February 19, 2021Behind The ScenesBibi Noel, Blue Angel, Bts, Franziska Facella, Kacey Jordan, Sara Jaymes, Shalina Devine. Digital music platform Spotify announced Friday (April 12) that BTS is the first K-pop group, and Asian artist overall, to surpass 5 billion streams on the platform. The news coincided with the.
React bootstrap landing page examples. K-Pop is beloved by fans around the world, so we took to the data to see just how popular the music is globally. The genre, which originated in South Korea, has since taken on a life of its own. Thanks to East-meets-West collaborations from BTS and U.S. singer-songwriter Halsey, whose 'Boy With Luv' track has over 380 million streams, the reach continues to grow as more and more fans in countries like Egypt and Colombia connect with the music.
Since Spotify released its first K-Pop flagship playlist, K-Pop Daebak, in 2014 (and then a massivehub dedicated to the genre in 2015), there have been more than 41 billion K-Pop streams on Spotify. From rising artists to international collaborations, there's something for both new and old K-Pop lovers on the platform.
Top-streamed K-Pop artists on Spotify include BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO, TWICE,andRed Velvet. In 2019, BTS was the first group from Asia to surpass 5 billion streams on Spotify. And, as of February 2020, the boy band reached a new milestone: more than 8 billion streams (8 billion streams!) on the platform.
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No 'FAKE LOVE' here, folks. See how much Spotify listeners love the genre.
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Check out theK-Pop Daebak playlist and stream BTS' MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 The Enhanced Album, which is exclusively available on Spotify.
