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The 2026-W43 issue.
Every story we published from the 2026-W43 snapshot, in one place. 3 stories so far — more open through the week. The raw data is in the 2026-W43 archive →
Signals2026-10-23
medicube holds six of TikTok Shop's top ten skincare listings
Six of the ten best-selling skincare listings on TikTok Shop in the US this week belong to one Korean brand: medicube, at #1, #2, #4, #5, #9 and #10. Nine of the top ten are Korean brands, and at leas
Japan2026-10-22
Attenir took Rakuten's beauty #1 five days running
Rakuten Ichiba's daily beauty #1 changed hands once this week: Brighte held it Oct 11–13, then Attenir took it and kept it for five straight days. Among Korean brands we can verify, Anua was the one t
Korea2026-10-21
Derma Factory held Coupang's skincare #1 on every day we read
Last week three brands took turns at #1 on Coupang's skincare chart. This week there was no turn-taking: Derma Factory's Niacinamide 20% Serum was #1 on all seven days we captured, and on six of them