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Artists from South Korea

The 50 most-read artists based in South Korea, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

200 artists are ranked in South Korea. The biggest move was NCT 127, up 78 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	BTSk-pop, pop	260,085	0
02	BLACKPINKk-pop, pop	140,881	+3
03	Vpop, k-pop	118,194	-1
04	JENNIEk-pop, hip hop	115,653	0
05	Jung Kookedm, k-pop	106,474	-2
06	Stray Kidsk-pop, electropop	80,199	+13
07	JISOOk-pop	76,682	+4
08	CORTISk-pop	75,952	+8
09	차은우reggaeton	70,348	+3
10	BIGBANGk-pop, hip hop	70,134	+26
11	Jimindance-pop, ballad	68,076	-4
12	Jink-pop, pop	63,443	-6
13	RMhip hop, indie pop	63,019	-3
14	Agust Dballad, hip hop	61,419	-5
15	ATEEZk-pop	61,292	+3
16	IUk-pop, hip hop	59,321	-8
17	LE SSERAFIMk-pop	58,916	-2
18	aespak-pop, dance-pop	57,954	+8
19	TWICEk-pop, pop	57,771	+1
20	ENHYPENk-pop, pop	54,319	+5
21	Karen Oindie rock	54,032	+22
22	ILLITk-pop	53,033	-1
23	j‐hopehip hop, dance-pop	52,476	-6
24	Girls’ Generationk-pop, j-pop	45,764	+5
25	이혜리k-pop	44,515	-2
26	NewJeansk-pop	42,818	-12
27	BABYMONSTERk-pop	42,311	0
28	박진영dance-pop, k-pop	41,915	0
29	G‐DRAGONk-pop	39,511	+23
30	서인국pop	37,951	-17
31	카리나k-pop	36,376	+10
32	T.O.Pk-pop	35,947	+24
33	Suzyk-pop	35,915	-1
34	박지훈k-pop	35,352	-1
35	Red Velvetk-pop, j-pop	34,206	+10
36	Peggy Gouedm, dance	33,620	-14
37	MEOVVk-pop, pop	31,938	+18
38	IVEk-pop	30,926	-3
39	NCT 127k-pop	30,772	+78
40	RAINdance-pop, k-pop	30,687	-9
41	PSYk-pop, pop rap	30,596	-4
42	승리contemporary r&b, alternative rock	30,124	+24
43	HWASAk-pop	29,211	-1
44	Hearts2Heartsk-pop	28,596	-4
45	윤아k-pop	28,141	-7
46	YEONJUNk-pop	27,913	+24
47	TOMORROW X TOGETHERk-pop	27,665	+6
48	지젤k-pop	26,920	+11
49	TAEYANGk-pop	26,762	+35
50	SULLIk-pop	26,159	-4

Rising outside the top 50this month

70	TUIDEk-pop	19,527	+322
77	ちゃんみなhip hop, pop rap	17,513	+113
88	Xdinary Heroesrock, k-pop	16,216	+108
66	KiiiKiiik-pop	21,296	+86
90	Wanna Onek-pop	15,701	+61

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