IVE, BLACKPINK, And NewJeans Earn Double Crowns On Circle (Gaon) Weekly Charts

Sep 01, 2022

Girl groups absolutely dominated this week’s Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) rankings, with three separate girl groups earning double crowns for the week of August 21 to 27!

Album Chart

IVE achieved a double crown on this week’s Circle charts after topping both the physical album chart and the digital download chart with their new single “After LIKE.”

The rookie girl group’s third single album “After LIKE” debuted at No. 1 on this week’s album chart, followed by TWICE’s new mini album “BETWEEN 1&2” at No. 2 and CIX’s new EP “‘OK’ Episode 1 : OK Not” at No. 3.

Girls’ Generation’s latest album “FOREVER 1” shot to No. 4 this week, while Ha Sung Woon’s new mini album “Strange World” rounded out the top five.

Download Chart

IVE also topped this week’s digital download chart with their new title track “After LIKE,” which debuted at No. 1, while Ha Sung Woon’s new title track “FOCUS” entered the chart at No. 2.

BLACKPINK’s pre-release single “Pink Venom” held onto its spot at No. 3, followed by Girls’ Generation’s latest title track “FOREVER 1” at No. 4 and NewJeans’ debut track “Attention” at No. 5.

Overall Digital Chart

NewJeans maintained their double crown on this week’s charts, topping both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart for the second consecutive week with their smash hit “Attention.”

In addition to “Attention” remaining No. 1 on the overall digital chart, NewJeans’ “Hype Boy” stayed strong at No. 4 as well.

BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” shot to No. 2 on the overall digital chart this week, while IVE’s “After LIKE” debuted at No. 3 and Girls’ Generation’s “FOREVER 1” climbed to No. 5.

Streaming Chart

Once again, NewJeans claimed two out of the top five spots on this week’s streaming chart, with “Attention” holding steady at No. 1 and “Hype Boy” rising to No. 3.

BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” climbed to No. 2 for the week, followed by Girls’ Generation’s “FOREVER 1” at No. 4 and “How Do You Play?” project group WSG Wannabe (Gaya-G)’s “At That Moment” at No. 5.

Global K-Pop Chart

BLACKPINK also achieved their own double crown this week, topping both the social chart and the new Global K-Pop Chart (which is based on global streaming).

The group’s latest hit “Pink Venom” held onto its spot at No. 1 on the Global K-Pop chart for the second consecutive week, while IVE’s “After LIKE” debuted at No. 2.

NewJeans swept the next two spots on the chart with “Attention” and “Hype Boy,” which ranked No. 3 and No. 4 respectively, and Girls’ Generation’s “FOREVER 1” rounded out the top five for the week.