# K-Music Charts Feed — Melon x Genie x Bugs (`kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed`) Actor Korea's realtime music streaming charts in one run: Melon, Genie and Bugs Top 100 — clean JSON with source, rank, title, artist, album, rank change and cover image. For K-pop analytics, all-kill detection, label A\&R and AI agents. - **URL**: https://apify.com/kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed.md - **Developed by:** [Seok June Park](https://apify.com/kdatafactory) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## K-Music Charts Feed — Melon × Genie × Bugs 🎵 Snapshot Korea's **realtime music streaming charts** from [Melon](https://www.melon.com/chart/index.htm), [Genie](https://www.genie.co.kr/chart/top200) and [Bugs](https://music.bugs.co.kr/chart) — the three services that define what's charting in Korea — as one clean, unified JSON/CSV/Excel dataset. Get `source`, `rank`, `title`, `artist`, `album`, `rank_change`, and cover image for every song in one run. Instead of scraping three sites and gluing schemas together, you get one call, one schema — perfect for **K-pop analytics, all-kill detection, and label A&R**. > **Try it free.** Apify's free plan includes $5 of monthly platform credit — at **$2.00 / 1,000 results** that's roughly **2,500 chart entries** from this actor, no credit card required. Set your input, click Start, and export JSON/CSV/Excel. --- ### What it does This actor reads each service's own **public, server-rendered chart page** (the same page any visitor sees — no login, no private API, no headless browser) and parses it into a unified feed. One run collects the **realtime Top 100 from each requested source**: | Source | Chart | Rows | |--------|-------|------| | `melon` | Melon (멜론) **실시간 차트** — Korea's #1 streaming service | Top 100 | | `genie` | Genie (지니) **실시간 차트 TOP 200** (collected to Top 100) | Top 100 | | `bugs` | Bugs (벅스) **실시간 차트** | Top 100 | Cross-referencing the three is how analysts spot a **"perfect all-kill"** (a song sitting at #1 on every chart at once) and how they separate a real hit from a single-platform fan push. --- ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `source` | string | `all` | Which chart to snapshot: `all`, `melon`, `genie`, or `bugs`. | | `topN` | integer | `100` | Top-ranked entries to collect from **each** source (max 100). | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | off | Optional Apify proxy. Not required — the charts read fine on a direct connection. | #### Input example ```json { "source": "all", "topN": 100 } ```` ```json { "source": "melon", "topN": 50 } ``` *** ### Output Each chart entry is one dataset record (real samples from a live run): ```json { "source": "melon", "chart_type": "realtime", "rank": 1, "title": "LOVE ATTACK", "artist": "RESCENE (리센느)", "album": "SCENEDROME", "rank_change": 0, "url": "https://www.melon.com/song/detail.htm?songId=37928381", "image_url": "https://cdnimg.melon.co.kr/cm2/album/images/115/75/849/11575849_20240826152240_500.jpg/melon/resize/120/quality/80/optimize", "scraped_at": "2026-07-14T14:43:16+09:00" } ``` ```json { "source": "bugs", "chart_type": "realtime", "rank": 1, "title": "Ice Cream", "artist": "연준", "album": "NO LABELS: PART 02", "rank_change": 0, "url": "https://music.bugs.co.kr/track/6489217", "image_url": "https://image.bugsm.co.kr/album/images/50/41513/4151359.jpg?version=20260711005644", "scraped_at": "2026-07-14T14:43:16+09:00" } ``` A full 30-record sample (10 per source) from a real run is in [`samples/sample-output.json`](samples/sample-output.json). | Field | Meaning | |-------|---------| | `source` | Which chart the record came from: `melon`, `genie` or `bugs`. | | `chart_type` | Always `"realtime"` — these are the live/realtime charts. | | `rank` | The song's position on that source's own chart (1–100). Never re-numbered across sources. | | `title` | Song title. | | `artist` | Artist(s). Multiple credits are comma-joined (e.g. featured artists). | | `album` | Album title, else `null`. | | `rank_change` | Positions moved vs. the previous chart snapshot: positive = up, negative = down, `0` = unchanged. `null` for a brand-new entry the site marks with no numeric delta (see limitations). | | `url` | Song/track detail page on the source. | | `image_url` | Album-cover thumbnail as the source serves it. | | `scraped_at` | ISO-8601 timestamp (KST, UTC+9). | The critical fields — `source`, `rank`, `title`, `artist` — are populated on **30/30** records in the live test, and in that sample `album`, `rank_change`, `url` and `image_url` were populated on **30/30** as well. A row missing any critical field is dropped rather than emitted half-empty. *** ### Use cases - **K-pop analytics** — track a song or artist across Melon, Genie and Bugs in one schedule and chart rank-over-time. Diff snapshots to catch risers before they peak (`rank_change` gives you the per-run delta for free). - **All-kill / perfect all-kill detection** — join the three sources on `title` + `artist` and flag songs sitting at #1 (or in the top N) on every chart at once — the metric K-pop media reports on. - **Label & A\&R monitoring** — watch where a roster's releases land across all three services at launch, at what rank, moving which direction. Compare a comeback's first-day charting against past releases. - **AI agents & LLM pipelines** — a compact, unified JSON feed of Korea's music charts for a RAG index, a "what's charting in Korea right now" assistant, or a dashboard — no scraping code in your app. *** ### ❓ FAQ **Is it legal to scrape this data?** This actor collects only public, non-personal chart data — the same ranking lists any visitor sees without logging in. No personal data is collected; artist names are public commercial credits. You are responsible for how you use the data; see the rate & legality note below. **What does it cost in practice?