The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) released the 2022 Annual Circle Chart. This particular chart uses the data compiled from January 1st to December 10th reviews which songs became a hit and the musical trend of this year. The K-pop category showed a strong performance by 4th-generation K-pop girl groups such as IVE and NewJeans, as well as K-pop powerhouses such as BTS and BLACKPINK. IVE, who took first place in the digital song category, ranked first with ŌĆ£LOVE DIVE.ŌĆØ They also put ŌĆ£ELEVENŌĆØ and ŌĆ£After LIKEŌĆØ in 6th and 9th places, achieving a triple hit. BLACKPINK also showed their power ŌĆō ŌĆ£PINK VENOMŌĆØ (2nd), Shut Down (7th) and LisaŌĆÖs solo song ŌĆ£MONEYŌĆØ (8th). BTSŌĆÖs ŌĆ£DynamiteŌĆØ (3rd) and ŌĆ£ButterŌĆØ (4th) were also seen, proving the songsŌĆÖ long-lasting popularity. Then there was NewJeanŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Hype BoyŌĆØ in 10th place. The rankings from 11th to 20th are as follows: LE SSERAFIMŌĆÖs ŌĆ£FEARLESSŌĆØ; BTSŌĆÖ ŌĆ£Permission to DanceŌĆØ; PsyŌĆÖs ŌĆ£That That (prod. & feat. SUGA of BTS)ŌĆØ; NayeonŌĆÖs ŌĆ£POP!ŌĆØ; NewJeansŌĆÖ ŌĆ£AttentionŌĆØ; BTSŌĆÖ ŌĆ£Yet to ComeŌĆØ; Red VelvetŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Feel My RhythmŌĆØ; TWICEŌĆÖs ŌĆ£That FeelsŌĆØ; Kep1erŌĆÖs ŌĆ£WA DA DAŌĆØ; and GOT THE beatŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Step Back.ŌĆØ Source (1)
