BLACKPINK slipped in the top 3, IU "chased" BTS to compete for No.1 in the top most popular Korean YouTube artists in 2021

A year without a comeback, BLACKPINK dropped in many charts in turn, while the "eternal rival" BTS still leisurely kept the throne.

Although many Kpop idols are very famous in foreign markets, in the land of kimchi they "flop" much more and vice versa, in Korea, many artists are favored and favored even though they are not so famous in other regions. .

In the top 10 Kpop artists that are most interested and watched by the audience on Korean YouTube in 2021, BTS still has no rival. Particularly, IU surprised when she surpassed TWICE and BLACKPINK. Besides, the appearance of new or less popular faces also surprised many people.

1. BTS

The No.1 position is none other than the "global group" BTS. 7 HYBE boys are not only famous worldwide but also very popular in their homeland. This year, the group released the extremely successful album "Butter" with a series of achievements dominating all charts. Along with BTS's explosive power, YouTube views in Korea also reached the highest mark with 775 million views.

2. IU

IU is one of the few idols who are loved and warmly supported by Knet with a series of affectionate titles such as "national little sister", "tone treasure", "digital music queen", etc. Now, she continues to make a big splash with Celebrity, LILAC and the sweet love song strawberry moon. Not only firmly sitting on the big charts, the domestic views on YouTube for IU are equally "huge", showing in second place on this list with 649 million views.

3. Lim Youngwoong

Succeeding with the first place in the program Mr. Trot in 2020 is a stepping stone to bring Lim Youngwoong's reputation to shine brightly in the Korean entertainment industry. By 2021, he is increasingly conquering the hearts of domestic music lovers with quality products, earning 639 million views on YouTube Korea.

4. BLACKPINK

With the catchy, addictive and tasteful music of music listeners, even though BLACKPINK hasn't made a comeback in a year, the audience still misses and listens to old songs over and over again, earning a total of 315 million plays. see. It can be seen that the position of the 4 "golden egg" girls of YG is completely measured by the huge fan base and trendy music quality, not being "homegrown" over the years.

5. aespa

2021 is a very successful year for "Rookie Dinosaur" aespa with a spectacular reversal of the situation that makes the audience turn from the attitude of protest to "like to love to love then to love". With the "attack" of Next Level and Savage, the SM girl group has harvested a series of great awards in year-end awards ceremonies. Besides, YouTube views also increased significantly with 248 million views.

6. TWICE

Nearly 7 years of career, TWICE is still proving to be a hardworking, progressive girl group that deserves to be at the top of the Kpop race. This year, 9 JYP girls have continuously treated fans to a very hearty "music party" with the albums Taste of Love and Formula of Love to the first English single "The Feels", continuously making comebacks with SCIENTIST and SCIENTIST. Donuts. This year, TWICE has earned 236 million views on YouTube within Korea.

7. SEVENTEEN

Not only "sold out" 1 million copies for each album Your Choice and Attacca, SEVENTEEN also proved the level of the top Kpop boy group at the moment with 203 million YouTube views in the country. It can be said that 2021 is a full year for the group with both reputation and revenue increasing significantly.

8. Brave Girls

200 million YouTube views of Korea in Korea is an impressive number Brave Girls set up in 2021. Thought to be disbanding, the Brave Brothers of Brave Entertainment family group has "returned and stronger than before" in the arena. Kpop with Rollin, Summer Queen and After We Ride.

9. Oh My Girl

Oh My Girl may not be famous in foreign markets, but Oh My Girl is always on the list of very popular girl groups in Korea. With the release of the album Dear OHMYGIRL this year, the group received 188 million views on YouTube in their home country.

10. Lee Chanwon

As one of 7 winners at Mr. Trot 2020, Lee Chanwon quickly stepped up, brought his music products closer to the domestic audience and built a successful career for himself. With his growing popularity, this year he has earned 159 million views on YouTube by region in Korea.

BTS topped the sales chart of Kpop idol albums in 2021, BLACKPINK was "ousted" by juniors An Nhi16:59:17 25/12/2021Although there are no full albums in 2021, BTS still proves their formidable charm when far ahead of a series of competitors. In recent years, the sales of Kpop artists' albums have improved. Reaching a million copies in each comeback is no longer a rare thing, female idols even...