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Bands from South Korea

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

199 bands are ranked in South Korea. The biggest move was TUIDE, up 170 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
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	+30
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	+170
30	FIFTY FIFTYk-pop, dance-pop	18,416	+3
31	ALLDAY PROJECTk-pop	17,755	+14
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	+1
37	Xdinary Heroesrock, k-pop	16,216	+47
38	Wanna Onek-pop	15,701	+26
39	Epik Highhip hop	15,563	+23
40	fromis_9k-pop	15,223	-12
41	이달의 소녀k-pop, dance	15,121	-5
42	I.O.Ik-pop	15,040	-21
43	NMIXXk-pop	14,931	-9
44	KISS OF LIFEk-pop	14,904	+8
45	MONSTA Xk-pop	14,646	-5
46	Wonder Girlsk-pop	14,011	-5
47	ALPHA DRIVE ONEk-pop	13,878	+10
48	GOT7k-pop	13,864	-4
49	LNGSHOTk-pop	12,945	-11
50	ARTMSk-pop, pop	12,453	+10

Rising outside the top 50this month

116	소방차dance-pop	1,117	+68
121	Hi-Fi Un!cornj-pop	1,019	+54
94	Idiotapealternative dance, dance-punk	2,771	+45
144	장기하와 얼굴들folk rock	733	+45
95	GroovyRoomhip hop, trap	2,621	+28

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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.