K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-08-11
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-08-11 (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. 137 validated days are public, from 2026-03-09 to 2026-09-24.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts2Hearts | 78 | — | 6 |
| 2 | JENNIE | 77 | — | 6 |
| 3 | KiiiKiii | 75 | — | 6 |
| 4 | BLACKPINK | 73 | — | 8 |
| 5 | BTS | 72 | — | 6 |
| 6 | BABYMONSTER | 70 | ▲4 | 4 |
| 7 | Jung Kook | 70 | ▼1 | 5 |
| 8 | aespa | 69 | — | 9 |
| 9 | NewJeans | 69 | ▼2 | 9 |
| 10 | RIIZE | 67 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 11 | KISS OF LIFE | 66 | ▲1 | 4 |
| 12 | Red Velvet | 65 | ▼1 | 8 |
| 13 | ITZY | 64 | — | 6 |
| 14 | KATSEYE | 63 | — | 3 |
| 15 | IVE | 61 | — | 8 |
| 16 | LE SSERAFIM | 61 | — | 9 |
| 17 | TWICE | 59 | — | 4 |
| 18 | ILLIT | 58 | — | 8 |
| 19 | NMIXX | 58 | — | 6 |
| 20 | Stray Kids | 54 | — | 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 2026-08-11 · 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