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JENNIE’s ‘Ruby’ and CHAEYOUNG’s ‘LIL FANTASY’ Named Among Rolling Stone’s ‘Best Albums of 2025’! A New Era for K-POP Solo Artists
K-POP female solo artists are achieving remarkable success in the global music market. BLACKPINK’s JENNIE and TWICE’s CHAEYOUNG both made it onto Rolling Stone’s prestigious “100 Best Albums of 2025” list, proving K-POP’s growing influence once again. JENNIE’s ‘Ruby’ – Ranked 29th, Highest for K-POP Solo Artist JENNIE released her debut studio album ‘Ruby’ on March 7, 2025. The album title comes from her full English name ‘Jennie Ruby Jane,’ and features 15 tracks. JENNIE directly produced the album, showcasing her artistic identity and musical potential. The album includes the title track “Like JENNIE” and features collaborations with world-class artists including Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, and…
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Billboard Korea Launches Hot 100 Chart! Hwasa Takes Historic First #1 with K-Music Global Chart
Billboard Korea officially launched two new charts on December 3rd to track the domestic and international popularity of K-music simultaneously. The newly introduced charts are the ‘Billboard Korea Hot 100’ and ‘Billboard Korea Global K-Songs.’ Billboard Korea Hot 100 Hwasa earned the honor of claiming the historic first #1 position on the ‘Billboard Korea Hot 100’ chart with her new single ‘Good Goodbye.’ (Its currenly BBUU by PLAVE btw) Additionally, she debuted at #43 on the Billboard Global 200, proving her standing as a solo artist with a Korean-language song without any Western promotion. The ‘Billboard Korea Hot 100’ tracks the most popular songs in Korea regardless of language, serving…



