Genre in a city
The 30 most-read pop artists based in Seoul, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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30 artists are tagged pop in Seoul. The biggest move was 김현식, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | BTSk-pop, pop | 143,332 | 0 |
02 | ENHYPENk-pop, pop | 33,975 | 0 |
03 | HyunAk-pop, pop | 14,725 | 0 |
04 | 東方神起k-pop, pop | 12,087 | 0 |
05 | ARTMSk-pop, pop | 8,457 | +1 |
06 | 안소희pop | 6,886 | -1 |
07 | 지연k-pop, pop | 6,505 | 0 |
08 | CNBLUEalternative rock, pop | 4,621 | 0 |
09 | 2AMpop | 3,451 | 0 |
10 | 손담비pop | 2,609 | +2 |
11 | SUPER JUNIOR-Mdance, pop | 2,278 | 0 |
12 | Dami Imclassical, pop | 2,190 | -2 |
13 | 이승철ballad, korean ballad | 1,855 | 0 |
14 | SKYkorean ballad, pop | 1,173 | 0 |
15 | PinkFantasyk-pop, pop | 1,115 | 0 |
16 | 이문세korean ballad, pop | 1,034 | 0 |
17 | 김현식korean ballad, pop | 765 | +3 |
18 | 김완선dance-pop, korean ballad | 720 | 0 |
19 | 김동률korean ballad, pop | 617 | -2 |
20 | 패티김pop | 595 | -1 |
21 | T-ARA N4k-pop, dance | 439 | 0 |
22 | 3YEk-pop, hip hop | 345 | 0 |
23 | 이현우dance-pop, korean ballad | 322 | +1 |
24 | 변진섭ballad, korean ballad | 304 | +1 |
25 | WAXkorean ballad, pop | 282 | -2 |
26 | 장혜진korean ballad, pop | 212 | 0 |
27 | P.O.Pdance, k-pop | 116 | 0 |
28 | 장필순korean ballad, pop | 95 | 0 |
29 | 홍유경pop | 37 | 0 |
30 | Inhyeok Yeopop | 23 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.