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Jan 08, 2021
2020 was a year of amazing K-pop releases, especially among girl groups. To take a trip down memory lane to the previous year, the Gaon Charts revealed the most popular girl group songs of 2020. Keep on reading to learn more.
The most popular girl group song of 2020 is Red Velvet s Psycho. Though it was released in Dec. 2019, it is still considered a 2020 release, since the song dropped at the end of the year. Upon the song s release, Psycho debuted at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. It peaked at number three on the Gaon Monthly Digital Cart a month later. Psycho topped the Gaon Download chart for two weeks and peaked at number two on the Streaming Chart.
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Jan 07, 2021
Now that 2020 has come to an end, the Gaon Charts announced which release was the most successful of the year. As one of the major music charts in South Korea, it is considered a huge indicator of how popular a song was in the country. Recently, the charts released which idol songs accumulated the most points this year.
The song that accumulated the most points is Red Velvet s hit song, Psycho ! Though it was released in Dec. 2019, it has been considered an early 2020 release as it was released at the end of the year. The song earned 694 million points in 2020.
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Jan 08, 2021
The Gaon Chart recently issued its annual recap of best songs and albums released in 2020, and it includes works from Zico, IU, BTS, NCT, and more.
The Gaon Music Chart records and arranges the weekly and monthly popularity of songs or albums launched in South Korea each year. It provides results like the Billboard charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan. There are two main charts: Gaon Digital Chart and Gaon Album chart, both of which rank the sales of domestic and international artists.
On Friday, Jan. 8, Gaon Chart and its primary association, the Korea Music Contents Association, published its official yearly chart summary for 2020.
(Photo : BLACKPINK Rosé Official Instagram Account)
Many fans are thrilled for the imminent solo debut of BLACKPINK s main vocalist Rosé. Numerous people think that the co-member of Jennie, Lisa, and Jisoo is the most talented member of the South Korean girl group. Aside from being good at singing and dancing, Rosé has also been giving her devoted supporters stunning visuals in her commercial posters and magazine covers.
Recently, avid followers of Rosé saw the other side of her when some snaps during her graduation made rounds online. In the photos, the BLACKPINK member appears so innocent and fledgling while wearing what appears to be her school uniform. The other photo showed the Lovesick Girls singer sporting curtain bangs and short hair.
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Gaon Music Chart has shared its monthly and weekly chart rankings on January 6, which includes an array of powerful South Korean groups such as BTS, TXT, NCT and more. See the rankings as well as certification achievements below. Please note, we re limiting this article to some of the most recognizable Gaon charts and achievements.
Gaon Charts
Monthly Album Chart
Last month, NCT debuted at No. 1 for the physical album weekly chart for Resonance Pt. 2 , but have now also topped the monthly chart for December. IZ ONE’s LP One-reeler / Act IV followed at No. 2 on the monthly chart and Kim Ho Joong s The Classic Album I and The Classic Album II took both No. 3 and No. 4 positions respectively. Kai (of EXO) came in at No. 5 with his solo self-titled debut effort.