MUSIC
Ha Sung-woon Tops August TENASIA Artist Top Ten K-Pop Boy Brand Rankings
In August, TENASIA conducted a global voting service, dividing categories into K-Pop Boy Brand, K-Pop Girl Brand, and Hot Genre Brand.
Ha Sung-woon secured the top spot in the K-Pop Boy Brand category. Debuting in 2014 with the group HOTSHOT, he gained prominence as the main vocalist of Wanna One, formed through Mnet's audition program 'Produce 101 Season 2' in 2017. Ha Sung-woon is set to perform at the ATA Festival on September 28, a large-scale K-Pop event held at Hangang Nanji Park in Mapo-gu, Seoul, from September 27-28.
BIGBANG claimed the second position. On August 22, they released a 19th-anniversary special YouTube variety video on member Daesung's channel 'D'splay.' The video garnered significant attention, amassing 3.89 million views. In the video, Daesung hinted at BIGBANG's 20th-anniversary plans, stating, "We are preparing for BIGBANG's coming-of-age ceremony next year. We hope to share exciting news with you all soon."
DAY6 took third place. They held their 'DAY6 10th Anniversary Tour 'The DECADE'' concert in Goyang on August 30-31. The tickets sold out during the general sale on July 11. Since their debut in 2015, DAY6 has consistently expanded their concert venues, performing at YES24 MUV Hall and KSPO DOME. Notably, they became the first domestic band to perform at Gocheok Sky Dome, KSPO DOME, and Goyang Sports Complex.
DAY6 is also set to release their new album 'The DECADE' and title tracks 'Bus of Dreams' and 'INSIDE OUT' on various music platforms on September 5 at 6 PM.
Following them were BTS, Kang Daniel, BOYNEXTDOOR, SuperJunior, BTOB, TWS, and 2AM.
The rankings were determined by a combination of media index (30%) using Melon chart data, Google Trends index (10%), and global fan votes (60%) through TENASIA's voting service.
The criteria for K-Pop Boy Brand and K-Pop Girl Brand categories include male and female idol groups and solo artists within the top 30 on the Melon chart for the month. The Hot Genre Brand category includes domestic groups and solo artists with a history of entering the Melon chart and Idol Champ monthly chart, also within the top 30 for the month.
Each month, the winners of the TENASIA Artist Top Ten receive exclusive feature articles and promotion on TENASIA's main page as the Artist Top Ten.
By Min-kyung Lee, TENASIA Reporter 2min_ror@tenasia.co.kr
