Since this got revived. Here's a simpler version.
Kings and queens good for them! Also I like the sistar, Brave girls and IU shoutout in this article.
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Here's the Google translation, it's a bit choppy so good luck:
It has been revealed that the groups BTS and TWICE have made great performances in the summer season albums and music charts in recent years.
On the 16th, Hanteo Global, which operates Hanteo Chart and Whosfan, analyzed K-pop trends by limiting the summer season (June to August) from 2018 to 2021 through the eighth series of the 'Hanteo Global K-Pop Report'.
In this Hanteo Global Report, the list of artists who took the top 10 in the summer album and music charts was released.
In particular, BTS firmly maintained its position as a 'global superstar' by taking first place on both albums and music charts, except in the summer of 2020, when no album was released during the summer season. This year's summer music charts and attracted Seventeen NCT Dream attention is, in the music charts put your name in the IU and Brave Girls 3-tier.
In addition, BTS and Twice took the first place side by side as artists who charted in the top 20 on album and music charts for the past few years. The two artists have consistently ranked at the top of the charts without missing a year, proving that they are the strongest in K-pop summer.
This report stimulated the curiosity of many people by focusing on looking at whether there are any artists or trends that represent the summer season, just as Cool, Coyote, or SISTAR worked as singers representing the summer season in the past.
In particular, according to the Hanteo Global K-Pop Report, male solo artists account for the largest portion of the top albums and music charts, drawing attention. In addition, it has been revealed that the proportion of female solo artists in the summer music chart is increasing, and it is expected that female solo artists will be active in the summer season.
The Hanteo Global K-Pop Report points out that the percentage of artists releasing albums in the summer season is not high, and recently, rather than focusing on a specific season, artists are spending the summer season taking diversified strategies according to their worldviews and marketing, etc. In conclusion, the summer trend analysis is finished.
Meanwhile, 'Hanteo Global K-Pop Report' is a report that was first introduced this year by Hanteo Global, which operates global K-pop-related services such as Hanteo Chart and Whosfan. It was created for the purpose of analyzing K-pop trends and directions.