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K-pop artists from Seoul

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

200 artists are tagged k-pop in Seoul. The biggest move was TUIDE, up 334 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	+5
04	CORTISk-pop	75,952	+2
05	BIGBANGk-pop, hip hop	70,134	+15
06	ATEEZk-pop	61,292	+1
07	IUk-pop, hip hop	59,321	-4
08	LE SSERAFIMk-pop	58,916	-3
09	aespak-pop, dance-pop	57,954	+4
10	TWICEk-pop, pop	57,771	-1
11	ENHYPENk-pop, pop	54,319	+1
12	ILLITk-pop	53,033	-2
13	Girls’ Generationk-pop, j-pop	45,764	+3
14	NewJeansk-pop	42,818	-10
15	BABYMONSTERk-pop	42,311	-1
16	박진영dance-pop, k-pop	41,915	-1
17	G‐DRAGONk-pop	39,511	+11
18	T.O.Pk-pop	35,947	+13
19	박지훈k-pop	35,352	-1
20	Red Velvetk-pop, j-pop	34,206	+5
21	MEOVVk-pop, pop	31,938	+9
22	IVEk-pop	30,926	-3
23	NCT 127k-pop	30,772	+39
24	RAINdance-pop, k-pop	30,687	-7
25	Hearts2Heartsk-pop	28,596	-2
26	윤아k-pop	28,141	-5
27	TOMORROW X TOGETHERk-pop	27,665	+2
28	EXOk-pop	25,805	-4
29	RESCENEk-pop	24,065	-18
30	HUH YUNJINk-pop	23,423	-4
31	MAMAMOOk-pop	22,895	+8
32	NCTk-pop, c-pop	22,107	0
33	i‐dlek-pop	22,003	-11
34	KiiiKiiik-pop	21,296	+50
35	IZ*ONEk-pop, j-pop	20,995	0
36	2PMdance-pop, k-pop	20,389	+8
37	TUIDEk-pop	19,527	+334
38	FIFTY FIFTYk-pop, dance-pop	18,416	+4
39	ALLDAY PROJECTk-pop	17,755	+19
40	SHINeek-pop, ballad	17,626	0
41	ITZYk-pop	17,403	-3
42	CHAEYOUNGk-pop	17,305	+19
43	XLOVk-pop	17,044	-9
44	HyunAk-pop, pop	16,840	-3
45	SUPER JUNIORk-pop, dance	16,696	-8
46	2NE1k-pop, dance-pop	16,657	-1
47	Wanna Onek-pop	15,701	+36
48	fromis_9k-pop	15,223	-12
49	I.O.Ik-pop	15,040	-22
50	NMIXXk-pop	14,931	-7

Rising outside the top 50this month

188	NOWZk-pop	2,814	+111
163	KIIRASk-pop	3,506	+101
172	NouerAk-pop	3,219	+89
171	A.C.Ek-pop, dance-pop	3,256	+60
176	ALL(H)OURSk-pop	3,092	+45

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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.