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Korean Ballad Artists from South Korea

The 16 most-read korean ballad artists based in South Korea, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

Artists

16

Readers October

12,267

New entries

00
Data 2026-10-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

16 artists are tagged korean ballad in South Korea. The biggest move was V.O.S, up 2 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
서태지와 아이들dance-pop, korean ballad
5,429
0
02
MeloMancekorean ballad
1,537
+1
03
이지훈korean ballad, k-pop
1,469
-1
04
김연우korean ballad
753
0
05
V.O.Scontemporary r&b, korean ballad
446
+2
06
김장훈korean ballad
407
-1
07
이은미korean ballad
388
+2
08
들국화folk rock, korean ballad
268
+2
09
이상은korean ballad, pop
260
-1
10
소찬휘korean ballad, pop
255
-4
11
015Bballad, korean ballad
241
+2
12
Standing Eggballad, indie pop
228
0
13
Toykorean ballad, pop
226
-2
14
디셈버korean ballad
159
0
15
김수희korean ballad, trot
101
0
16
유리상자ballad, korean ballad
100
0

Adjacent scenes

Korean ballad worldwideSouth Korean artistsSouth Korean bandsSouth Korean rappersK-popHip hopPop rapPopPop rockContemporary 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.