Genre in a city
The 16 most-read korean ballad artists based in South Korea, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged korean ballad in South Korea. The biggest move was 이은미, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | 서태지와 아이들dance-pop, korean ballad | 6,716 | 0 |
02 | 이지훈korean ballad, k-pop | 1,991 | 0 |
03 | MeloMancekorean ballad | 1,544 | 0 |
04 | 김연우korean ballad | 846 | 0 |
05 | 김장훈korean ballad | 522 | 0 |
06 | 이은미korean ballad | 463 | +3 |
07 | 소찬휘korean ballad, pop | 374 | +3 |
08 | 015Bballad, korean ballad | 353 | -1 |
09 | V.O.Scontemporary r&b, korean ballad | 339 | -3 |
10 | Standing Eggballad, indie pop | 322 | +2 |
11 | 들국화folk rock, korean ballad | 279 | +2 |
12 | 이상은korean ballad, pop | 261 | -4 |
13 | Toykorean ballad, pop | 253 | -2 |
14 | 디셈버korean ballad | 156 | +1 |
15 | 김수희korean ballad, trot | 132 | -1 |
16 | 유리상자ballad, korean ballad | 115 | 0 |
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.