BTS, BLACKPINK, And Jungkook Become The Most Listened K-pop Musicians This Year

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JAKARTA - The increasingly global K-pop genre proves that hallyu wave will not end anytime soon. Spotify as a digital streaming service has re-released Wrapped 2023 featuring the most listened to Global K-pop Arits and Songs.

Ahead of its hiatus, BTS is still confirming Spotify Wrapped's first position since 2022. Then, followed by BLACKPINK in second place and Jungkook in third place. Jungkook, who debuted solo this year, showed a significant increase from his listeners.

NewJeans, who have just made their debut, also reached the fourth position, followed by Stray Kids. Here are the 10 most listened to K-pop artists on Spotify:

1. BTS2. BLACKPINK3. Jungkook BTS4. NewJeans5. Stray Kids6. Jimin BTS7. TWICE8. SEVENTEEN9. TXT10. LE SSERAFIM

The solo debut was welcomed by the public, his solo song Seven and Latto took first place, followed by his group mate Jimin who also made his solo debut with Like Crazy in third place.

In second place, the FIFTY FIFTY group gained attention withbak (Twin Version). It is known, this song also led them to the Billboard music charts.

NewJeans took fourth, fifth, and sixth place with their three latest releases, namely OMG, Ditto, and Super Shy. Then Lisa and Jisoo from BLACKPINK also ranked next with the songs MONEY and FLOWER.

Although it was released in 2022, BLACKPINK's song Shut Down and NewJeans' Hype Boy are still widely listened to by the public.

Here are the 10 most listened to K-pop songs on Spotify:

Spotify also noted this year 547 million listeners who are of course also the reason why the K-pop genre is one of the most listened to genres.