Korean Music - 2026 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 2026

 1. BTS~379.049.503+
 2. BABYMONSTER~219.628.331+
 3. Hearts2Hearts~125.258.266+
 4. Alpha Drive One~116.124.326+
 5. ILLIT~93.413.974+
 6. IVE~90.469.832+
 7. LNGSHOT~88.880.738+
 8. Blackpink~79.559.449+
 9. CORTIS~78.355.039+
 10. ATEEZ~70.678.933+
 11. Enhypen~68.276.066+
 12. Nmixx~63.442.743+
 13. ZEROBASEONE~61.739.003+
 14. YENA~51.196.363+
 15. NEXZ~50.225.025+
 16. EXO~49.215.580+
 17. Kiss of Life~47.087.809+
 18. Aespa~45.529.348+
 19. HANA~44.090.179+
 20. LE SSERAFIM~42.839.820+
(Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )

Most Liked Artists Only 2026

 1. BTS~20.180.505+
 2. CORTIS~4.146.823+
 3. Blackpink~3.698.799+
 4. Enhypen~2.272.076+
 5. LNGSHOT~2.089.883+
 6. ILLIT~1.792.569+
 7. BABYMONSTER~1.751.582+
 8. Hearts2Hearts~1.686.898+
 9. IVE~1.509.159+
 10. LE SSERAFIM~1.501.062+
 11. Nmixx~1.255.987+
 12. Aespa~1.231.523+
 13. YENA~1.097.503+
 14. ATEEZ~958.282+
 15. Hyunjin~805.541+
 16. KiiiKiii~791.913+
 17. I-dle~747.205+
 18. UNCHILD~713.948+
 19. ITZY~692.726+
 20. TXT~691.657+
(Does not include CF/Promotional videos. Includes only Videos, not Audios )
Artists page

Youtube Views per Style Only 2026


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

Youtube Views per Month Only 2026

(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 2026


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

Most Music Show Awards Only 2026

  Wins   Artist
1. 15 BTS
2. 11 CORTIS
3. 9 IVE
4. 5 EXO
5. 5 TXT
6. 5 ATEEZ
7. 5 Hearts2Hearts
8. 4 ILLIT
9. 4 Alpha Drive One
10. 3 Nmixx
11. 3 KiiiKiii
12. 3 I-dle
13. 3 NCT WISH
14. 3 Blackpink
15. 2 AND2BLE
16. 2 tripleS
17. 2 Hwasa
18. 2 TWS
19. 2 P1Harmony
20. 2 ZEROBASEONE
(Top 20 are listed, includes The show, Show Champion, M Countdown, Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo )

Song with Most Music Show Awards Only 2026

  Wins   Music
1. 14 SWIM | BTS
2. 11 REDRED | CORTIS
3. 8 BANG BANG | IVE
4. 5 Crown | EXO
5. 5 Adrenaline | ATEEZ
6. 5 Stick With You | TXT
7. 5 RUDE! | Hearts2Hearts
8. 4 FREAK ALARM | Alpha Drive One
9. 3 404 | KiiiKiii
10. 3 Mono | I-dle
11. 3 It's Me | ILLIT
12. 3 Ode to Love | NCT WISH
13. 3 GO | Blackpink
14. 2 Heavy Serenade | Nmixx
15. 2 Eye-Poppin' | KickFlip
16. 2 TOP 5 | ZEROBASEONE
17. 2 Curious | AND2BLE
18. 2 Good Goodbye | Hwasa
19. 2 Baby Flower | tripleS
20. 2 UNIQUE | P1Harmony

Style distribution on Music Show Awards Only 2026


Awards page

Most Streaming Score Only 2026


Top 10 artists

Style distribution on Streaming Only 2026


(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 2026

 1. Hanroro
 2. Akmu
 3. Hearts2Hearts
 4. IVE
 5. BTS
 6. Day6
 7. ILLIT
 8. ALLDAY PROJECT
 9. Hwasa
 10. Aespa
 11. Lee Mujin
 12. KiiiKiii
 13. Car, the garden
 14. Roy Kim
 15. Blackpink
 16. Nmixx
 17. Woodz
 18. TWS
 19. Davichi
 20. LEE CHANHYUK
(Score based on all songs charting on top 100 weekly charts )