** $2.00 per 1,000 results (launch pricing) + a few cents of platform usage. Example: a daily all-source snapshot at `topN: 100` (~300 results) costs about **$0.60/day**. Apify's free $5 monthly credit covers **~2,500 results**. **Do I need to configure proxies?** No — the default settings work out of the box. All three charts are server-rendered and read fine on a **direct connection**. If a run ever comes back empty, enable Apify Proxy and re-run. **How fresh is the data?** Every run scrapes the live realtime charts at run time. Schedule the actor for recurring snapshots — rank-over-time and `rank_change` are where the value is. **Can I run just one chart?** Yes — set `"source": "melon"` (or `genie` / `bugs`). Default `all` collects all three in one run. **Why do Melon and Bugs stop at 100 while Genie has 200?** Melon's and Bugs' realtime charts are Top 100. Genie publishes a Top 200, but this feed caps every source at 100 so the three line up for cross-chart comparison. *** ### 🤖 Use with AI agents (MCP) Call this Actor as a tool from Claude or any MCP-compatible AI agent — no glue code. Point your MCP client at Apify's server, scoped to this Actor: ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer " } } } } ``` Your agent can then pull Korea's realtime music charts across Melon, Genie & Bugs on demand — no scraping code in your app. Grab a free token from [Apify → Integrations](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations). ### 🇰🇷 More Korean data actors This actor is part of a suite of Korean-platform scrapers by the same maintainer: - [circlechart-scraper](https://apify.com/kdatafactory/circlechart-scraper) — Circle Chart (formerly Gaon), Korea's official national music chart (weekly/monthly, sales + streaming). - [kpop-photocard-index](https://apify.com/kdatafactory/kpop-photocard-index) — K-pop photocard catalogue and resale-price index. - [ktown4u-scraper](https://apify.com/kdatafactory/ktown4u-scraper) — K-pop album & merch listings and best-sellers from Ktown4u. Browse all: [apify.com/kdatafactory](https://apify.com/kdatafactory) *** ### Rate limiting & legality - The actor collects **only public, non-authenticated data** — the realtime chart lists anyone can see without logging in. It never logs in and never touches private endpoints. - **No personal data** is collected. Artist names are public commercial credits, like a shop name. - Requests are **rate-limited**: one page at a time with a ≥ 500 ms delay between requests (a full default run is about 4 light requests), to stay gentle on the sites' servers. - You are responsible for using the data in line with each service's terms of service and applicable law. Use it for research, monitoring and analytics — not to replicate the services. #### Known limitations (honesty note) - **`rank_change` is best-effort.** It's the per-snapshot delta each site publishes next to the rank (up/down/unchanged). For a **brand-new entry** (신규진입) that the site marks without a numeric value, `rank_change` is `null` rather than a guessed number. It is the chart's own movement figure, not a diff this actor computes across your runs. - **`album` can occasionally be `null`** if a chart row omits the album link. In the live test it was present on every record. - **Top 100 per source.** Melon and Bugs realtime charts are Top 100; Genie's Top 200 is capped to 100 so the three sources align for comparison. `topN` above 100 is clamped to 100. - **These are the realtime charts** (`chart_type` is always `"realtime"`). For official weekly/monthly national rankings, use [circlechart-scraper](https://apify.com/kdatafactory/circlechart-scraper). - **Text is Korean.** Titles, artist and album names are returned exactly as each service labels them (Korean for domestic acts, Latin for others) — they are not transliterated or translated. *** ### 🏃 Run it On Apify: set your input and click **Start**. Locally: ```bash npm install ## put your input in storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json npm start ``` Results land in the default dataset (Apify) or `./storage/datasets/default` (local). *** *If this actor saves you time, a rating on the [Store page](https://apify.com/kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed) helps a solo maintainer a lot. Found an issue? Open it in the Issues tab — I respond fast.* # Actor input Schema ## `source` (type: `string`): Which Korean music streaming chart to snapshot. Default 'all' collects the realtime Top 100 from Melon, Genie and Bugs in one run; pick a single service to collect just that one. ## `topN` (type: `integer`): How many top-ranked entries to collect from EACH source (so 'all' at topN 100 = up to 300 records). Maximum 100 — the realtime charts on Melon and Bugs are Top 100. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify proxy. All three charts are server-rendered and read fine from most IPs, so the default is a direct connection. If a run comes back empty, re-run with an Apify proxy. If a proxy tunnel fails, the actor retries the request directly. ## Actor input object example ```json { "source": "all", "topN": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "source": "all", "topN": 100 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "source": "all", "topN": 100, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "source": "all", "topN": 100 }' | apify call kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=kdatafactory/kmusic-charts-feed", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "K-Music Charts Feed — Melon x Genie x Bugs", "description": "Korea's realtime music streaming charts in one run: Melon, Genie and Bugs Top 100 — clean JSON with source, rank, title, artist, album, rank change and cover image. 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