KPOP A–Z
Charts and records (16 terms)
- All-Kill (AK)
- A song reaching No. 1 on all six major Korean music services at once, as defined by iChart. List: 66 ()
- Perfect All-Kill (PAK)
- An iChart record for a song that is No. 1 on iChart's real-time and weekly charts while also achieving an All-Kill. List: 137 ()
- Album Sales
- How many copies of an album have sold; Korea has both shipment-based and store-sales figures.
- Billboard 200
- Billboard's weekly ranking of the most popular albums in the United States, measured in album-equivalent units.
- Billboard Global 200
- Billboard's weekly song chart covering more than 200 territories, launched in September 2020.
- Billboard Hot 100
- Billboard's weekly ranking of the most popular songs in the United States.
- Bugs
- A Korean music streaming service run by NHN Bugs.
- Certified All-Kill (CAK)
- A fan term for topping Korea's major music services and iChart's real-time chart at once; the conditions vary from article to article.
- First-week Sales (Chodong)
- How many copies an album sells in the seven days after release, as tracked by Hanteo Chart.
- Circle Chart
- South Korea's official music chart, run by a music industry association and formerly called Gaon Chart.
- Daily Chart
- A ranking compiled one day at a time, published by Korean streaming services and Hanteo Chart.
- Genie
- A Korean music streaming service run by KT-affiliated Genie Music.
- Hanteo Chart
- A Korean music chart that tallies actual sales from partner stores in real time.
- iChart
- A South Korean chart that merges the rankings of six major music streaming services into one score.
- Melon Chart
- The song rankings of Melon, a major Korean music streaming service; its main chart is the TOP100.
- Realtime All-Kill (RAK)
- A fan term for topping Korean real-time music charts at once; no official body defines or tracks it.
Awards (4 terms)
- Daesang (Grand Prize)
- The top prize at a Korean music award show; the number and names of daesang categories differ by ceremony. List: 47 ()
- Album of the Year
- An award for the most successful album of the year, usually a ceremony's top honor. List: 9 ()
- Artist of the Year
- An award for the most successful singer or group of the year, usually a ceremony's top honor. List: 9 ()
- Bonsang (Main Prize)
- A prize given to several artists at a Korean music award show to honor the year's work; the daesang ranks above it. List: 88 ()
Programs (2 terms)
- Encore Stage
- The closing performance on a Korean music show where the week's winner sings the winning song again.
- First Win
- A singer or group's first-ever music show win after debut.