Melon’s Global-K Chart May 2026 – Melon, TME and Line Music

Jun 14, 2026

About Global-K Chart

Overview – Global-K Chart showcases the global impact of K-POP artists based on data from leading music partners in Korea, China, and Japan: Melon (Korea), TME (China), and LINE MUSIC (Japan).

How It’s Counted

Scores are calculated by combining streaming performance and fan activity metrics from each platform. Specific tracking items may vary depending on each country’s service environment and platform characteristics.

Info

The Global-K Chart shows Daily, Weekly and Monthly
Ranking from 1 to 100
Melon’s Global-K Chart Source Link

2026 – May

Global-K Rank	Artist	Melon	TME	LINE MUSIC
1	aespa	3	1	4
2	BTS	4	3	1
3	ILLIT	7	14	3
4	CORTIS	2	4	23
5	IVE	8	13	7
6	NMIXX	5	2	37
7	LE SSERAFIM	17	5	9
8	BOYNEXTDOOR	6	41	18
9	SEVENTEEN	38	6	6
10	BIGBANG	19	9	12
11	BLACKPINK	35	11	10
12	BABYMONSTER	41	10	8
13	NewJeans	26	8	16
14	TOMORROW X TOGETHER	36	18	11
15	NCT WISH	13	28	19
16	TWS	16	30	17
17	IU	10	23	43
18	TWICE	62	19	2
19	Hearts2Hearts	14	29	22
20	G-DRAGON	22	12	28
21	ITZY	44	15	21
22	RIIZE	32	26	24
23	CHOI YE NA, YENA	12	47	30
24	ENHYPEN	74	22	14
25	Sol	23	20	49
26	AKMU	1	67	93
27	i-dle	57	7	29
28	ZEROBASEONE	46	34	20
29	Stray Kids	87	36	5
30	EXO	65	16	40
31	ROSÉ	58	24	42
32	JENNIE	52	45	33
33	BOL4	28	52	57
34	DAY6	11	123	58
35	KiiiKiii	43	48	52
36	TAEYEON	47	32	64
37	Girls’ Generation	90	38	26
38	NCT DREAM	84	42	27
39	KISS OF LIFE	80	43	44
40	ALPHA DRIVE ONE	39	102	32
41	Red Velvet	89	33	48
42	Jung Kook	98	39	41
43	I.O.I	15	55	173
44	PSY	49	49	67
45	PLAVE	27	54	132
46	10cm	20	72	103
47	SHINee	123	40	46
48	T-ara	88	31	85
49	TREASURE	303	59	15
50	NCT 127	137	63	38

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