How a number reaches kbeautytmi Diagram

Every number is dated

Each chart is a store's own best-seller list, captured for a named week
Screen-read charts publish only after the #1 and #2 rows match the original capture
The publish gate stops a release when a check fails

When a chart can't be re-captured

Last week's rows stay on the page, marked as carried
Carried charts are left out of week-over-week moves
The weekly seal records which charts were carried

What counts as K-beauty

A Korean company, or Korean-American founders sold as K-beauty by the stores we track
Borderline brands are decided once, with the reason recorded
Sealed weeks keep the numbers they were published with