Ranking of K-pop album sales in 2018

(Twice, Wanna One, and EXO are still expecting to release new albums this year)

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Pann: Ranking of K-pop album sales in 2018

1. [+217, -8] BTS reached 4M with just two comebacks ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Amazing

2. [+157, -5] BTS is really amazing and so is Twice. Both groups' physical sales are a different world.

3. [+156, -12] Twice daebak ㅋㅋㅋ Seventeen also sold 700K... They're all amazing. BTS and Wanna One are always there and CBX did well despite being a subunit. They're still promoting so they'll sell more ㅋㅋ

4. [+133, -91] EXO is the only subunit one, really amazing...

5. [+74, -2] BTS ㅋㅋㅋㅋ How are you supposed to surpass that...

6. [+64, -2] BTS is outstanding

7. [+52, -5] Why are people defensive against Twice? Blame your bias' lack of popularity for not advancing into Japan. Is it wrong for Twice to advance into Japan and selling a lot?

8. [+44, -6] BTS, Twice, and Wanna One are the top tier right now.

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Current ranking of SM's top 10 earners?

Pann: Current ranking of SM's top 10 earners

1) SHINee
2) EXO
3) TVXQ
4) Super Junior
5) NCT
6) Red Velvet
7) Taeyeon
8) Krystal
9) Yoona
10) BoA

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1. [+107, -16] SHINee earns a lot ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I was so speechless when I saw young fans looking down on SHINee ㅋㅋ

2. [+90, -21] NCT's physical sales exceeded 500K this year. That's basically 6 billion won.

3. [+73, -14] Wow, SHINee is amazing.

4. [+47, -0] TVXQ's concert profit is already 56.1 billion won.

5. [+38, -0] TVXQ earned over 50 billion won in Japan in just 3 days and they did more tours. This ranking is either ignoring TVXQ or TVXQ's Japanese earnings don't contribute to SM much since their Japanese agency might be taking the most.

6. [+38, -5] SHINee's individual members also do their own tours, CFs, dramas, and variety shows, so they must be #1 for sure.

7. [+36, -4] TVXQ's earnings are 35% of SM's total earnings, they're #1 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ You have to bring the receipts




8. [+35, -3] SHINee's domestic earnings and Japanese earnings are one of the highest, so they're #1. EXO sells well domestically and also goes on international tours, so they earn more than those that are popular only internationally.

9. [+35, -3] I think it's accurate.

10. [+33, -1] I think TVXQ earns more than EXO. TVXQ gathered 100M audience in Japan.

11. [+28, -7] Those who stan offline would know that NCT has tons of fans.

12. [+28, -5] SHINee Minho has more than 3 CFs. Taemin also has Reebok CF and individual promotions. SHINee members do really well individually so they must be earning a lot... They're amazing.

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Ranking of girl groups that aren't from the big 3?

1) Sistar
2) Apink
3) Girl's Day
4) GFriend
5) Mamamoo

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Pann: Ranking of girl groups that aren't from the big 3

1. [+186, -29] Apink is just on a long-run. Considering their peaks, Sistar is indeed #1. Sistar represented summer and their public recognition was amazing.

2. [+76, -90] Isn't Apink #1 at the moment? They're in their 8th year but still doing well in the sea of 3rd generation groups.

3. [+75, -36] Most Apink fans left Pann because of all the hate, what Apink stans ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+45, -50] Isn't Apink #1?

5. [+42, -37] Huh, I thought of Apink ㅋㅋ

6. [+41, -7] I'm sorry but I can only think of T-ara and Sistar.

7. [+39, -12] Apink isn't #1, Sistar is.

8. [+28, -3] Apink and Mamamoo are talented and popular but do you guys not know Sistar? They were on par with SNSD and 2NE1 and were the public's favorite girl group ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I guess a lot of people don't know since they disbanded.

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Top 10 profits of idol albums in the first half of 2018

1) BTS - $33.252 million

- Fake Love (1,750,117 sold; $19)

2) Wanna One - $27.574 million

- Boomerang (832,141 sold; $19)

- Light (639,995 sold; $18.50)

3) SHINee - $7.95 million

- Shinin' (185,102 sold; $19)

- The Story of Light (109,855 sold; $15.50)

- I Want You (92,646 sold; $15.50)

- Our Page (86,389 sold; $15.50)

4) Twice - $5.979 million

- What is Love? (341,705 sold; $17.50)

5) NCT - $5.597 million

- Touch & 3 more titles (294,610 sold; $19)

6) EXO-CBX - $5.585 million

- Blooming Day (360,362 sold; $15.50)

7) GOT7 - $4.969 million

- Look (331,320 sold; $15)

8) Seventeen - $4.051 million

- Thanks (181,247 sold; $21)

- Thanks SMS (10,000 sold; $24.50)

9) Blackpink - $3.41 million

- DDU DU DDU DU (178,983 sold; $19)

10) Infinite - $3.378 million

- Tell Me (80,875 sold; $24)

- True Love (57,495 sold; $25)

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Pann: Top 10 profits of idol albums in the first half of 2018

1. [+210, -16] BTS is really a wall... They earned that much with a single album. They'll set a record when they release a repackage.

