The December 2025 CIRCLE CHART was dominated by leading acts such as HUNTR/X, HWASA, CORTIS, and Stray Kids.
KMCA, publisher of CIRCLE CHART, announced that "In the monthly CIRCLE CHART for December 2025, HUNTR/X dominated the Global K-pop Chart while HWASA swept 6 charts. Also, CORTIS topped the Album Chart and Stray Kids topped the Retail Album Chart."
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast continued their 6th straight month at No. 1 in the Global K-pop Chart with 'Golden'. 'Golden' is part of the soundtrack to the Netflix film <KPop Demon Hunters> and is trending as a global sensation amid cover versions by various artists.
HWASA swept a total of 6 charts by launching a major comeback after performing 'Good Goodbye' at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards, topping the Digital (with a CIRCLE Score of 90,055,677), Streaming, BGM, V Coloring, Bell, and Ring charts. 'Good Goodbye' is a song that wishes well to a once-heartfelt beloved, with her moving vocals adding an emotional depth to the track.
CORTIS topped the Album Chart as 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' sold a total of 156,986 copies. Released in September 2025, 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' is the debut album from the group and features a total of 5 tracks including the title track 'What You Want', a declaration that one is determined to get what one wants.
Stray Kids topped the Retail Album Chart for 2 months in a row with 'DO IT' (142,919 retail copies sold). 'DO IT' serves as a prelude to 'SKZ IT TAPE', an album that showcases the group at their hottest and surest.
DOYOUNG dominated the Download Chart with 'Promise', a ballad that blends DOYOUNG's moving vocals with sentimental melodies.
The Social Chart 3.0, which helps intuitively gauge the global popularity of K-pop, was topped by TWICE for the 3rd consecutive month. The artist that moved up the most in the chart during December was 'TWS'.
In the week 1 (2025.12.26.-2026.01.03.) CIRCLE CHART of 2026 which was released the same day, HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast topped the Global K-pop Chart with 'Golden' while HWASA swept a total of 5 charts (Digital, Streaming, BGM, Bell, and Ring charts) with 'Good Goodbye'. Also, SAY MY NAME topped 2 charts as '&Our Vibe' dominated the Album and Retail Album charts.
Meanwhile, CIRCLE Certifications in the Album category will be announced today for the following releases: ▲2Million : Stray Kids 'DO IT' ▲1Million : CORTIS 'COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES' ▲3Platinum : PLAVE 'PLBBUU (POCA)', NCT DREAM 'Beat It Up' ▲2Platinum : CLOSE YOUR EYES 'blackout (EVER ver.)' ▲1Platinum : AHOF 'The Passage (WITHVUU)', YEONJUN 'NO LABELS: PART 01', PLAVE 'PLBBUU', ITZY 'TUNNEL VISION', Stray Kids 'DO IT (PLVE)', RIIZE 'Fame', tripleS 'msnz ＜Beyond Beauty＞ (Cosmo)', ILLIT 'NOT CUTE ANYMORE'.
