K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-07-09
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-07-09 (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.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NewJeans | 63 | — | 8 |
| 2 | RIIZE | 56 | — | 5 |
| 3 | BABYMONSTER | 53 | — | 4 |
| 4 | KISS OF LIFE | 47 | — | 3 |
| 5 | JENNIE | 46 | ▲7 | 5 |
| 6 | Hearts2Hearts | 46 | ▲3 | 2 |
| 7 | aespa | 46 | ▼2 | 8 |
| 8 | BTS | 44 | ▲8 | 5 |
| 9 | LE SSERAFIM | 42 | ▲5 | 6 |
| 10 | KATSEYE | 42 | ▼3 | 2 |
| 11 | Jung Kook | 41 | ▲7 | 4 |
| 12 | ILLIT | 41 | ▲3 | 7 |
| 14 | NMIXX | 41 | ▼8 | 5 |
| 15 | BLACKPINK | 40 | ▼7 | 6 |
| 16 | Karina | 38 | New | 1 |
| 17 | ITZY | 37 | New | 3 |
| 18 | Winter | 37 | New | 1 |
| 19 | IVE | 37 | New | 4 |
| 20 | NCT | 37 | New | 2 |
| 21 | TWS | 37 | New | 4 |
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 2026-07-09 · 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 v3.1
Sources: Bugs, Circle Chart, 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