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Korean Music - 2012 Statistics

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Whenever Youtube is mentioned, it means Music Videos (or dance versions and so on), not Streams from Audio videos. Watch or Views = Video, Stream = Audio

Most Watched Artists Only 2012

 1. PSY~6.046.604.370+
 2. BIGBANG~1.216.821.124+
 3. PSY + Hyuna~854.602.907+
 4. Girls' Generation~561.452.438+
 5. EXO-K~282.086.339+
 6. T-ara~276.833.202+
 7. G-DRAGON~274.082.992+
 8. Sistar~250.319.853+
 9. Yiruma~231.091.882+
 10. NU'EST~230.542.920+
 11. Ailee~211.835.838+
 12. f(x)~151.644.126+
 13. Super Junior~141.518.344+
 14. Hyuna~120.393.478+
 15. 2NE1~116.750.452+
 16. BTOB~107.748.529+
 17. Highlight~104.821.456+
 18. Girls' Generation TTS~102.839.967+
 19. SHINee~97.753.624+
 20. K.will~96.661.227+
(These are YOUTUBE VIEWS (public counter). Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )

Most Liked Artists Only 2012

 1. PSY~32.168.718+
 2. BIGBANG~8.772.527+
 3. EXO-K~3.634.514+
 4. Yiruma~3.631.570+
 5. Girls' Generation~3.397.010+
 6. PSY + Hyuna~3.185.321+
 7. G-DRAGON~3.006.306+
 8. NU'EST~2.517.694+
 9. T-ara~1.791.092+
 10. Block B~1.425.312+
 11. Ailee~1.388.496+
 12. Super Junior~1.174.018+
 13. SHINee~1.153.432+
 14. BTOB~1.143.436+
 15. f(x)~1.117.351+
 16. B.A.P~1.019.610+
 17. 2NE1~1.011.103+
 18. K.will~987.469+
 19. Sistar~978.590+
 20. EXO-M~874.520+
(These are YOUTUBE Likes. Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )
Artists page

Youtube Views per Style Only 2012


(Absolute views including non-organic views and not weighted by the number of artists on each segment )

Youtube Views per Month Only 2012

(Includes all types of Main videos (audio-only not included, covers also not included) with monthly view distribution based on Our monthly formula )
Music Videos page Math behind Graphic

Youtube Likes per Style Only 2012


(Includes only Videos, not Audios. Absolute likes not weighted by the number of artists on each segment )

Most Music Show Awards Only 2012

  Wins   Artist
1. 24 PSY
2. 12 Girls' Generation TTS
3. 10 Super Junior
4. 10 Sistar
5. 9 f(x)
6. 9 T-ara
7. 8 BIGBANG
8. 8 SHINee
9. 7 Infinite
10. 7 Yang Yoseob
11. 6 Highlight
12. 5 Wonder Girls
13. 5 Lee Seung Gi
14. 5 FTISLAND
15. 5 Miss A
16. 4 K.will
17. 4 Lee Hi
18. 4 CNBlue
19. 4 Kara
20. 3 G-DRAGON
(Top 20 are listed, includes The show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo )

Song with Most Music Show Awards Only 2012

  Wins   Music
1. 24 Gangnam Style | PSY
2. 12 Twinkle | Girls' Generation TTS
3. 10 Sexy, Free & Single | Super Junior
4. 9 Electric Shock | f(x)
5. 9 Lovey-Dovey | T-ara
6. 8 Sherlock | SHINee
7. 7 The Chaser | Infinite
8. 7 Caffeine | Yang Yoseob
9. 6 Blue | BIGBANG
10. 6 Beautiful Night | Highlight
11. 6 Alone | Sistar
12. 5 Like This | Wonder Girls
13. 5 Return | Lee Seung Gi
14. 4 PANDORA | Kara
15. 4 Hey You | CNBlue
16. 4 Severely | FTISLAND
17. 4 Loving U | Sistar
18. 4 1.2.3.4. | Lee Hi
19. 4 Touch | Miss A
20. 3 You & I | IU

Style distribution on Music Show Awards Only 2012


Awards page

Most Streaming Score Only 2012


Top 10 artists

Style distribution on Streaming Only 2012


(Streaming data is highly changed due to the vast majority of streams being from Singers and not Idols, specially Ballads )
Streaming page

Most streamed artists Only 2012

 1. Busker Busker
 2. BIGBANG
 3. PSY
 4. T-ara
 5. G-DRAGON
 6. IU
 7. Sistar
 8. Highlight
 9. Noel
 10. Naul
 11. K.will
 12. Wonder Girls
 13. 10cm
 14. Ailee
 15. Baek Jiyoung
 16. Huh Gak
 17. Lee Hi
 18. Ulala Session
 19. Verbal Jint
 20. Primary
(Circle Chart Streaming digital data. Score based on all songs charting on top 100 weekly charts )

