RESCENE Scores a Double Crown as Stray Kids and WayV Battle It Out on This Week’s Circle Charts

K-pop's chart wars are heating up again. Circle Chart's latest weekly rankings (August 9–15) show a fascinating mix of veteran powerhouses and rising rookies fighting for the top spots —…

By Reetam Bodhak

August 27, 2026

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K-pop’s chart wars are heating up again. Circle Chart’s latest weekly rankings (August 9–15) show a fascinating mix of veteran powerhouses and rising rookies fighting for the top spots — and one group in particular just can’t stop winning.

RESCENE Album Chart: A Fresh Face Takes the Crown

WayV surged straight to No. 1 with their new mini album “Vision Wings,” debuting at the top spot. Stray Kids held firm at No. 2 with “THIS & THAT,” while KATSEYE’s new EP “WILD” made a strong entrance at No. 3.

Rank	Album	Artist
1	Vision Wings	WayV
2	THIS & THAT	Stray Kids
3	WILD	KATSEYE
4	WhyKiiiKiii	KiiiKiii
5	GREENGREEN	CORTIS

Download Chart: Stray Kids Holds the Line

Stray Kids’ title track “This & That” stayed at No. 1 for a second consecutive week, fending off competition from WayV’s English-language version of “Vision Wings” at No. 2. ATEEZ’s “BAD” climbed back to No. 3, while aespa’s Karina and Winter surprised fans with their duet “Serenade,” debuting at No. 5.

RESCENE’s Double Crown Continues

If there’s one story dominating this week’s charts, it’s RESCENE. Their hit “LOVE ATTACK” held onto the No. 1 spot on both the overall digital chart and the streaming chart — a rare double crown the group has now maintained for multiple weeks running. Interestingly, the top five songs on both charts were identical, with CORTIS’s “REDRED,” I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and RESCENE’s own KARA remake “Pretty Girl” rounding out the list.

Global Chart: HUNTR/X Still on Top

On the global K-pop stage, HUNTR/X’s “Golden” — from the animated film KPop Demon Hunters — remained unshaken at No. 1. ATEEZ’s “BAD” jumped to No. 2, followed by BTS’s “SWIM” at No. 3, while BLACKPINK Rosé and Bruno Mars’s global hit “APT.” held steady at No. 4.

Unsurprisingly, BTS retained its No. 1 spot on the social chart for another week, with ILLIT and aespa holding at No. 2 and No. 3. ATEEZ and Stray Kids rounded out the top five, both climbing from their previous positions.

Weekly rankings like Circle Chart continue to shape how fans and industry insiders track momentum across the broader K-pop landscape, reflecting both commercial sales and real-time streaming behavior.

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