Korean Music - 2021 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 2021

 1. BTS~3.059.177.670+
 2. Lisa~2.298.655.255+
 3. Twice~1.792.347.503+
 4. Stray Kids~1.401.716.336+
 5. Aespa~1.003.995.379+
 6. ITZY~936.041.477+
 7. Rosé~847.707.871+
 8. Enhypen~581.560.698+
 9. Seventeen~534.285.710+
 10. TXT~513.210.961+
 11. Somi~430.800.359+
 12. IU~430.093.597+
 13. NCT DREAM~398.644.060+
 14. NCT 127~342.581.367+
 15. ATEEZ~332.402.235+
 16. IVE~311.619.430+
 17. NiziU~300.986.547+
 18. Lee Hi~279.715.646+
 19. Weeekly~254.838.988+
 20. StayC~225.659.278+
(Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )

Most Liked Artists Only 2021

 1. BTS~92.713.335+
 2. Lisa~43.487.379+
 3. Stray Kids~38.176.056+
 4. Twice~32.122.098+
 5. TXT~23.192.781+
 6. Rosé~22.815.451+
 7. Enhypen~21.810.635+
 8. ITZY~20.949.687+
 9. Aespa~18.132.021+
 10. Seventeen~13.258.924+
 11. NCT 127~12.768.420+
 12. NCT DREAM~10.992.738+
 13. Somi~9.744.686+
 14. IU~9.477.569+
 15. ATEEZ~8.843.812+
 16. EXO~5.382.548+
 17. Coldplay + BTS~5.146.550+
 18. Jessi~4.984.748+
 19. Hyuna~4.942.029+
 20. Blackpink~4.916.738+
(Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )
Artists page

Youtube Views per Style Only 2021


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

Youtube Views per Month Only 2021

(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 2021


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

Most Music Show Awards Only 2021

  Wins   Artist
1. 28 BTS
2. 27 IU
3. 14 NCT DREAM
4. 13 NCT 127
5. 10 The Boyz
6. 10 BB GIRLS
7. 10 I-dle
8. 9 Kang Daniel
9. 9 Aespa
10. 8 Seventeen
11. 8 ITZY
12. 7 Twice
13. 7 Red Velvet
14. 7 Stray Kids
15. 7 ASTRO
16. 6 Enhypen
17. 6 SHINee
18. 6 Rosé
19. 6 TXT
20. 5 MONSTA X
(Top 20 are listed, includes The show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo )

Song with Most Music Show Awards Only 2021

  Wins   Music
1. 13 Butter | BTS
2. 10 Celebrity | IU
3. 10 Sticker | NCT 127
4. 10 Hwaa | I-dle
5. 9 Lilac | IU
6. 8 Savage | Aespa
7. 8 Hot Sauce | NCT DREAM
8. 8 strawberry moon | IU
9. 8 Permission to Dance | BTS
10. 7 Rollin' (uncut) | BB GIRLS
11. 7 Queendom | Red Velvet
12. 6 Don't Call Me | SHINee
13. 6 Hello Future | NCT DREAM
14. 6 On the Ground | Rosé
15. 6 Thunderous | Stray Kids
16. 5 MAVERICK | The Boyz
17. 5 Antidote | Kang Daniel
18. 5 Thrill Ride | The Boyz
19. 5 Rush Hour | MONSTA X
20. 5 Mafia in the morning | ITZY

Style distribution on Music Show Awards Only 2021


Awards page

Most Streaming Score Only 2021


Top 10 artists

Style distribution on Streaming Only 2021


(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 2021

 1. IU
 2. BTS
 3. BB GIRLS
 4. Jang Beom June
 5. Lee Mujin
 6. Oh My Girl
 7. Akmu
 8. SG Wannabe
 9. Lim Young Woong
 10. Aespa
 11. Blackpink
 12. KyeongSeo
 13. Paul Kim
 14. Heize
 15. Cho Jung Seok
 16. MSG Wannabe (M.O.M)
 17. Sandeul
 18. Song I Han
 19. StayC
 20. Lim Chang Jung
(Score based on all songs charting on top 100 weekly charts )

Most streamed song Only 2021

 1. Celebrity | IU
 2. Rollin' | BB GIRLS
 3. Shiny star | KyeongSeo
 4. Dynamite | BTS
 5. Lilac | IU
 6. Butter | BTS
 7. Traffic light | Lee Mujin
 8. Foolish Love | MSG Wannabe (M.O.M)
 9. How can I love the heartbreak, you're the one I love | Akmu
 10. Lovesick Girls | Blackpink
 11. Hold my hand | IU
 12. Next Level | Aespa
 13. Stay | The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber
 14. Slightly Tipsy | Sandeul
 15. Blueming | IU
 16. Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) (BTS ... | Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo, BTS
 17. I Will Be Your Shining Star | Song I Han
 18. can\'t sleep | Jang Beom June
 19. Peaches (Feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) | Justin Bieber
 20. Eight | IU
(Score based on song charting on top 100 weekly charts counting only Korean artists )
CircleChart Streaming page

