Rosé, Bruno Mars, and Stray Kids dominated the Circle Chart in December 2024.
The Korea Music Content Association revealed that Rosé and Bruno Mars topped three charts, while Stray Kids led in two categories on the December Monthly Circle Chart.
Rosé and Bruno Mars earned triple crowns with “APT.,” holding the No. 1 spot on the Global K-pop Chart, Digital Chart (Circle Index: 98,294,738), and Streaming Chart for three consecutive months.
Stray Kids achieved double crowns with “HOP,” taking first place on both the Retail Album Chart (615,739 copies sold) and the Album Chart (2,041,231 copies sold).
G-Dragon’s “HOME SWEET HOME (feat. Taeyang, Daesung)” topped the Download Chart, while Hwang Garam dominated five categories with “I’m a Firefly,” ranking No. 1 on the BGM Chart, V Coloring Chart, Ringtone Chart, Caller Ring Chart, and Karaoke Chart.
On the Social Chart 2.0, which tracks K-pop’s global popularity, FIFTY FIFTY climbed to No. 1. According to MyCelebs, FIFTY FIFTY’s key traits include “history-making,” “fresh and vibrant songs,” and “soaring popularity.” Rosé showed the biggest rank improvement on the December Social Chart 2.0.
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Rosé, Bruno Mars and Kim Jae Joong Dominate Week 1 of 2025
Rosé and Bruno Mars continued their reign on the 2025 Week 1 Circle Chart from December 29th, 2024 to January 4th, 2025) with “APT.,” scoring another triple crown by topping the Global K-pop Chart, Digital Chart, and Streaming Chart. On the album side, Kim Jae Joong’s SEQUENCE #4 (EVER ver.) led the Retail Album Chart, while NCT DREAM’s DREAMSCAPE secured the top spot on the Album Chart.
Meanwhile, today’s Circle Certification announcements for albums revealed several notable achievements. aespa’s Whiplash – The 5th Mini Album, TXT’s The Name Chapter: SANCTUARY, ENHYPEN’s ROMANCE: UNTOLD – daydream–, NCT DREAM’s DREAMSCAPE, and ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2 each received 1 Million certifications. JIN’s Happy earned a 3 Platinum certification, while BABYMONSTER’s DRIP (Nemo) achieved 2 Platinum. Additionally, 1 Platinum certifications were awarded to ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2 (POCA), WayV’s FREQUENCY – The 6th Mini Album, TWS’s 1st Single Last Bell, and IRENE’s Like A Flower – The 1st Mini Album.
Albums earn certifications based on sales: Platinum for 250,000 units, 2 Platinum for 500,000, 3 Platinum for 750,000, Million for 1,000,000, and 2 Million for 2,000,000.
For streaming certifications, 1 Platinum was awarded to Jung Dong Ha’s The Memory Remains in Goodbye More Than in Encounters, BE’O’s LOVE me, and Jungkook’s Seven (feat. Latto) – Clean Ver.
Streaming awards are given based on the number of streams. Platinum is awarded for 100 million streams, 2 Platinum for 200 million, 3 Platinum for 300 million, and Billion for 1 billion streams.
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