JAKARTA - Hanteo Chart released the K-pop report for the first part of 2021. This report was taken based on data from January 1 to June 20 yesterday.
Citing Hanteo News today, July 2, K-pop album sales greatly increased in the first half by 34.25 percent compared to last year's gain.
Hanteo Chart also released 50 artists who contributed to the K-pop industry during the first six months of 2021. They were selected based on album sales, total digital streaming, television views, social media, news, and fan activity.
NCT Dream, the youngest unit of the group NCT leads this list. This year they released their debut album Hot Sauce and a repackage entitled Hello Future. Within 16 days, their debut album has sold over two million copies.
In second place is BTS who released the song Butter. This second English song received appreciation until it appeared on the Grammy stage. Even though they haven't released a physical album this year, the name BTS has successfully gained global attention.
Then there is Baekhyun from EXO who is in third place. Baekhyun released the mini album Bambi before enlisting in the military last May. Not only that, he also sang the soundtrack for Doom at Your Service.
Following the three, there were EXO, SEVENTEEN, IU, BLACKPINK's Rosé, TXT, BLACKPINK, and TWICE who were ranked in the top 10. They also released a new album and received great attention from their fans. Among the names of K-pop stars is Im Young Woong, a trot singer who took the 30th place.
Here are the 50 most influential K-pop groups and singers in 2021:
NCT DREAM BTS Baekhyun EXO EXO SEVENTEEN IU Rosé BLACKPINK TXT BLACKPINK TWICE ENHYPEN NCT ATEEZ ASTRO ITZY SHINee Kang Daniel Super Junior MONSTA X WayV TREASURE (G)I-DLE NCT 127 Oh My Girl Stray Kids NU'EST ONEUS BamBam GOT7 Yunho TVXQ Im Young TVXQ Woong Joy Red Velvet Wendy Red Velvet Taeyeon SNSD HyunA Jackson GOT7 WEi Taemin SHINee ONF AB6IX MAMAMOO CRAVITY Brave Girls Kang Seung Yoon WINNER PENTAGON aespa Yesung Super Junior BI Dreamcatcher DAY6 Golden ChildThe English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
