melon Magazine will showcase various contents and hold special events. Edition m, launched by Melon in June last year, is a human curation service that interprets 'all the music in the world' based on the capabilities of the leading music platform.

Melon reveals G-Dragon’s new record written for his ‘comeback’.

1Mar

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Melon reveals G-Dragon’s new record written for his ‘comeback’.

Melon has revealed a record set by G-Dragon with his solo comeback. The album 'Übermensch' surpassed 1 million streams in just 4 hours, earning the title of a 'million-seller album' and setting a new record for the fastest solo artist in history. G-Dragon's track 'TOO BAD (feat. Anderson .Paak)' shot straight to the top of the TOP100 chart within 1 hour of its release, dominating the top ranks on Melon's chart and the HOT100 chart as well. With this, G-Dragon has once again proven his unique presence by breaking various records.

Melon has released magazine content related to SM’s 30th anniversary album, including introductions to a total of 17 songs, including the group song ‘Thank You,’ and exclusive images of SM artists.

14Feb

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Melon has released magazine content related to SM’s 30th anniversary album, including introductions to a total of 17 songs, including the group song ‘Thank You,’ and exclusive images of SM artists.

Melon has released magazine content related to SM Entertainment's 30th-anniversary album. This album includes a total of 17 tracks, featuring remakes of songs by SM artists as well as new tracks. Additionally, Melon plans to give away the album through an event and provide exclusive images and video content.

New SM Entertainment girl group Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) becomes the new protagonist of the Melon emerging artist development project ‘Highrising’!

10Feb

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New SM Entertainment girl group Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) becomes the new protagonist of the Melon emerging artist development project ‘Highrising’!

The new rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts from SM Entertainment has been selected as the new protagonist of Melon's rookie artist development project 'Highlighting'. As a result, Hearts2Hearts is gearing up for their debut on February 24, and Melon plans to release their exclusive magazine and hold various events. Hearts2Hearts is preparing various events to communicate with fans, including sharing 'self-written profiles' by the members and relay self-introduction videos. In addition, events for fans are scheduled to coincide with the debut album release, emphasizing communication with global fans.

Melon, IVE’s comeback celebration fan meet-up was a great success.

6Feb

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Melon, IVE’s comeback celebration fan meet-up was a great success.

Melon successfully held a fan meet-up event to commemorate the release of IVE's third mini album 'IVE EMPATHY.' Approximately 100 fans who won the Melon Spotlight event were invited to spend a special time with IVE. The members interacted with fans, unveiled the music video for their new song 'ATTITUDE,' read fans' event comments, and conducted a lucky draw event, creating a joyful atmosphere. IVE expressed sincere gratitude to the fans and successfully concluded the fan meet-up event on that day.

“Boy Next Door” Ranks 23rd on Melon Monthly Chart with “Today Only I LOVE YOU”

2Feb

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“Boy Next Door” Ranks 23rd on Melon Monthly Chart with “Today Only I LOVE YOU”

The digital single "Today Only I LOVE YOU" by Boy Next Door has shown growth by ranking 23rd on the Melon monthly chart. The song has been maintaining steady popularity in the top ranks and has been receiving high praise overseas as well. "Today Only I LOVE YOU" is gaining attention as an "MZ breakup song" characterized by relatable lyrics and lively dance beats. Furthermore, Boy Next Door is building global popularity by meeting fans through their first solo tour.