IVE and Akmu Top Melon Weekly Charts in First Half of 2026... Le Sserafim's 'Geoje Yaho' Sees Reverse Trend

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Girl group IVE and sibling duo Akmu jointly claimed the top spot on Melon's weekly charts for the first half of 2026.

Melon (Melon) announced major records from its 2026 first-half chart through Music Big Data Analysis Content Data Lab on the 9th.

Melon first stated, "The first half of this year was a period where many new songs received great love, starting with Kiki's '404 (New Era),' and the artists who maintained the weekly chart number one position for the longest time in the first half of this year were IVE and Akmu."

IVE topped the weekly charts for six weeks each with their double title tracks from their second full album, 'BANG BANG,' while Akmu did the same with 'Joy, Sadness, Beautiful Heart' and 'Paradise of Rumors' from their fourth full album, 'Blooming.' Cortis also secured a spot as the only boy group among artists who held the weekly number one position. Currently, the weekly chart number one is held by I.O.I, returning for the first time in 10 years.

Among songs released in 2026, IVE's 'BANG BANG' held the daily number one spot for the longest duration, ranking at number one for 40 days. I.O.I's 'Suddenly' followed with 33 days as of June 30.

Akmu placed both 'Joy, Sadness, Beautiful Heart' and 'Paradise of Rumors' on the daily number one spot consecutively, remaining at the top of the charts for 41 days as a single artist. The song that received the most likes from users in the first half was also Akmu's 'Joy, Sadness, Beautiful Heart,' recording 84,891 likes, with 'Paradise of Rumors' following with 82,642 likes.

Hanro-ro's '0+0' and 'I Will Fall in Love,' which became a topic due to their reverse trend, also recorded over 60,000 likes each during the first half alone.

Additionally, Le Sserafim was selected as the representative artist of the first half of 2026 by Melon Data Lab. The title track 'LOVE ATTACK' from their mini album 1, released in August 2024, underwent two reverse trends over approximately two years after its release, reaching as high as number five on Melon's TOP100 as of June 30. This was not a one-time achievement. It is a valuable result accumulated through continuous reverse trends since first appearing at rank 904 on the daily chart in September 2024.

The catalyst for this year's reverse trend began after 'Geoje Yaho' was mentioned on member Wonyoung's YouTube channel, which opened in February. From mid-May, interest from people using the meme expanded to Le Sserafim as a group and the song itself, leading to increased streaming, which resulted in remarkable achievements in June.

'LOVE ATTACK' re-entered the daily chart at rank 98 on May 27 after 338 days, then climbed to number nine within just two weeks, achieving a peak daily chart ranking of five. Compared to the time the YouTube channel opened, streaming increased by up to 2,019% and listeners by 977% by the end of June. The number of Melon users searching for 'Le Sserafim' increased by 6,550% starting from the emergence of 'Geoje Yaho.' Amidst new songs dominating the upper ranks of the charts, it was a first half where Le Sserafim's presence, highlighted by their reverse trend, stood out even more.

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