PAKS - Perfect All Kill Only 2021

A PAK is achieved if a song hits the first place on all music charts simultaneously, including realtime, daily and weekly charts
2021-01 - Celebrity | IU
2021-03 - Rollin' | BB GIRLS
2021-03 - Lilac | IU
2021-05 - Butter | BTS
2021-06 - Foolish Love | MSG Wannabe (M.O.M)
2021-10 - Savage | Aespa
2021-10 - strawberry moon | IU
2021-11 - Merry-Go-Round | Sokodomo

Physical Sales per Style Only 2021


(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 2021

 1. BTS~7.379.000+
 2. NCT 127~4.024.000+
 3. NCT DREAM~3.871.000+
 4. Seventeen~3.799.000+
 5. TXT~2.939.000+
 6. Stray Kids~2.643.000+
 7. NCT~2.427.000+
 8. Enhypen~2.184.000+
 9. ATEEZ~1.814.000+
 10. Twice~1.516.000+
 11. EXO~1.477.000+
 12. The Boyz~1.419.000+
 13. Baekhyun~1.040.000+
 14. ITZY~878.000+
 15. MONSTA X~818.000+
 16. Lisa~783.000+
 17. ASTRO~717.000+
 18. Rosé~621.000+
 19. Aespa~574.000+
 20. SHINee~459.000+
 21. WayV~452.000+
 22. Super Junior~442.000+
 23. Red Velvet~429.000+
 24. Blackpink~426.000+
 25. SF9~412.000+
 26. IU~411.000+
 27. Oneus~403.000+
 28. ONF~389.000+
 29. D.O.~380.000+
(Sub-units, collaborations or solo releases are not included in the main group numbers above )

Best Selling Items Only 2021

 1. BUTTERBTS~2.999.000+
 2. STICKER - THE 3RD ALBUMNCT 127~2.427.000+
 3. 맛 (HOT SAUCE) - THE 1ST ALBUMNCT DREAM~2.097.000+
 4. 9TH MINI ALBUM `ATTACCA`Seventeen~2.059.000+
 5. UNIVERSE - THE 3RD ALBUMNCT~1.630.000+
 6. 8TH MINI ALBUM `YOUR CHOICE`Seventeen~1.462.000+
 7. DON`T FIGHT THE FEELING - SPECIAL ALBUMEXO~1.326.000+
 8. NOEASYStray Kids~1.303.000+
 9. DIMENSION : DILEMMAEnhypen~1.205.000+
 10. BEBTS~1.049.000+
 11. HELLO FUTURE - THE 1ST ALBUM REPACKAGENCT DREAM~1.025.000+
 12. BAMBI - THE 3RD MINI ALBUMBaekhyun~996.000+
 13. FAVORITE - THE 3RD ALBUM REPACKAGENCT 127~934.000+
 14. 혼돈의 장 : FREEZETXT~877.000+
 15. 혼돈의 장: FREEZETXT~877.000+
 16. BORDER : CARNIVALEnhypen~788.000+
 17. 혼돈의 장: FIGHT OR ESCAPETXT~775.000+
 18. CHRISTMAS EVELStray Kids~743.000+
 19. ZERO : FEVER PART.3ATEEZ~737.000+
 20. FORMULA OF LOVE: O+T=<3Twice~714.000+
 21. LALISALisa~708.000+
 22. 6TH MINI ALBUM [THRILL-ING]The Boyz~642.000+
 23. 3RD SINGLE ALBUM [MAVERICK]The Boyz~642.000+
 24. SAVAGE - THE 1ST MINI ALBUMAespa~574.000+
 25. TASTE OF LOVETwice~557.000+
 26. RRosé~516.000+
 27. ZERO : FEVER PART.2ATEEZ~514.000+
 28. CRAZY IN LOVEITZY~500.000+
 29. LOVE YOURSELF 轉 `TEAR`BTS~458.000+

Duration of Disbanded Groups Up to 2021

Table 1: All groups

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Average Years
Female Groups: 3.0
Male Groups: 4.2
Mean Years
Female Groups: 2.0
Male Groups: 3.0


Table 2: Groups with at least 1 award

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Average Years
Female Groups: 6.6
Male Groups: 7.1
Mean Years
Female Groups: 7.0
Male Groups: 5.0

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 2021

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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 2021

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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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