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K-pop artists from South Korea

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

Artists

106

Readers August

209,450

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

106 artists are tagged k-pop in South Korea. The biggest move was Colde, up 21 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
이혜리k-pop
44,515
0
02
YEONJUNk-pop
27,913
0
03
방시혁k-pop
21,556
0
04
서태지와 아이들dance-pop, korean ballad
6,716
+2
05
G.O.Ddance, k-pop
6,152
0
06
CHOI YOOJUNGk-pop
5,595
-2
07
OMEGA Xk-pop
4,367
+5
08
혜주k-pop
3,752
+3
09
AtHeartk-pop
3,573
-1
10
Baby V.O.Xk-pop, dance-pop
3,316
-1
10
Fin.K.Lk-pop
3,316
-3
12
Baby DONT Cryk-pop
3,259
-2
13
1VERSEk-pop
2,599
+1
14
진솔k-pop
2,514
+2
15
Deuxk-pop, hip hop
2,270
-2
16
이지훈korean ballad, k-pop
1,991
+2
17
JINUSEANhip hop, k-pop
1,937
-2
18
이서연k-pop
1,932
+1
19
환불원정대k-pop
1,877
-2
20
VVSk-pop
1,845
+10
21
Roo'Radance-pop, k-pop
1,774
+5
22
Jewelryk-pop, dance-pop
1,643
0
23
Minak-pop, dance-pop
1,474
-2
24
8eightk-pop
1,470
+3
25
코요태dance-pop, k-pop
1,469
+8
26
天上智喜 The Gracej-pop, k-pop
1,409
+3
27
SISTAR19k-pop
1,395
+1
28
Stella Jangk-pop, singer-songwriter
1,344
+3
29
GYUBINk-pop
1,299
-5
30
JXk-pop
1,282
+7
31
TURBOdance-pop, k-pop
1,264
-11
32
SG Wannabecontemporary r&b, k-pop
1,244
+3
33
Seorik-pop
1,206
+9
34
S#arpk-pop
1,181
-2
35
Coldek-pop, singer-songwriter
1,162
+21
36
소야k-pop
1,152
-13
37
DKBk-pop
1,108
-3
38
MYNAMEk-pop
1,063
+1
39
HITGSk-pop
1,062
+16
40
As Onecontemporary r&b, k-pop
1,001
0
41
임정희k-pop
1,000
+2
42
리쌍hip hop, k-pop
970
+6
43
NTXk-pop
968
-18
44
TAHITIk-pop
961
-6
45
다원k-pop
910
+5
46
BUSTERSk-pop
900
0
47
DKZk-pop
868
0
48
JJCCk-pop
862
+19
49
KISScontemporary r&b, k-pop
847
-4
50
F.Cuzk-pop
815
-9

Rising outside the top 50this month

52
DJ DOCk-pop, pop rap
799
+10
76
1TEAMk-pop
415
+9
61
SUPER JUNIOR-Tk-pop
695
+7
68
김현정dance-pop, k-pop
519
+6
72
Divak-pop, pop rap
473
+6

Adjacent scenes

K-pop worldwideArtists from South KoreaBands from South KoreaRappers from South KoreaHip hopPop rapPopPop rockKorean balladContemporary r&b

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.