2. [+71, -22] GOT7 is also a single album.

3. [+69, -13] GOT7 hit daebak with only one mini album ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+63, -27] Who said NCT is a flop? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+57, -1] Big Hit is building a golden tower with BTS alone. They're smaller than the big 3 so their actual profits are really big compared to the investments. First of all, SM is too huge so their investments are also too huge. Their actual profits are laughable. If Big Hit's profit is 35%, SM's profit would be less than 3%. Besides, Big Hit doesn't even have any bank loans. BTS is a real cash cow.

6. [+56, -1] Wow, I actually find Infinite more amazing. Most of those groups are less than 5 years old but Infinite is almost reaching their 10th year. They're still earning $33.8M... Amazing.

7. [+56, -1] SHINee is in their 11th year and Infinite is in their 9th year, amazing... ShiHiIn is definitely on a long-run.

8. [+50, -7] Jaehyun looks handsome in the NCT picture.

9. [+49, -2] Infinite's albums are the most expensive ones but they're still up there. I'm proud that they're doing well in their 9th year. SHINee is amazing, too!

10. [+45, -10] NCT? Wow... People call them a flop all the time but they're not. I really thought they were a flop but they're doing much better than I expected.

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Brand value ranking of male CF models

Brand value ranking of male CF models

1) Park Seo Joon

2) Kang Daniel

3) Gong Yoo

4) Baek Jong Won

5) Kang Dong Won

6) Cha Eunwoo

7) Park Bogum

8) Lee Byung Hun

9) Lee Sang Min

10) Ha Seok Jin

11) Won Bin

12) Ha Jung Woo

13) Jung Haein

14) Lee Dong Wook

15) Cha Tae Hyun

16) Ryu Jun Yeol

17) Jung Woo Sung

18) Seo Kang Joon

19) Yoo Jae Suk

20) Jun Hyun Moo

21) Kim Soo Hyun

22) Kim Jong Kook

23) Song Joongki

24) Eric

25) Lee Seo Jin

26) Ahn Jung Hwan

27) Lee Jung Jae

28) Jo In Sung

29) Ma Dong Seok

30) Cha Seung Won

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Article: Park Seo Joon is #1 on the brand value of male CF models... #2 Kang Daniel, #3 Gong Yoo

Source: Xports News via Nate

1. [+801, -43] Gong Yoo is #3 without recent promotions, how amazing and cool of him. I hope to see him in a new project soon.

2. [+464, -176] I like Kang Daniel.

3. [+460, -161] Wow, Kang Daniel in the middle of actors. Amazing.

4. [+179, -8] Kang Daniel is always on the ranking, he's amazing.

5. [+166, -205] Why is Kang Daniel there ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

6. [+157, -11] Kang Daniel is always ranked with actors. He's indeed an idol that never existed before.

7. [+156, -13] Kang Daniel is cool, he's been in top 3 for a year~

8. [+122, -8] Kang Daniel's Hite CF is nice. I see him at every baseball game ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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July ranking of girl group brand value

July ranking of girl group brand value

1) Blackpink Jennie

2) Apink Naeun

3) Mamamoo Whasa

4) Apink Namjoo

5) Twice Momo

6) Momoland Yeonwoo

7) Blackpink Jisoo

8) Apink Hayoung

9) Gugudan Sejeong

10) Red Velvet Seulgi

11) Momoland JooE

12) Mamamoo Wheein

13) Twice Mina

14) Momoland Nancy

15) Mamamoo Solar

16) Gugudan Mina

17) Twice Nayeon

18) Twice Sana

19) Apink Bomi

20) Mamamoo Moonbyul

21) Apink Eunji

22) GFriend Yuju

23) Apink Chorong

24) Twice Jungyeon

25) Red Velvet Irene

26) GFriend Sowon

27) Twice Tzuyu

28) Gugudan Nayoung

29) GFriend SinB

30) WJSN Bona

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Article: Blackpink Jennie is #1 on girl group brand value... Naeun #2, Whasa #2

Source: Xports News via Nate

1. [+973, -161] There's a huge gap between #1 and #2/3

2. [+446, -132] The ranking doesn't seem that trustful.

3. [+68, -28] Jennie is a rising wannabe among women. She'll last long as an icon like a female GD. It's women who bring in the revenues. Men don't really spend money and they don't like Jennie, either. Jisoo is the type that men like.

