K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-10-02
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-10-02 (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. 148 validated days are public, from 2026-03-09 to 2026-10-07.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KATSEYERising2.44/5 axes measured | 69 | ▲31 | 2 |
| 2 | WOODZ4/5 axes measured | 67 | ▲1 | 3 |
| 3 | KiiiKiii5/5 axes measured | 66 | ▲4 | 4 |
| 4 | Hearts2HeartsRising2.65/5 axes measured | 65 | ▲26 | 5 |
| 5 | Jeon So-yeon4/5 axes measured | 64 | ▼4 | 4 |
| 6 | BLACKPINK5/5 axes measured | 64 | ▼2 | 7 |
| 7 | BTS5/5 axes measured | 63 | ▲3 | 4 |
| 8 | IU4/5 axes measured | 63 | ▼2 | 4 |
| 9 | Jung Kook5/5 axes measured | 63 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 10 | CRAVITY4/5 axes measured | 62 | ▲92 | 2 |
| 11 | BABYMONSTERRising2.84/5 axes measured | 62 | ▲30 | 3 |
| 12 | Roy KimRising3.24/5 axes measured | 61 | ▲32 | 3 |
| 13 | aespa5/5 axes measured | 61 | ▼11 | 8 |
| 14 | ILLIT5/5 axes measured | 61 | ▼9 | 7 |
| 15 | NMIXX5/5 axes measured | 61 | — | 5 |
| 16 | BIGBANG5/5 axes measured | 61 | ▼3 | 4 |
| 17 | Girls' Generation4/5 axes measured | 60 | ▲3 | 3 |
| 18 | ITZYRising3.05/5 axes measured | 59 | ▲21 | 5 |
| 19 | Sung Si-kyung4/5 axes measured | 59 | ▼8 | 2 |
| 20 | Lee Chang-sub4/5 axes measured | 59 | ▼11 | 3 |
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 2026-10-02 · 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, 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