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The 22 most-read pop artists based in South Korea, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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22 artists are tagged pop in South Korea. The biggest move was Steven Lee, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Pinkfongchildren's music, pop | 6,845 | 0 |
02 | Deuxk-pop, hip hop | 2,268 | +1 |
03 | 옥주현pop | 1,281 | -1 |
04 | Big Mamapop | 1,221 | 0 |
05 | 이지혜pop | 1,047 | 0 |
06 | HEYOONpop | 845 | +1 |
07 | KISScontemporary r&b, k-pop | 768 | -1 |
08 | MayBeepop | 695 | 0 |
09 | Loveholicpop | 421 | +1 |
10 | 버즈pop | 404 | -1 |
11 | Steven Leepop | 351 | +6 |
12 | E-Tribepop | 263 | +1 |
13 | 이상은korean ballad, pop | 260 | -1 |
14 | 소찬휘korean ballad, pop | 255 | -3 |
15 | 015Bballad, korean ballad | 241 | 0 |
16 | Toykorean ballad, pop | 226 | -2 |
17 | 태군pop | 174 | +1 |
18 | Su Leepop, indie pop | 153 | -2 |
19 | 황인선pop | 120 | 0 |
20 | 유리상자ballad, korean ballad | 100 | +1 |
21 | Neon Bunnyk-pop, pop | 88 | -1 |
22 | MAYpop | 87 | 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.