Rankings/K-Pop Buzz Chart/2026-06-18

K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-06-18

This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-06-18 (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. 140 validated days are public, from 2026-03-09 to 2026-09-27.

Kagit K-Pop Influence Index on 2026-06-18
Rank	Entry	Influence score	Change	Sources
1	BLACKPINK	61	▲11	6
2	JENNIE	60	▲1	4
3	LE SSERAFIM	59	▲18	6
4	ILLIT	56	▲12	6
5	STAYC	53	▲2	4
6	BABYMONSTER	47	▲2	2
7	KISS OF LIFE	46	▲2	2
8	NMIXX	41	▲3	4
9	KATSEYE	39	▲4	1
10	aespa	37	▲4	6
11	KiiiKiii	37	▲4	1
12	Hearts2Hearts	37	▼8	1
13	izna	36	▲4	1
14	Wonyoung	35	▲4	1
15	MAMAMOO	35	▲4	1
16	NewJeans	35	▲4	6
17	ITZY	34	▼11	4
18	BTS	34	▼17	3
19	FIFTY FIFTY	33	▲4	1
20	Jung Kook	33	▼18	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 2026-06-18 · 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

Full methodology →

Machine-readable data for this period: /api/rankings/k-pop/history