Radio show 'K-pop Radar' to start airing in U.S.

Jamie [SPACE ODDITY, 88UPRISING]

A K-pop radio show titled "K-pop Radar" analyzing weekly K-pop charts will air in the United States for the very first time starting from the end of this month, local music startup Space Oddity announced Thursday.

“We will begin to release a weekly trending K-pop chart titled ‘K-pop radar’ on the radio channel of American broadcasting company SiriusXM,” the company said.

The weekly chart will take into account the number of YouTube views on K-pop artists' content and increase in their fandoms by measuring their followers on Instagram and Spotify.

“The fabrication of chart rankings is impossible and we will only release transparent information that anyone can check themselves.”

The radio program will air every Thursday through SiriusXM’s radio channel 88rising Radio. The charts will be available every Friday on K-pop radar’s website www.kpop-radar.co m and official Twitter account.

The program’s DJ is singer Jamie, who debuted in 2012 as a member of R&B duo 15& under JYP Entertainment after winning the first season of SBS audition program “K-pop Star” in 2011. She became a solo artist in 2015 and is known for songs such as “Hopeless Love” (2015),” “Stay Beautiful” (2019) and “Apollo 11" (2020).

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]