Most streamed song Only 2026

 1. Good Goodbye | Hwasa
 2. 404 | KiiiKiii
 3. Landing in Love | Hanroro
 4. You become my little world | Car, the garden
 5. RUDE! | Hearts2Hearts
 6. 0 + 0 | Hanroro
 7. Drowning | Woodz
 8. Time capsule | Davichi
 9. Endangered Love | LEE CHANHYUK
 10. Blue Valentine | Nmixx
 11. Golden | EJAE + Rei Ami + Audrey Nuna
 12. BANG BANG | IVE
 13. JUMP | Blackpink
 14. How can I love the heartbreak, you're the one I love | Akmu
 15. Sadder Than Yesterday | Woody
 16. Toxic till the end | Rosé
 17. FOCUS | Hearts2Hearts
 18. Love Love Love | Epik High
 19. Paradise of Rumors | Akmu
 20. Every Moment Of You | Sung Sikyung
(Score based on song charting on top 100 weekly charts counting only Korean artists )
CircleChart Streaming page

PAKS - Perfect All Kill Only 2026

A PAK is achieved if a song hits the first place on all music charts simultaneously, including realtime, daily and weekly charts
2026-02 - BANG BANG | IVE
2026-05 - Paradise of Rumors | Akmu

Physical Sales per Style Only 2026


(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 2026

 1. BTS~5.073.000+
 2. CORTIS~3.201.000+
 3. Enhypen~2.581.000+
 4. Blackpink~2.043.000+
 5. TXT~1.991.000+
 6. NCT WISH~1.913.000+
 7. Alpha Drive One~1.458.000+
 8. PLAVE~1.438.000+
 9. ATEEZ~1.414.000+
 10. TWS~1.374.000+
 11. &TEAM~1.271.000+
 12. IVE~1.060.000+
 13. EXO~1.003.000+
 14. Aespa~999.000+
 15. Seventeen~777.000+
 16. Stray Kids~755.000+
 17. LE SSERAFIM~713.000+
 18. ILLIT~654.000+
 19. ZEROBASEONE~611.000+
 20. AND2BLE~606.000+
 21. BABYMONSTER~561.000+
 22. NCT JNJM~520.000+
 23. P1Harmony~473.000+
 24. KickFlip~469.000+
 25. NEXZ~443.000+
 26. idntt~402.000+
 27. Nmixx~376.000+
 28. Taeyong~362.000+
 29. ITZY~328.000+
(Sub-units, collaborations or solo releases are not included in the main group numbers above )

Best Selling Items Only 2026

 1. ARIRANGBTS~4.227.000+
 2. THE SIN : VANISHEnhypen~2.134.000+
 3. DEADLINEBlackpink~1.990.000+
 4. 7TH YEAR: 가시덤불에 잠시 바람이 멈췄을 때TXT~1.704.000+
 5. GREENGREENCORTIS~1.695.000+
 6. EUPHORIAAlpha Drive One~1.428.000+
 7. ODE TO LOVE - THE 1ST ALBUMNCT WISH~1.398.000+
 8. WE ON FIRE&TEAM~1.271.000+
 9. 5TH MINI ALBUM `NO TRAGEDY`TWS~1.210.000+
 10. LEMONADE - THE 2ND ALBUMAespa~927.000+
 11. GOLDEN HOUR : PART.4ATEEZ~921.000+
 12. REVIVE+IVE~884.000+
 13. CALIGO PT.2PLAVE~795.000+
 14. REVERXE - THE 8TH ALBUMEXO~776.000+
 15. CALIGO PT.2 (POCA)PLAVE~642.000+
 16. GREENGREEN (WEVERSE)CORTIS~639.000+
 17. 1ST MINI ALBUM `소야곡`Seventeen~619.000+
 18. `PUREFLOW` PT.1LE SSERAFIM~593.000+
 19. COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINESCORTIS~569.000+
 20. ODE TO LOVE - THE 1ST ALBUM (SMC)NCT WISH~515.000+
 21. ASCEND-ZEROBASEONE~492.000+
 22. GOLDEN HOUR : PART.4 (POCA)ATEEZ~489.000+
 23. SEQUENCE 01: CURIOSITYAND2BLE~471.000+
 24. BOTH SIDES - THE 1ST MINI ALBUMNCT JNJM~463.000+
 25. MAMIHLAPINATAPAIILLIT~457.000+
 26. UNIQUEP1Harmony~447.000+
 27. (COSMO)idntt~382.000+
 28. ARIRANG (WEVERSE)BTS~350.000+
 29. MMCHKNEXZ~347.000+

Duration of Disbanded Groups Up to 2026

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: 6.5
Male Groups: 7.2
Mean Years
Female Groups: 7.0
Male Groups: 6.0

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 2026

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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 2026

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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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