Thanks to its trademark earworm melodies, distinctive choreography and slick production values, K-Pop has truly become a worldwide phenomenon that has captured the hearts of its adoring fans in synchronised perfection. Today, Spotify reveals its Global K-Pop Top Lists reflecting how 248 million people around the world listened to and discovered K-Pop music in 2019.
Spotify’s data shows that record-breaking Korean boyband BTS is the most streamed K-Pop artist in 2019 with over 3 billion streams globally this year alone. Making yet another feat, this year’s most streamed K-Pop song is the boys’ hit track “Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)”, amassing more than 300 million streams on Spotify in 2019. In fact, in less than a year, “Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)” has set a new record, becoming the most streamed BTS track on Spotify. To date, the band has amassed more than seven billion streams on Spotify from fans all around the globe.
Group domination is the name of the game for K-Pop artists on Spotify in 2019, with BLACKPINK, TWICE, EXO and Red Velvet rounding out the top 5 list of Most Streamed K-Pop Artists of 2019.
BLACKPINK displayed major girl power, taking 3 out of the 5 top spots on the Most Streamed K-Pop Tracks List. “Kill This Love” was the second most streamed track of the year alongside their catchy collaboration with Grammy-winning artist, Dua Lipa on “Kiss and Make Up”, the 2018 earworm “DDU-DU DDU-DU” and finally, BLACKPINK member JENNIE’s “SOLO”.
East meets West as Spotify reveals the most streamed K-Pop collaborations in 2019 for the first time. BTS commands this list having worked with an impressive repertoire of international acts across various genres and backgrounds such as Steve Aoki, Charli XX, Zara Larsson, Nicki Minaj and Halsey amongst others.
A snapshot of the “Wrapped” 2019 Global K-Pop Top Lists and Hong Kong results can be found below.
Check out more of your 2019 K-Pop favourites with the following playlists:
- Top K-Pop Artists of 2019
- Top Korean OSTs of 2019
- A Decade in K-Pop
Spotify Wrapped 2019 Hong Kong K-Pop Top Lists
Most Streamed K-Pop Artists
- BTS
- BLACKPINK
- TWICE
- EXO
- Red Velvet
- TAEYEON
- BIG BANG
- IU
- Mamamoo
- GFRIEND
Most Streamed K-Pop Tracks
- Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey) – BTS, Halsey
- Kill This Love – BLACKPINK
- SOLO – JENNIE
- Way Back Home (feat. Conor Maynard) – Sam Feldt Edit – Conor Maynard, SHAUN, Sam Feldt
- DDU-DU DDU-DU – BLACKPINK
- 달라달라 (DALLA DALLA) – ITZY
- FANCY – TWICE
- Don’t Know What To Do – BLACKPINK
- As If It’s Your Last – BLACKPINK
- Kiss and Make Up – BLACKPINK, Dua Lipa
Spotify Wrapped 2019 Global K-Pop Top Lists
Most Streamed K-Pop Artists
- BTS
- BLACKPINK
- TWICE
- EXO
- Red Velvet
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- NCT 127
- iKON
- GOT7
Most Streamed K-Pop Tracks
- Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey) – BTS, Halsey
- Kill This Love – BLACKPINK
- Kiss and Make Up – BLACKPINK, Dua Lipa
- SOLO – JENNIE
- DDU-DU DDU-DU – BLACKPINK
- FAKE LOVE – BTS
- Way Back Home (feat. Conor Maynard) – Sam Feldt Edit – Conor Maynard, SHAUN, Sam Feldt
- FANCY – TWICE
- DNA – BTS
- Make It Right – BTS
Most Streamed K-Pop Collaborations
- Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey) – BTS, Halsey
- Kiss and Make Up – BLACKPINK, Dua Lipa
- Way Back Home (feat. Conor Maynard) – Sam Feldt Edit – Conor Maynard, SHAUN, Sam Feldt
- Waste It On Me (feat. BTS) – BTS, Steve Aoki
- POP/STARS – (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns, K/DA, League of Legends, Madison Beer
- Dream Glow (BTS World Original Soundtrack) – Pt. 1 – BTS, Charli XCX
- The Truth Untold – BTS, Steve Aoki
- MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix) [Full Length Edition] – BTS, Steve Aoki
- A Brand New Day (BTS World Original Soundtrack) [Pt. 2] – BTS, Zara Larsson
- IDOL – BTS, Nicki Minaj
Can’t get enough of the chart toppers? Head over to Spotify to check out our playlists of the top artists and tracks in Hong Kong this 2019 – and don’t forget to check out your own personalized Spotify “Wrapped” available now in the Spotify app on mobile and tablet or via a website at spotify.com/wrapped. Artists and podcasters can also do the same to discover how their music and podcasts connected with fans across the world for 2019 Artist “Wrapped” and 2019 Podcaster “Wrapped.”
Find out more about the “Wrapped” experience on Spotify’s For the Record blog post.
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