K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-07-17
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-07-17 (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 | 72 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Hearts2Hearts | 70 | ▲4 | 5 |
| 3 | NewJeans | 69 | ▼1 | 8 |
| 4 | BABYMONSTER | 68 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 5 | RIIZE | 66 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 6 | aespa | 66 | ▼1 | 8 |
| 7 | BTS | 63 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Jung Kook | 62 | — | 4 |
| 9 | ILLIT | 61 | — | 7 |
| 10 | LE SSERAFIM | 56 | — | 8 |
| 11 | BLACKPINK | 51 | ▲3 | 6 |
| 12 | KISS OF LIFE | 49 | ▼1 | 3 |
| 13 | KATSEYE | 48 | ▼1 | 2 |
| 14 | CORTIS | 46 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 15 | (G)I-DLE | 45 | ▲2 | 5 |
| 16 | IVE | 44 | ▲4 | 8 |
| 17 | NMIXX | 44 | ▼1 | 5 |
| 18 | ITZY | 43 | ▲4 | 5 |
| 19 | STAYC | 42 | ▼4 | 2 |
| 20 | KiiiKiii | 40 | ▲8 | 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 2026-07-17 · 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