I checked Melon three times this week, half-expecting someone to have finally knocked LOVE ATTACK off the throne. Nobody did. Field note: I've tracked Korean charts long enough to know a two-year-old song holding No. 1 for weeks isn't normal. It's the kind of thing that makes you stop scrolling and ask what happened.
So here's what happened, and who else is fighting for space at the top this week.
This Week's Melon Top 10 (August 3–9, 2026)
| Rank | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOVE ATTACK | RESCENE |
| 2 | 갑자기 (Suddenly) | I.O.I |
| 3 | REDRED | CORTIS |
| 4 | LEMONADE | aespa |
| 5 | Pretty Girl | RESCENE |
| 6 | It's Me | ILLIT |
| 7 | Catch Catch | YENA |
| 8 | Deja Vu | RESCENE |
| 9 | 만찬가 | TAEYEON |
| 10 | Drowning | WOODZ |
Worth noting: Melon's rankings shift hourly, so treat this as a snapshot from the most recently confirmed weekly data rather than a live readout.
Why a 2024 Song Is Still Beating Everything Released This Year
Personal Take: I've watched a lot of "sure thing" title tracks underperform, so this one genuinely surprised me. LOVE ATTACK came out in August 2024 off RESCENE's debut EP SCENEDROME. It didn't chart, didn't trend, and just sat there for nearly two years.
Then in spring 2026, member Wonyi's personal YouTube channel posted a clip of member Minami — in a gyaru concept — shouting "Geoje, yaho!" while visiting Wonyi's hometown. The clip wasn't a music promo, just a funny, charming moment, but it blew up. Within weeks "Geoje yaho" was a full meme spreading across Korean short-form platforms.
Here's the part that surprised even industry watchers: Melon reported in-app searches for RESCENE spiked more than 6,550% once the meme took off. People weren't searching because of a comeback — they found LOVE ATTACK sitting in the back catalog and started streaming it. The song hit Melon's TOP100 No. 1 on July 8, 2026, nearly two years after release. Unlike most Melon chart-toppers, which ride a promotional cycle timed to release week, this one climbed purely on internet culture with zero new content behind it.
Insider's Insight: the ripple went past streaming. Geoje's tourism office reported visitor traffic up roughly 300% as fans made pilgrimages to shout the line at spots like Deokpo Beach, and RESCENE was later named an honorary tourism ambassador for the city.
Not Just One Song — RESCENE Has Three in the Top 10
What keeps this interesting: Pretty Girl (No. 5) and Deja Vu (No. 8) — two more RESCENE tracks — are riding the same wave. Once listeners went looking for "the Geoje yaho group," they didn't stop at one song. Viral moment → artist search spike → back catalog gets a second look. Unlike a typical comeback bump, which usually fades in two to three weeks, this one has held for over a month.
The Rest of the Field Isn't Sitting Still
Real Talk: I don't want to undersell what's below RESCENE. CORTIS's REDRED remains one of the year's most consistent chart presences — the HYBE rookie group hit a Melon daily No. 1 in May, the first boy group debuted since Korea's third generation (2015 onward) to manage it, and the track ran a 70-day streak atop Apple Music Korea's daily chart through early July. Nine months out, it's still holding at No. 3.
I.O.I's 갑자기 (Suddenly) at No. 2 has been one of 2026's steadiest performers, reportedly logging 33 days at No. 1 on Melon's daily chart earlier this year — not a viral spike, just sustained strength. aespa's LEMONADE holds No. 4, TAEYEON's 만찬가 sits at No. 9, and rookie soloist YENA's Catch Catch cracked the top 10 at No. 7, a strong showing without a mega-label push behind her.
Behind the Scenes: what strikes me most is the gender balance at the top — RESCENE, I.O.I, aespa, ILLIT, and YENA fill six of ten spots, a noticeably different picture than the boy-group-heavy charts I tracked through most of 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is LOVE ATTACK a new RESCENE song? No. It's the title track from RESCENE's 2024 debut EP SCENEDROME. It reached Melon's No. 1 in July 2026, nearly two years after release.
What caused RESCENE's chart comeback? A viral clip from member Wonyi's YouTube channel, where member Minami said "Geoje, yaho!," spread as a meme and drove new listeners to the group's existing catalog.
How much did RESCENE's search traffic increase? Melon reported in-app search volume for RESCENE rose more than 6,550% after the meme spread in spring 2026.
What other RESCENE songs are charting this week? Pretty Girl (No. 5) and Deja Vu (No. 8) join LOVE ATTACK in this week's top 10.
Is CORTIS's REDRED still charting months after release? Yes. Released in April 2026, REDRED is still at No. 3 and ran a 70-day No. 1 streak on Apple Music Korea this past summer.
Explore More
- TWICE's 2026 World Tour Records
- aespa's 2026 World Tour and LEMONADE's Synk Complexity
- Stray Kids: Latest News and Records
- The Economics of the K-Pop Idol Trainee System
- Korea Music Chart Recap: Week of May 26, 2026
#MelonChart #KpopChart #RESCENE #LoveAttack #CORTIS #REDRED #IOI #aespa #KoreanMusicChart #KpopNews