K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-07-15
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-07-15 (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 | JENNIE | 70 | ▲1 | 5 |
| 2 | NewJeans | 68 | ▼1 | 8 |
| 3 | BABYMONSTER | 68 | — | 4 |
| 4 | RIIZE | 65 | — | 5 |
| 5 | aespa | 65 | ▲1 | 7 |
| 6 | Hearts2Hearts | 64 | ▼1 | 2 |
| 7 | Jung Kook | 63 | — | 4 |
| 8 | BTS | 61 | — | 6 |
| 9 | ILLIT | 59 | — | 7 |
| 10 | LE SSERAFIM | 58 | — | 8 |
| 11 | STAYC | 51 | — | 4 |
| 12 | KISS OF LIFE | 49 | — | 3 |
| 13 | CORTIS | 48 | — | 4 |
| 14 | KATSEYE | 48 | — | 2 |
| 15 | NMIXX | 44 | — | 5 |
| 16 | BLACKPINK | 43 | — | 6 |
| 18 | (G)I-DLE | 39 | ▲12 | 5 |
| 19 | IVE | 38 | — | 4 |
| 20 | Karina | 38 | ▼2 | 1 |
| 21 | Taeyeon | 37 | ▲7 | 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 2026-07-15 · 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, TheQoo, 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