Circle Digital Chart Week 44 (Oct 25–31, 2026): A2O LITE’s ‘NEON’ Leads Again

The Korea Pop Music Industry Association’s November 5, 2026 announcement confirms that A2O LITE leads the overall Digital Chart for a third consecutive week with “NEON.” In week 44, the single also topped the separate Global K-pop Chart for a third week and the Streaming Chart for a second consecutive week. Circle described this result as a triple crown across three different chart categories.

Week 44 vs. Week 43: The Digital Index

The official Digital Index for “NEON” is 24,968,762 for October 25–31, down from 27,784,660 during October 18–24. This is a decrease of 2,815,898 index points (approximately 10.1%). The song nonetheless remains No. 1 because weekly placement reflects performance relative to other songs, not whether its own index rose or fell.

Circle Digital Chart — Weekly Top 50

The table records all 50 positions for October 25–31, 2026 (week 44). Previous week refers to October 18–24 (week 43). ▲ and ▼ indicate a change in rank, while NEW denotes an entry not present the previous week. The index for No. 1 is confirmed in the chart operator’s official November 5 announcement. The full ranking has been checked against the GuySome weekly Circle archive and cross-referenced with KWaveScope’s week-43 chart. English song names are official where available; otherwise they are editorial translations or romanizations.

What the Rankings Tell Us This Week

A2O LITE’s “NEON” stays at No. 1 even as its Digital Index falls approximately 10.1% week over week. MEOMURU climbs to second with “Did You Become the Adult You Dreamed Of?” and SOYEON moves to third with “I’m gonna TOESA.” IVE jumps six places to No. 4 with “Looks Can Kill,” followed by RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” at No. 5.

New entries include ILLIT’s “You’re Under Arrest” at No. 6 and RIIZE’s “Insomnia” at No. 31. CRUSH’s track featuring IU rises from No. 72 to No. 27. HANRORO places three songs in the Top 50 (Nos. 14, 20 and 39). The movement calculations are based on the listed current and previous positions, not on changes in streaming totals.

What Does the Circle Digital Index Measure?

Circle uses weighted activity from participating services, including streaming, digital downloads, BGM (background music) and V Coloring. Its reported index is a combined music-consumption measure, not the number of unique listeners, purchases or streams. The published index alone cannot be divided into exact platform shares. This is also different from music-show totals on Inkigayo, Music Bank or Show! Music Core, which incorporate other voting or broadcast-related categories.

Other Notable Circle Chart Results for Week 44

IVE took No. 1 in two separate album categories with Looks Can Kill: 588,958 copies on the Album Chart and 107,959 copies on the Retail Album Chart. Those figures refer to different album measures and should not be combined into a Digital Index.

RIIZE led the Download Chart with “Insomnia,” while ILLIT topped Social Chart 3.0. In the Global K-pop Chart, the association identified new entries including ILLIT’s “You’re Under Arrest” (No. 3), RIIZE’s “Insomnia” (No. 29) and JISOO’s “ADDICTED” (No. 68). These are Global K-pop ranks, not positions on the domestic Digital Chart.

Official Sources and Verification

The primary source is the Korea Pop Music Industry Association’s week-44 bulletin, November 5, 2026, which confirms the winner, index, reporting period and other category leaders. For the complete official data, visit Circle Digital Chart, week 44. Week 44 positions 1–50 and rank changes have also been checked against the GuySome weekly Circle archive for October 25–31, compared with the archived week-43 rankings. The operator’s November 5 bulletin verifies No. 1 and the published Circle Index; the full Top 50 table is independently transcribed. Rank-change labels are editorial calculations, not a separate official Circle ranking.