TikTok’s biggest K-pop acts: BTS, Blackpink and Tomorrow X Together, with NCT, Twice and Enhypen also popular
- K-pop-related videos have gone from 33.5 million in 2019 to more than 97 million today, figures provided by TikTok and the data-tracking firm Kpop Radar show
- Rose of Blackpink is the top K-pop soloist on the short-form video platform, while the fastest growing K-pop artists on TikTok are StayC, BDC and Kim Woojin
If you’re a TikTok user, you’ve probably come across some K-pop – over the past two years, music coming out of South Korea has more than tripled in popularity on the social media platform.
In 2019, there were 33.5 million K-pop-oriented videos on the platform, but as of September 2021, there are more than 97 million related clips. Many K-pop acts are active on the platform, sharing their own content and creating various dance challenges to promote their releases.
Songs from Korea-based hip-hop and indie artists have also proved popular, with releases from Mommy Son, Stella Jang and Ahn Ye Eun also going viral on TikTok.
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Currently, nearly 93 per cent of K-pop-oriented videos created and shared on TikTok aren’t created in South Korea, with Indonesian, Filipino, and US-based creators spearheading the trend.
