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Bands from Seoul

The 50 most-read bands based in Seoul, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Bands

145

Readers August

2,390,108

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

145 bands are ranked in Seoul. The biggest move was TUIDE, up 115 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
BTSk-pop, pop
260,085
0
02
BLACKPINKk-pop, pop
140,881
0
03
Stray Kidsk-pop, electropop
80,199
+4
04
CORTISk-pop
75,952
+1
05
BIGBANGk-pop, hip hop
70,134
+11
06
ATEEZk-pop
61,292
0
07
LE SSERAFIMk-pop
58,916
-3
08
aespak-pop, dance-pop
57,954
+4
09
TWICEk-pop, pop
57,771
-1
10
ENHYPENk-pop, pop
54,319
+1
11
ILLITk-pop
53,033
-2
12
Girls’ Generationk-pop, j-pop
45,764
+2
13
NewJeansk-pop
42,818
-10
14
BABYMONSTERk-pop
42,311
-1
15
Red Velvetk-pop, j-pop
34,206
+5
16
MEOVVk-pop, pop
31,938
+7
17
IVEk-pop
30,926
-2
18
NCT 127k-pop
30,772
+29
19
Hearts2Heartsk-pop
28,596
-1
20
TOMORROW X TOGETHERk-pop
27,665
+2
21
EXOk-pop
25,805
-2
22
RESCENEk-pop
24,065
-12
23
MAMAMOOk-pop
22,895
+8
24
NCTk-pop, c-pop
22,107
0
25
i‐dlek-pop
22,003
-8
26
KiiiKiiik-pop
21,296
+39
27
IZ*ONEk-pop, j-pop
20,995
0
28
2PMdance-pop, k-pop
20,389
+7
29
TUIDEk-pop
19,527
+115
30
FIFTY FIFTYk-pop, dance-pop
18,416
+3
31
ALLDAY PROJECTk-pop
17,755
+13
32
SHINeek-pop, ballad
17,626
0
33
ITZYk-pop
17,403
-3
34
XLOVk-pop
17,044
-8
35
SUPER JUNIORk-pop, dance
16,696
-6
36
2NE1k-pop, dance-pop
16,657
0
37
Xdinary Heroesrock, k-pop
16,216
+62
38
Wanna Onek-pop
15,701
+26
39
fromis_9k-pop
15,223
-11
40
I.O.Ik-pop
15,040
-19
41
NMIXXk-pop
14,931
-7
42
KISS OF LIFEk-pop
14,904
+9
43
MONSTA Xk-pop
14,646
-4
44
Wonder Girlsk-pop
14,011
-4
45
ALPHA DRIVE ONEk-pop
13,878
+12
46
GOT7k-pop
13,864
-3
47
LNGSHOTk-pop
12,945
-10
48
ARTMSk-pop, pop
12,453
+12
49
RIIZEk-pop
12,388
-1
50
東方神起k-pop, pop
12,361
-5

Rising outside the top 50this month

76
wave to earthbedroom pop, indie pop
7,271
+38
53
THE BOYZk-pop
11,946
+36
88
SF9k-pop
6,082
+33
90
EXIDk-pop
6,042
+21
62
DAY6pop rock, k-pop
9,859
+18

Adjacent scenes

Artists from SeoulK-popPopDance-popRockHip hopPop rockPop rap

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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.