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Seoulite Bands

The 50 most-read Seoulite bands, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

146 bands are ranked in Seoul. The biggest move was BESTie, up 34 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	BTSk-pop, pop	143,332	0
02	BLACKPINKk-pop, pop	112,970	0
03	LE SSERAFIMk-pop	72,569	0
04	BIGBANGk-pop, hip hop	64,343	0
05	Stray Kidsk-pop, electropop	53,213	0
06	ILLITk-pop	50,743	+3
07	TWICEk-pop, pop	47,915	+5
08	CORTISk-pop	45,081	-1
09	aespak-pop, dance-pop	43,179	-1
10	ATEEZk-pop	38,825	+3
11	NewJeansk-pop	38,154	-1
12	BABYMONSTERk-pop	34,860	+2
13	Girls’ Generationk-pop, j-pop	34,358	-7
14	ENHYPENk-pop, pop	33,975	-3
15	MEOVVk-pop, pop	27,462	+9
16	i‐dlek-pop	26,938	+7
17	IVEk-pop	25,859	+4
18	Hearts2Heartsk-pop	23,343	+1
19	ALLDAY PROJECTk-pop	22,706	+1
20	UNISk-pop	22,389	-4
21	EXOk-pop	21,869	-4
22	TOMORROW X TOGETHERk-pop	21,147	-4
23	TUIDEk-pop	21,111	-8
24	IZ*ONEk-pop, j-pop	18,848	-2
25	FIFTY FIFTYk-pop, dance-pop	17,917	+12
26	SHINeek-pop, ballad	16,891	+2
27	NMIXXk-pop	16,788	+13
28	PENTAGONk-pop	16,484	+25
29	MONSTA Xk-pop	16,392	+4
30	NCTk-pop, c-pop	15,663	-1
31	Red Velvetk-pop, j-pop	15,629	-6
32	LNGSHOTk-pop	14,393	0
33	BESTiek-pop	14,301	+34
34	XLOVk-pop	14,237	-3
35	SUPER JUNIORk-pop, dance	14,164	0
36	GOT7k-pop	13,976	+6
37	2PMdance-pop, k-pop	13,924	-1
38	tripleSk-pop	13,445	+5
39	RESCENEk-pop	13,381	-13
40	2NE1k-pop, dance-pop	13,170	-6
41	ITZYk-pop	13,052	-11
42	東方神起k-pop, pop	12,087	+5
43	T‐ARAk-pop, j-pop	11,449	+12
44	BOYNEXTDOORk-pop	10,690	+1
45	KiiiKiiik-pop	10,636	-18
46	f(x)k-pop, electropop	10,523	+4
47	After Schoolk-pop, dance-pop	10,509	+32
48	RIIZEk-pop	10,469	+3
49	fromis_9k-pop	10,408	0
50	MAMAMOOk-pop	10,401	-11

Rising outside the top 50this month

59	TEEN TOPk-pop	8,152	+81
52	Orange Caramelk-pop, dance-pop	10,192	+69
83	VIVIZk-pop	5,968	+42
63	Xdinary Heroesrock, k-pop	7,881	+29
72	WINNERk-pop	6,806	+27

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How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.