Last year, the most beloved K-pop music track in South Korea was the girl group aespa's hit song 'Supernova,' while the top album was Seventeen's 'SPILL THE FEELS.'
According to the annual chart released by Circle Chart on the 10th, aespa's 'Supernova' topped both the digital and streaming charts. Circle Chart noted, 'aespa showcased the essence of 'Soe-mat'—the intense and powerful texture unique to aespa's music—following the hit 'Supernova' with their first album title track 'Armageddon' and their fifth mini album title track 'Whiplash', achieving three consecutive hits.'
Including these tracks, aespa placed eight songs on the annual digital chart. The digital chart is compiled from streaming, downloads, background music (BGM), and V-coloring sales.
Last year's top album chart was Seventeen's twelfth mini album 'SPILL THE FEELS,' selling 3,183,338 copies. Seventeen also secured the second spot with their best album '17 IS RIGHT HERE' (3,153,616 copies), sweeping the top two positions on the chart. Additionally, their eleventh mini album 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN,' released in 2023, received a '5M' (5 million copies) certification.
Lim Young-woong showcased his unyielding fan base by claiming the top two spots on the download chart last year with 'Ong-gi' and 'Home.' This marks his fourth consecutive year maintaining the top position on the annual download chart since 2021. Meanwhile, Stray Kids rose to the top of the annual retail album chart with 'ATE.' BLACKPINK's Rosé recorded first place on the global K-pop chart and V-coloring chart with the global hit 'APT.'