Welcome to This Week In KPOP, a collection of everything you may have missed during the past week on r/kpop.
September 7, 2024 – September 13, 2024
TOP 10 STORIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+3101) | Jonghyun's sister makes first public appearance to announce counseling project | 34 comments |
| 2 | (+2454) | 2NE1 CL, BIGBANG G-DRAGON and Pharrell Williams share picture from the studio | 85 comments |
| 3 | (+2190) | Le Sserafim lights the Empire State Building to celebrate album release | 55 comments |
| 4 | (+1936) | LE SSERAFIM have earned their 1st win for 'CRAZY' on MBC M Show Champion (240911) | 44 comments |
| 5 | (+1895) | LE SSERAFIM HONG EUNCHAE to step down as MC for KBS Music Bank. ILLIT MINJU to be her successor. | 113 comments |
| 6 | (+1884) | After School members have reunited at the opening event for Kahi's new dance studio | 65 comments |
| 7 | (+1762) | YouTuber Sojang fined 10 million won for defaming Kang Daniel | 70 comments |
| 8 | (+1746) | "CRAZY" by LE SSERAFIM debuts at #76 on the Billboard Hot 100 | 110 comments |
| 9 | (+1560) | Blackpink’s Jennie Signs Solo Deal With Columbia Records | 61 comments |
| 10 | (+1338) | Waterbomb LA Postponed | 175 comments |
TOP ANNIVERSARIES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+562) | Happy 1st Anniversary to EL7Z UP! | 49 comments |
| 2 | (+313) | Happy 3rd anniversary to ICHILLIN’! | 23 comments |
| 3 | (+176) | Happy 1st solo debut anniversary to KARA Hur Youngji! | 1 comments |
| 4 | (+95) | Happy 9th anniversary to UP10TION! | 2 comments |
| 5 | (+85) | Happy 3rd anniversary to LUMINOUS! | 3 comments |
TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
TOP 5 DANCE CHALLENGES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+486) | LE SSERAFIM with Dashaun Wesley – ‘CRAZY’ Dance Challenge (240913) | 15 comments |
| 2 | (+267) | LE SSERAFIM Chaewon with Yena – ‘CRAZY’ Dance Challenge (240908) | 5 comments |
| 3 | (+239) | Yerin with LE SSERAFIM – Wavy (Dance Challenge) (240907) | 7 comments |
| 4 | (+233) | LE SSERAFIM HONG EUNCHAE & TWICE TZUYU – CRAZY (Dance Challenge) (240907) | 1 comments |
| 5 | (+205) | LE SSERAFIM Chaewon with Hyeri – ‘CRAZY’ Dance Challenge (240908) | 3 comments |
TOP DISCUSSIONS / FEATURES
| # | Votes | Thread | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (+28) | /r/kpop Top Ten Tuesdays Results: NCT Dream (2024) | 9 comments |
| 2 | (+16) | What Are You Listening To? – September 11, 2024 | 11 comments |
MUSIC SHOWS
| Date | Performances | Discussion Thread | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20240907 | Music Core | Thread | JAEHYUN |
| 20240908 | Inkigayo | Thread | ZEROBASEONE |
| 20240910 | The Show | No Broadcast. | No Winner. |
| 20240911 | Show Champion | Thread | LE SSERAFIM |
| 20240912 | M!Countdown | Thread | LE SSERAFIM |
| 20240913 | Music Bank | Thread | BAEKHYUN |
NEW RELEASES
| Day | Artist | Album Title | Type | Music Video | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | DANGGISIO | Save Me | digital single | Save Me | Spotify / Apple Music |
| BOYNEXTDOOR | 19.99 | mini album | Nice Guy | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| COiBLEN (ex-CROSS GENE Seyoung) | InTheRoom | mini album | IntheDream | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| NCT WISH | Dunk Shot | pre-release single | Dunk Shot | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Xdinary Heroes | Open ♭eta v6.4 | 2024 Xperiment Project single | iNSTEAD! (feat. Yoon Dohyun (YB)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 10th | GIRIBOY | GRB02 | mini album | PEAK (feat. CAMO) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| naevis | Done | debut digital single | Done | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Seori | High | digital single | High | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 11th | A.C.E | Anymore | Project Voyage single | Anymore | Spotify / Apple Music |
| MIRANI | ME TIME | mini album | Falling Down (feat. Wonstein) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Yein (Lovelyz) | Dance with me | digital single | Dance with me | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Zhoumi (SUPER JUNIOR-M) | Utopia | digital single | Utopia (feat. Hendery (NCT)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 12th | Bao (ex-XEED) | Why so serious? | solo debut digital single | Why so serious? | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Paloalto | Lovers turn to Haters | mini album | Lovers turn to Haters / Bitter Sweet | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Suen | Like That | digital single | Like That (with CK (Homies)) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| 13th | VANNER | I don't think that I like her (cover.) | English debut remake single | I don't think that I like her (cover.) (orig. Charlie Puth) | Spotify / Apple Music |
| Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra | Boom Boom Bass (Orchestra Ver.) | SM Classics project remake single | Boom Boom Bass (Orchestra Ver.) (orig. RIIZE) | Spotify / Apple Music | |
| Taeho (IMFACT) | きみがすき | Japanese solo debut digital single | きみがすき | Spotify / Apple Music |
"This Week in KPOP" Archive
by alleybetwixt
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Chuseok ahead this week!
News and media will probably be a little quieter than usual, but we’ll get to see lots of beautiful hanbok!
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