K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-04-20
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-04-20 (UTC). Scores run 0–100 and are a weighted aggregate of that day's collected signals; a published snapshot is never rewritten.
A snapshot is kept for every day this ranking runs. 141 validated days are public, from 2026-03-09 to 2026-09-28.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLACKPINK | 72 | ▲1 | 6 |
| 2 | BTS | 61 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 3 | Jung Kook | 58 | ▲16 | 3 |
| 4 | LISA | 51 | ▲25 | 2 |
| 5 | KISS OF LIFE | 45 | — | 2 |
| 6 | NMIXX | 41 | ▲1 | 4 |
| 7 | BABYMONSTER | 39 | ▲5 | 1 |
| 8 | MAMAMOO | 39 | ▲2 | 1 |
| 9 | Hearts2Hearts | 39 | — | 1 |
| 10 | KATSEYE | 37 | ▼2 | 1 |
| 11 | FIFTY FIFTY | 36 | ▲2 | 1 |
| 12 | aespa | 35 | ▼9 | 6 |
| 13 | ILLIT | 34 | ▲3 | 5 |
| 14 | LE SSERAFIM | 34 | ▲3 | 6 |
| 15 | izna | 34 | — | 1 |
| 16 | NewJeans | 33 | ▼12 | 5 |
| 17 | KiiiKiii | 33 | ▼3 | 1 |
| 18 | TXT | 33 | — | 3 |
| 19 | (G)I-DLE | 32 | ▲1 | 5 |
| 20 | STAYC | 29 | ▲1 | 2 |
How the score is computed
Multi-dimensional influence scoring: Domestic Buzz (30%) + Global Reach (30%) + Chart Power (10%) + Engagement Quality (15%) + Cross-Source Consensus (15%). Each source weighted by authority, engagement quality, and audience uniqueness. All values log-normalized to 0-100.
Daily aggregate · as of 2026-04-20 · Out of 100 · 5 axes measured of 5 designed
Weights are renormalised over the axes actually measured, then pulled toward the category average in proportion to how much was measured. · scoring v3.0
Sources: Bugs, Google Trends, Melon, NatePann, Spotify, Wikipedia, YouTube
- Domestic Buzz (30%) — Korean community discourse volume (TheQoo, NatePann)
- Global Reach (30%) — International visibility (Reddit, YouTube, Spotify, Wikipedia)
- Consensus (15%) — Cross-source validation: more independent sources = more credible
- Engagement (15%) — Comment-to-view ratio, discussion depth across sources
- Chart Power (10%) — Streaming chart presence (Melon, Bugs). Low weight: manipulation risk
Machine-readable data for this period: /api/rankings/k-pop/history