BTS, EXO, GOT7 hailed as most mentioned K-pop artists on Twitter

Twitter hailed boy groups BTS, EXO, and GOT7 as the most mentioned K-pop artists in the social media platform after it celebrated a decade of #KpopTwitter today, September 22.

According to the social media platform, #KpopTwitter continues to be one of the largest global conversations since coming to the site in 2010.

In the past 12 months, K-pop fans continue to grow in number as Twitter relayed that there are about 6.1 billion related tweets to the topic.

Kim Yeon-jeong, Head of Global K-pop Partnerships at Twitter said, “All we can say is thank you -- it's been a pleasure to watch and participate in the growth of K-pop over the past 10 years.

“When K-pop artists want to reach a global audience, they go on Twitter to connect with their passionate fans who want to be the first to see and talk about what's happening.

“These fans, many who are young and based all over the world, are flocking to Twitter to join these fun conversations to feel connected to a global fan community.”

To celebrate its 10-year milestone and success, Twitter organized an exclusive “Decade of #KpopTwitter” global live party in Twitter's Blueroom. This brought together Wonder Girls' Sunmi, MONSTA X's Kihyun and Hyungwon, and Stray Kids' Bang Chan to talk about all things K-pop.

Watch their conversation below:

Twitter and K-pop radar also released the first-ever data on artists, songs, and their fans on the platform. The data was derived from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

The top 10 most mentioned K-pop artists in the world include BTS, EXO, GOT7, BLACKPINK, NCT127, MONSTA X, SEVENTEEN, NCT DREAM, TWICE, and Stray Kids.

EXO's “Obsession” claimed the top spot for the most mentioned K-pop song in the world followed by BTS songs “ON,” “Boy With Luv,” “Black Swan,” and “Shadow.” Claiming the No. 6 spot is SuperM's debut single “Jopping” while “DNA,” GOT7's “Not By The Moon,” BLACKPINK's “How You Like That,” and TWICE's “Feel Special” follow right after.

“Even during this pandemic when K-pop concerts, global tours, and fan appreciation events have been canceled, we haven't seen any drop in K-pop Twitter conversations,” told Yeon-jeong.

“K-pop stans want to stay connected with each other and have their voices heard on Twitter, whether they are cheering for their favorite artist's new song or participating in movements like #BlackLivesMatter. We can't wait to see what the next 10 years of K-pop and Twitter bring to the world.”