Keep on reading to know if your favorite stars made it to the list…..
K-pop music has been making waves in various streaming platforms and music charts as its popularity continues to soar recently. On Saturday, KGraph revealed the names of the K-pop artists that garnered the most followers on Spotify between January 2021 to February 2021. Keep on reading to know if your favorite stars made it to the list.
BTS, BLACKPINK & TWICE Gain the Most Followers This Year So Far
As expected, BTS dominated the list after it was able to get more than 2.8 million followers on Spotify as of this writing. While Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM, and Suga continue to break records on Billboard and other music tallies worldwide, they have also made a huge feat on the said audio streaming platform…..
BTS owes its continuous popularity to their chart-topping songs such as “Dynamite,” “Life Goes On,” “Telepathy,” “Black Swan,” “ON,” “Stay Gold” and “Friends” among others. Add to that the growing anticipation on the upcoming appearances of Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM, and Suga on tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block” on March 24, 2021, and “Let’s BTS” on March 29 on KBS.
Coming close in the second spot in BLACKPINK. Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé have, so far, amassed 1,650,599 followers on Spotify since the start of 2021. Aside from BTS, BLACKPINK has also been getting a lot of attention lately due to their chart-topping songs such as “How You Like That,” “Ice Cream” and “Lovesick Girls.”
TWICE secured the third spot with a total of 647,962 followers as of this writing. Sana, Momo, Tzuyu, Nayeon, Mina, Jihyo, Dahyun, Jeongyeon, and Chaeyoung have been making headlines as they are among the most sought-after K-pop groups right now. The South Korean girl group released the “More & More” and “Eyes Wide Open” albums in 2020.
South Korean pop star royalty IU nabbed the No. 4 spot with 549,126 followers. The “celebrity” hitmaker is followed by BTS members J-Hope and RM at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots with 523,391 followers and 505,206 followers, respectively.
Other K-pop artists with the most followers on Spotify from January 2021 to February 2021 include Stray Kids with 477,201 followers, August D with 471,179 followers, MAMAMOO with 467,197 followers, BTS member V with 427,795 followers, TXT with 419,998 followers, and EXO with 399,151 followers.
BTS, BLACKPINK & TWICE Got Most Views on YouTube in February 2021
Meanwhile, BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE were also the frontrunners of KGraph’s list of the most-viewed K-pop artists on YouTube last month. Jin, Jimin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V, RM, and Suga garnered a total of 962,489,591 views, which landed them in the No. 1 spot.
ennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé, on the other hand, generated more than 679 million views, which made them the second K-pop act with the most view on the video streaming site in February 2021. TWICE, on the other hand, ranked third with a total of 260,682,883 views. IU, Stray Kids, PSY, ITZY, MAMAMOO, SEVENTEEN, RED VENVET, EXO and BIGBANG also made it to the list.
These Are The Only K-Pop Girl Groups With Over 1 Million Followers On Spotify
Reaching 1 million followers on popular international music streaming platform Spotify is no easy feat for K-Pop girl groups. In fact, these groups are the only ones to ever achieve the milestone so far.
1. BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK currently has 19.37 million followers on Spotify. Their monthly listener count is 16.76 million, making them the 200th most-streamed artist in the world
Right now, BLACKPINK’s most popular songs on the platform are “How You Like That”, “Lovesick Girls”, and “Pretty Savage”. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; Quezon City, the Philippines; and São Paulo, Brazil.
2. TWICE
TWICE currently has 8.08 million followers on Spotify and 6.77 million monthly listeners
Right now, “I Can’t Stop Me”, “Cry For Me”, and “Fancy” are TWICE’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Quezon City, the Philippines; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Bangkok, Thailand.
3. Red Velvet
Red Velvet currently has 4.85 million followers on Spotify and 4.85 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “Psycho”, “Future”, and “Bad Boy” are Red Velvet’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand; Quezon City, the Philippines; Surabaya, Indonesia; and Singapore.
4. MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO currently has 3.30 million followers on Spotify and 3.59 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “HIP”, “Dingga”, and “AYA” are MAMAMOO’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; New Taipei, Taiwan; Bangkok, Thailand; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
5. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE currently has 2.29 million followers on Spotify and 4.86 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “HWAA”, “Oh My God”, and “DUMDi DUMDi” are (G)I-DLE’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are New Taipei, Taiwan; Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
6. MOMOLAND
MOMOLAND currently has 2.24 million followers on Spotify and 1.44 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “BBoom BBoom”, “BAAM”, and “Wrap Me in Plastic” are MOMOLAND’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Mexico City, Mexico; Quezon City, the Philippines; and Bangkok, Thailand.
7. Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation currently has 1.81 million followers on Spotify and 1.37 million monthly listeners. They’re the oldest group on the list, debuting in 2007.
Right now, “Gee”, “Lion Heart”, and “Mr.Mr.” are Girls’ Generation’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Quezon City, the Philippines.
8. 2NE1
2NE1 currently has 1.75 million followers on Spotify and 1.11 million monthly listeners
Right now, “I Am the Best”, “Come Back Home”, and “FIRE” are 2NE1’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Quezon City, the Philippines; and Bangkok, Thailand.
9. ITZY
ITZY currently has 1.65 million followers on Spotify and 3.53 million monthly listeners. They’re the youngest group on the list, debuting in 2019.
Right now, “Wannabe”, “Not Shy”, and “DALLA DALLA” are ITZY’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Quezon City, the Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand; and Surabaya, Indonesia….
10. EXID
EXID currently has 1.22 million followers on Spotify and 885,000 monthly listeners……
Right now, “Up & Down”, “I Love You”, and “DDD” are EXID’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and New Taipei, Taiwan.
11. LOONA
LOONA currently has 1.09 million followers on Spotify and 1.53 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “Why Not?”, “So What”, and Chuu‘s “Heart Attack” are LOONA’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Santiago, Chile; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12. GFRIEND
GFRIEND currently has 1.06 million followers on Spotify and 1.68 million monthly listeners.
Right now, “MAGO”, “Me Gustas Tu”, and “Apple” are GFRIEND’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Surabaya, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
13. I.O.I
I.O.I currently has 1.00 million followers on Spotify and 765,000 monthly listeners. They’re the most recent group to reach this milestone.
Right now, “Very Very Very”, “Downpour”, and “Whatta Man” are I.O.I’s most popular songs on the platform. According to Spotify data, the most popular cities their listeners come from are Jakarta, Indonesia; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; Surabaya, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
