CIX became the second artist group to top NEW K.IDŌĆÖs Weekly Chart in 2021. The popular five-member boy group has announced that they are making a comeback with the latest album, ŌĆśHello Strange DreamŌĆÖ. On January 13th, CIX shared a teaser image with the hashtag, ŌĆ£CIX Town Scene #0ŌĆØ, ŌĆ£T Castle TownŌĆØ, and ŌĆ£Hello Strange DreamŌĆØ, exciting fans with the hint of their comeback. ŌĆśHello Strange TimeŌĆÖ will be their latest album following ŌĆśHELLO Chapter 3. Hello, Strange TimeŌĆØ which was released last October. Coming in at #2 is BLACKPINK. BLACKPINK has been gearing up to finish preparations for their live-stream virtual concert, ŌĆśTHE SHOWŌĆÖ that will be showcased on January 31st. YG Entertainment released a statement that in this live-streamed concert, ŌĆśThe Band SixŌĆÖ will join BLACKPINK once again to help with their performance. At #3 is ATEEZ who was selected by K-Pop Radar as the K-Pop artist with the most increased fandom subscriber in December of 2020. ATEEZ has recently been virtually interacting with their fans with various content starring themselves. TREAUSRE, ranked at #5, is asserting their global popularity with a huge success following their comeback. The twelve-member group recently released their first official album, ŌĆśTHE FIRST STEP : TREASURE EFFECTŌĆÖ. Since its release, the albumŌĆÖs title track, ŌĆśMY TREASUREŌĆÖ topped in Japanese streaming service, AWA. Furthermore, ŌĆśTHE FIRST STEP : TREASURE EFFECTŌĆÖ placed first in the iTunes album chart in 18 different territories including Brazil, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Spain, and India. At #10 is WJSN who has been selected as having the second-best K-Pop album of 2020 by Billboard. WJSNŌĆÖs ŌĆśNeverlandŌĆÖ was placed second in ŌĆśThe 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2020: CriticsŌĆÖ PicksŌĆÖ right behind BoAŌĆÖs ŌĆśBetterŌĆÖ. The editor commented, ŌĆ£while WJSN brought an alluring, summer pop experience with ŌĆ£Butterfly,ŌĆØ the shimmery lead single is only the beginning. Of the journey down the otherworldly Neverland.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£Neverland build a dreamy world that lives up to the titleŌĆÖs promise, and WJSN gladly take charge to guide you through the fantastical soundscape.ŌĆØ NEW K.ID, the only TV channel that allows viewers to enjoy K-POP Idol-related content programming 24/7 and exclusive episodes curated from 10K+ videos, is available at CH 511 for free on LG Smart TVs and XUMO apps or at CH 1434 on Samsung TV Plus or CH 942 on VIZIO Free Channels on all Internet-connected devices.
