IWD: Meet IFPI’s Best-Selling K-Pop Girl Groups Of 2023

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed it was a “record year” for K-pop stars as six acts made it in the top 20 of its latest biggest-selling recording artists tally. The recorded music industry representative body ranked the world’s top musical acts of 2023 based on an artist’s or group’s worldwide…

March 8, 20240Comments

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What Went Down In K-Pop In 2023

Before we welcome 2024, here’s a quick rundown to all the scandals, romances, and tragedies in K-pop: 1. Rookie monsters The year saw rookie group NewJeans dominate the scene in Korea and globally. Zerobaseone, a group of nine artists chosen through Mnet’s idol survival program, 'Boys Planet,' debuted in July with EP, 'Youth in the…

December 30, 20230Comments

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Billboard: 10 Highest-Grossing K-Pop Tours Of 2023

This year saw numerous artists hit the road to bring their music to sold-out venues globally. Last week, Billboard unveiled its year-end Boxscore charts, which reviewed the top global tours, venues, and promoters of 2023. K-pop was the youngest in terms of the global box office. "K-pop’s share of this year’s top 100 is…

December 13, 20230Comments

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BTS, BLACKPINK Among Top K-Pop Artists On Anghami In 2022

From concerts to SM Entertainment expanding its footprint in Saudi Arabia, there is no doubt that K-Pop had a great year in the Middle East. Taking the top spot as the reigning K-Pop artist on Anghami, a music streaming platform and distribution company operating in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in 2022…

December 28, 20220Comments

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These Artists Dropped New Christmas Tunes

It's that time of year when it's perfectly acceptable to blast the best Christmas songs on loud. And whether it's carols, classics, or new hits, one can't go not having a K-Pop playlist to ring in the holidays. Here are artists who've blessed the holidays with new wintry tunes: 1. Verivery 2. Weeekly 3. NCT’s…

December 25, 20220Comments

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Circle Chart: BTS, Stray Kids Top Physical Album Sales In 2022

K-Pop bands BTS and Stray Kids dominated 2022 with physical album sales. BTS sells most copies Here are the top artists with the most albums sold from weeks 1 to 50 in 2022: BTS (6.07 million) Stray Kids (5.83 million) Seventeen (5.46 million) NCT Dream (4.11 million) BLACKPINK (2.82 million) TXT (2.78 million) ENHYPEN (2.69…

December 21, 20220Comments

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How BTS Ranked On Google, Apple Music In 2022

K-Pop continued to take the world by storm in 2022, with BTS taking the lead in music and search engines. Here's how the seven-piece boy band performed on Google and Apple Music, as per their end-of-year lists. Google BTS' 'Dynamite' and 'Butter' were among the top song searches on Google in 2022, according to the…

December 10, 20220Comments

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Meet HYBE’s First Japanese Boy Band &Team

HYBE’s first Japanese boy group &Team has made its debut on the music scene with EP 'First Howling : ME.' Much-awaited debut The boy band's members EJ, K, Fuma, Maki, Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, and Taki come from Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese backgrounds. They were selected from TV survival shows 'I-Land,' ― which created…

December 7, 20220Comments

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Spotify Wrapped 2022: Meet MENA’s Top K-Pop Artists

BTS was crowned as Spotify's most-streamed artist in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2022, the streaming platform revealed to Forbes Middle East. The septet was also the fourth most-streamed artist and had the most-streamed album in the UAE with 'Proof' in the UAE this year. BTS was the most-streamed…

December 6, 20220Comments

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Here Are Spotify’s Top 5 Most-Streamed K-Pop Artists Globally In 2022

BTS was Spotify's most-streamed K-Pop artist globally in 2022, the streaming giant revealed in its latest annual Wrapped results. Top artists Coming in second place is none other than BLACKPINK, followed by TWICE. They are the only K-Pop girl groups ranked in the top five. TWICE's labelmates Stray Kids are the fourth most-streamed K-Pop…

December 1, 20220Comments

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