4. [+60, -39] Jennie was born to be a celebrity.

5. [+56, -18] I knew Jennie was pretty but in that picture, she's outstanding.

6. [+53, -30] Jennie is dominating.

7. [+48, -19] Seeing it like that, Jennie is so pretty.

8. [+43, -19] Naeun used to be so pretty. Jennie-ya, let's keep going like this without getting work done.

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Rankings of physical sales in the US in the first half of 2018 + BTS ranked

Top 10 physical sales in the US in the first half of 2018

Top 20 billboard sales in the first half of 2018

1) 1,042,000 The Greatest Showman OST (cumulative- 1,123,000)
2) 402,000 Justin Timberlake - Man Of The Woods
3) 321,000 Jason Aldean - Rearview Town
4) 300,000 Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow
5) 284,000 Pink - Beautiful Trauma (cumulative - 912,000)
6) 251,000 Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
7) 250,000 Ed Sheeran - ÷ (cumulative- 1,352,000)
8) 238,000 J. Cole - Kod
9) 207,000 Black Panther OST
10) 198,000 Keith Urban - Graffiti U
11) 187,000 Imagine Dragons - Evolve (cumulative- 603,000)
12) 176,000 Taylor Swift  - Reputation (cumulative- 2,079,000)
13) 175,000 Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy
14) 174,000 Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2 (cumulative- 405,000)
15) 173,000 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes
16) 160,000 Fall Out Boys - M A N I A
17) 158,000 Jack White - Boarding House Reach
18) 158,000 BTS - Love Yourself : Tear
19) 151,000 Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 1 (cumulative- 808,000)
20) 148,000 Bruno Mars - 24k Magic (cumulative- 1,337,000)

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Pann: Top 10 physical sales in the US in the first half of 2018

1. [+53, -0] Two most sold non-English albums in the US in the first half of 2018 are BTS' Fake Love and DNA.

2. [+50, -0] I'm really proud. They're ranked with such big artists with Korean albums, amazing.

3. [+40, -0] They sold a lot, amazing ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Isn't the album in Korean, too?

4. [+16, -0] I wonder what this is... Do they mean that 1.91M is the worldwide physical sales?

5. [+16, -0] ARMYs barely promote their results. If this was a group from a different company, the company would've made a fuss... They're quiet because their achievements are a wall.

6. [+15, -0] BTS is even dominating Melon chart...

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Korea ranked #1 on Internet & smartphone usage

Article: "Korea, the most 'connected society' in the world... Ranked #1 on Internet & smartphone usage"

Source: Yeonhap via Naver

1. [+2583, -58] Communication is becoming more convenient but we're becoming more lonely.

2. [+1824, -261] It might be the most connected society in the world but most users are prone to getting brainwashed. Too much trend-following and witch-hunting.

3. [+1565, -48] Facebook and Instagram are perfect for showing off, bluffing, and acting emotional. It's the ultimate culture of faking. Life is tiring with people caring about how they look on the outside rather than the interior aspects.

4. [+506, -19] The problem is that it has more negative effects than positive effects.

5. [+80, -1] To put it positively, we're #1 on smartphone usage. To put it negatively, we're #1 on smartphone addiction.

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Ranking of physical sales for this year so far

Pann: Album sales of artists for this year so far

1. [+92, -9] Twice is the only female artist, their fandom power is definitely on par with boy groups. BTS is a wall.

2. [+68, -6] BTS is so amazing... They rise higher every year.

3. [+51, -2] Meanwhile, Hwang Chiyeol-nim is amazing, too ㅋㅋ Is it because he has a big fandom?

4. [+24, -4] BTS' 5th mini was released on Sept 18 last year ㅋㅋ Oh my god...

5. [+24, -2] Twice is insane... They're not even a boy group but they're higher than most boy groups ㅋㅋ

6. [+23, -1] NCT is quite strong... Is it because the subunits are all combined?

7. [+23, -0] I'm so proud of Twice ㅠㅠ Boy groups destroy everything in this but they're the only girl group here ㅠㅠ

8. [+22, -3] Oh, NCT is quite strong

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Ranking of Koreans' vacation cities for this summer

Article: "This summer, Osaka is a popular place for single & couple travelers, Da Nang is popular for families"

Source: Yeonhap via Naver

1. [+108, -3] Characteristic of Osaka - there are more Korean & Chinese people than Japanese people.

2. [+50, -1] On the Internet, there are many cheap travel packages to enjoy. I think it's good to use them to take a break from working hard.

3. [+24, -6] Why do politics and history matter when people just want to go to Japan ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Idiots

4. [+9, -0] Osaka is very hot in the summer

5. [+4, -0] Osaka and Da Nang aside, the lack of domestic travel resources is the biggest problem.

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