K-Pop Buzz Chart on 2026-10-21
This is the top 20 of the K-Pop Buzz Chart exactly as it stood on 2026-10-21 (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. 163 validated days are public, from 2026-03-09 to 2026-10-23.
| Rank | Entry | Influence score | Change | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kian844/4 axes measured | 68 | — | 3 |
| 2 | CORTIS4/4 axes measured | 65 | ▲1 | 4 |
| 3 | NMIXX4/4 axes measured | 65 | ▼1 | 6 |
| 4 | ATEEZ4/4 axes measured | 65 | — | 3 |
| 5 | ILLIT4/4 axes measured | 65 | ▲1 | 7 |
| 6 | KiiiKiiiRising2.24/4 axes measured | 65 | ▼1 | 4 |
| 7 | NewJeans4/4 axes measured | 65 | — | 5 |
| 8 | D.O.4/4 axes measured | 63 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Girls' Generation4/4 axes measured | 63 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Plave4/4 axes measured | 62 | — | 3 |
| 11 | IVE4/4 axes measured | 62 | — | 6 |
| 12 | Hearts2Hearts4/4 axes measured | 61 | — | 5 |
| 13 | aespa4/4 axes measured | 60 | — | 7 |
| 14 | Sung Si-kyung4/4 axes measured | 60 | ▲1 | 3 |
| 15 | NCT4/4 axes measured | 59 | ▲1 | 3 |
| 16 | BTS4/4 axes measured | 59 | ▲1 | 4 |
| 17 | LE SSERAFIM3/4 axes measured | 59 | ▲1 | 5 |
| 18 | WOODZ4/4 axes measured | 58 | ▼4 | 3 |
| 19 | Red VelvetRising2.54/4 axes measured | 57 | — | 6 |
| 20 | JENNIE4/4 axes measured | 57 | ▲1 | 5 |
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 2026-10-21 · Out of 100 · 4 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 (43%) — Korean community discourse volume (TheQoo, NatePann)
- Consensus (22%) — Cross-source validation: more independent sources = more credible
- Engagement (21%) — Comment-to-view ratio, discussion depth across sources
- Chart Power (14%) — Streaming chart presence (Melon, Bugs). Low weight: manipulation risk
Axes excluded from this run (1)
- Global Reach
Machine-readable data for this period: /api/rankings/k-pop/history