JYP Entertainment girl group NMIXX and sibling duo AKMU each earned double crowns on the Circle Weekly Charts for the week of 10 to 16 May 2026,Soompi reports. The two acts dominated separate chart segments in the same week, a rare convergence on South Korea's official national music tracker.
NMIXX tops physical and digital download charts
NMIXX's new EP Heavy Serenade and its title track of the same name took the No. 1 position on both the Circle Physical Album Chart and the Digital Download Chart.AllKPop notes that the EP's regular edition debuted at No. 1 with 279,657 copies sold, while a separate POCA version charted at No. 5.The Korea Times reported the comeback was released on 11 May, with the group aiming to extend a streak of chart-topping mini-albums.
AKMU tops overall digital and streaming
AKMU, the brother-sister duo of Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun, held No. 1 on both the Overall Digital Chart and the Streaming Chart with Paradise of Rumors, per Soompi. The track continued a multi-week run at the top of those segments, underlining the duo's continued reach across casual streaming listeners and dedicated K-pop fans alike.
Context on the chart
The Circle Chart, formerly the Gaon Chart, is South Korea's official national music chart, aggregating physical sales, streaming, downloads and global K-pop metrics. A double crown requires an act to lead two distinct chart segments in the same week, a benchmark used by industry analysts to gauge cross-format strength.
Wider Week 20 picture
For the same Week 20 window,ZAPZEE reports AKMU expanded its tally to four chart No. 1s, while NMIXX held three. BTS led the Global K-pop Chart and CORTIS topped the Retail Album Chart in the same period, rounding out a week that put several JYP, HYBE and Big Hit acts at the top.
Heavy Serenade is NMIXX's sixth No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart, following AD MARE, ENTWURF, Fe3O4: BREAK, Fe3O4: STICK OUT and Fe3O4: FORWARD.
