K-Pop Analytics

120+ chart entries

K-Pop artist performance across Apple Music and YouTube.

Key Metrics(Click for details)

Key Insights: What Makes K-Pop Artists Chart?
Data-backed findings from our analysis

Success Requirements

  • Apple MusicAverage peak rank: #47 (Top 47 required)
  • YouTubeAverage peak rank: #24 on trending
  • RegionsAverage 1.8 regions per artist for global reach
  • Cross-Platform10% of artists appear on both platforms (+50 score bonus)

Industry Trends

  • 83%of charting artists are 4th Generation or newer
  • 68%Independent dominates with market leader position
  • 2songs per artist on average (more = better visibility)
  • Soloartists score higher on average (1389 pts)
Company Market Share
Which entertainment companies dominate K-Pop charts
Independent

Top: Hearts2Hearts

HYBE

Top: V

YG

Top: BLACKPINK

SM

Top: aespa

Starship

Top: IVE

JYP

Top: NMIXX

Generation Distribution
Artist breakdown by K-Pop generation
4th Gen
3rd Gen

4th Gen (2018-2022 debuts) and 5th Gen (2023+) now dominate 83% of charts

Platform Comparison: Apple Music vs YouTube
How K-Pop artists perform differently across platforms - click numbers for details
Metric
Apple Music
YouTube
Winner
Total Chart EntriesApple Music
Unique ArtistsApple Music
Average Peak RankYouTube

Insight: Apple Music shows more diverse artists while YouTube concentrates on top acts. For maximum reach, artists should target both platforms.

Regional Performance
Where K-Pop charts strongest globally
RegionK-Pop ArtistsTop Artist
🇰🇷South KoreaStrongest
IVE
🇮🇩Indonesia
IVE
🇯🇵Japan
IVE
🇩🇪Germany
IVE
🇹🇭Thailand
IVE
🇻🇳Vietnam
Hearts2Hearts
🇮🇳India
IVE
🇺🇸United States
IVE
🇬🇧United Kingdom
IVE
🇧🇷Brazil
IVE
Groups vs Solo Artists Analysis
Performance comparison between group and solo acts
Average Score860 pts
Avg Songs Charting2
Cross-Platform Rate5%
Top ArtistIVE
Average Score1389 pts
Avg Songs Charting2.7
Cross-Platform Rate67%
Top ArtistV
Top 15 K-Pop Artists Ranking
Ranked by combined Apple Music + YouTube performance score
Methodology
How we calculate K-Pop artist scores and rankings

Score Calculation

Score = (Apple Music Score) + (YouTube Score) + (Cross-Platform Bonus)

• Apple Music: (101 - peak_rank) × 10 per song, +5 per additional region

• YouTube: (51 - rank) × 8 per video, +4 per additional entry

• Cross-Platform Bonus: +50 points if present on both platforms

Data Sources

  • Apple Music Top 100 Songs (20+ storefronts worldwide)
  • YouTube Trending Top 50 - Music Category (11 regions)
  • Data refreshed every hour

Artist Identification

Artists are identified using a curated database of 45 K-Pop artists with name variations in English and Korean. Genre tags from Apple Music ("K-Pop", "Korean Pop") are also used for matching.

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