Most streamed song Only 2012

 1. Gangnam Style | PSY
 2. Alone | Sistar
 3. Cherry Blossom Ending | Busker Busker
 4. All for you | Seo Inguk + Eunji
 5. Lovey-Dovey | T-ara
 6. Memory Of The Wind | Naul
 7. Blue | BIGBANG
 8. If you really love me | Busker Busker
 9. Loving U | Sistar
 10. Every End of the Day | IU
 11. I love you | 2NE1
 12. I Need You | Zia + Huh Gak
 13. Twinkle | Girls' Generation TTS
 14. Fantastic Baby | BIGBANG
 15. 1.2.3.4. | Lee Hi
 16. Heaven | Ailee
 17. Return | Lee Seung Gi
 18. Back In Time | Lyn
 19. What Would have Been | PSY
 20. illa illa | Juniel
(Circle Chart Streaming digital data. Score based on song charting on top 100 weekly charts counting only Korean artists )
CircleChart Streaming page

PAKS - Perfect All Kill Only 2012

A PAK is achieved if a song hits the first place on all music charts simultaneously, including realtime, daily and weekly charts
2012-02 - Blue | BIGBANG
2012-04 - Cherry Blossom Ending | Busker Busker
2012-06 - If you really love me | Busker Busker
2012-07 - Gangnam Style | PSY
2012-09 - That XX | G-DRAGON
2012-09 - Memory Of The Wind | Naul

Physical Sales per Style Only 2012


(Data from CircleChart Album sales, which is their original physical sales method (Shipments - returns). Since 2022 they have a Retail Album data which is actual sales from partner stores, which works more like Hanteo. )
CircleChart Sales page

Physical Sales per Artist Only 2012

 1. Super Junior~1.004.000+
 2. BIGBANG~586.000+
 3. TVXQ!~361.000+
 4. Infinite~237.000+
 5. SHINee~224.000+
 6. G-DRAGON~221.000+
 7. Busker Busker~212.000+
 8. B1A4~199.000+
 9. XIA~187.000+
 10. T-ara~180.000+
 11. Girls' Generation~166.000+
 12. Highlight~161.000+
 13. CNBlue~152.000+
 14. EXO-K~145.000+
 15. Girls' Generation TTS~144.000+
 16. B.A.P~129.000+
 17. FTISLAND~121.000+
 18. Teen Top~119.000+
 19. PSY~108.000+
 20. Shinhwa~107.000+
 21. 2PM~105.000+
 22. IU~95.000+
 23. f(x)~92.000+
 24. MBLAQ~89.000+
 25. Block B~89.000+
 26. Kara~88.000+
 27. Jay Park~76.000+
 28. Boyfriend~75.000+
 29. Kim Sungkyu~70.000+
(Sub-units, collaborations or solo releases are not included in the main group numbers above )

Best Selling Items Only 2012

 1. 6집 SEXY, FREE & SINGLESuper Junior~356.000+
 2. SEXY, FREE & SINGLESuper Junior~356.000+
 3. ALIVEBIGBANG~266.000+
 4. 6집 CATCH METVXQ!~256.000+
 5. ONE OF A KINDG-DRAGON~204.000+
 6. `SHERLOCK` SHINEE THE 4TH MINI ALBUMSHINee~181.000+
 7. SPECIAL EDITION `STILL ALIVE`BIGBANG~148.000+
 8. BIGBANG SPECIAL EDITION `STILL ALIVE`BIGBANG~146.000+
 9. `MAMA` EXO-K THE 1ST MINI ALBUMEXO-K~145.000+
 10. `TWINKLE` MINI ALBUMGirls' Generation TTS~144.000+
 11. MIDNIGHT SUNHighlight~144.000+
 12. INFINITIZEInfinite~140.000+
 13. 버스커 버스커 1집Busker Busker~136.000+
 14. TARANTALLEGRAXIA~127.000+
 15. `SPY` THE 6TH ALBUM REPACKAGESuper Junior~124.000+
 16. 3RD MINI ALBUM EAR FUNCNBlue~122.000+
 17. 6집 싸이6甲 PART 1PSY~106.000+
 18. 10집 THE RETURNShinhwa~83.000+
 19. HUMANOIDS (REPACKAGE)TVXQ!~80.000+
 20. 1집 NEW BREEDJay Park~76.000+
 21. FUNKY TOWNT-ara~76.000+
 22. `ELECTRIC SHOCK` THE 2ND MINI ALBUMf(x)~74.000+
 23. ANOTHER MEKim Sungkyu~70.000+
 24. PANDORAKara~70.000+
 25. 23, MALE, SINGLE2PM~68.000+
 26. IT`STeen Top~65.000+
 27. IN THE WINDB1A4~63.000+
 28. GROWN-UPFTISLAND~60.000+
 29. UNCOMMITTEDXIA~60.000+

Duration of Disbanded Groups Up to 2012

Table 1: All groups

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Average Years
Female Groups: 2.1
Male Groups: 4.3
Mean Years
Female Groups: 1.0
Male Groups: 3.0


Table 2: Groups with at least 1 award

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9 y
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Average Years
Female Groups: 4.5
Male Groups: 4.0
Mean Years
Female Groups: 5.0
Male Groups: 4.0

Years reflect completed years of activity, thus groups that disbanded before even completing 1 year are marked as lasting 0 years

Debuts on Youtube per Month Only 2012

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Debut Tables do not count Collaborations, Sub-unit debut and Member debuts even if the member debuts after the group disbanded. As such, it counts only main groups and soloists not from a group.
Debuts page

Releases on Youtube per Month Only 2012

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All data, specially sales, are respective to artists on our database, not all Korean Music. Last month's sales might still not be updated until the 10th of that month.
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