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On Repeat: The most-streamed K-Pop artists of 2021

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BTS

From bagging coveted awards at the 2021 American Music Awards to earning their second Grammy nomination, BTS beat their record of breakthroughs from last year.

On top of performing at their first in-person concert in two years, this seven-piece supergroup has also led the global charts with 40.5 million monthly listeners.

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BLACKPINK

The year 2021 was filled with BLACKPINK solo projects, but these girls have continued to soar to new heights as a group with over 13.8 million monthly listeners.

The “Pretty Savage” singers also recently made YouTube history as the first artist to reach 70 million subscribers.

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TWICE

The one-in-a-million K-pop girl group has filled this year with a colorful lineup of comebacks.

With songs that cheer you up or make you dance the night away, the “Feels” superstars reached 10.7 million monthly listeners in 2021.

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Stray Kids

Stray Kids was thunderous this year with 5.1 million listeners around the world.

The group recently released its holiday title tracks “Christmas EveL” and “Winter Falls,” which quickly climbed the charts on other streaming platforms.

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Tomorrow X Together

This year, the five-member boy band is the opposite of losers after successfully releasing two full-length albums and obtaining 5.7 million monthly listeners.

Their most-streamed song “CROWN” has earned 116.1 million streams since its release.

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IU

With 5.7 million monthly listeners, the 'Celebrity' songstress is the only solo act to break through the list's top 10.

The singer-actress released her latest album LILAC in March and dropped her digital single “Strawberry Moon” some months after.

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SEVENTEEN

The 13-piece K-pop superstars rocked out with 4 million monthly listeners this year.

SEVENTEEN surprised their fans, collectively known as Carats, with two mini albums this year: Your Choice and Attacca.

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ITZY

No need to guess who, these LOCO singers certainly did not shy away from releasing two award-winning albums in 2021.

So far, ITZY has won over the hearts of over 5.5 million monthly listeners.

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EXO

After dropping their long-awaited mini-album last June, K-pop icons EXO have been on the to-stream list of over 4.1 million monthly listeners.

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RED VELVET

Another crown to add to their collection, these five queens have claimed a spot on the list with 5.2 million monthly listeners.

The title track to their 6th mini album “Queendom” has amassed 40.1 million streams.