If you’re worried about Spotify, at least there are other places to stream your favorite K-Pop songs!
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With Spotify still missing a lot of K-Pop songs it had for years due to the ongoing legal issues with Kakao M, some fans are turning to alternative ways of listening to their favorite music. While hopefully the issues will resolve and Spotify will be fully useable once again, it doesn’t hurt to look at other options!
YouTube Music is one such app that some people have been using to stream K-Pop songs, although it’s nothing new — in fact, many songs on the platform already have tens of millions of views, and that might just go up in the coming days!
These are the current 25 most-streamed K-Pop songs that are on YouTube Music, all of which already have over 30 million streams.
25. “ON” by BTS
Released in 2020, “ON” has 31.2 million streams on YouTube Music!
24. “Blueming” by IU
Released in 2019, “Blueming” has 32.5 million streams on YouTube Music!
23. “Blue & Grey” by BTS
Released in 2020, “Blue & Grey” has 32.5 million streams on YouTube Music!
22. “Eight” by IU (ft. Suga)
Released in 2020, “Eight” has 32.7 million streams on YouTube Music!
21. “Pied Piper” by BTS
Released in 2017, “Pied Piper” has 32.9 million streams on YouTube Music!
20. “Home” by BTS
Released in 2019, “Home” has 33.0 million streams on YouTube Music!
19. “Magic Shop” by BTS
Released in 2018, “Magic Shop” has 33.8 million streams on YouTube Music!
18. “Not Shy” by ITZY
Released in 2020, “Not Shy” has 34.2 million streams on YouTube Music!
17. “Black Swan” by BTS
Released in 2020, “Black Swan” has 34.7 million streams on YouTube Music!
16. “You Never Know” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “You Never Know” has 36.4 million streams on YouTube Music!
15. “Maria” by Hwasa
Released in 2020, “Maria” has 36.9 million streams on YouTube Music!
14. “Psycho” by Red Velvet
Released in 2019, “Psycho” has 38.6 million streams on YouTube Music!
13. “WANNABE” by ITZY
Released in 2020, “WANNABE” has 40.4 million streams on YouTube Music!
12. “Bet You Wanna” by BLACKPINK (ft. Cardi B)
Released in 2020, “Bet You Wanna” has 41.1 million streams on YouTube Music!
11. “Euphoria” by BTS
Released in 2018, “Euphoria” has 43.8 million streams on YouTube Music!
10. “Crazy Over You” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “Crazy Over You” has 44.6 million streams on YouTube Music!
9. “DDU-DU DDU-DU” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2018, “DDU-DU DDU-DU” has 45.7 million streams on YouTube Music!
8. “Ice Cream” by BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez
Released in 2020, “Ice Cream” has 46.4 million streams on YouTube Music!
7. “Filter” by BTS
Released in 2020, “Filter” has 48.0 million streams on YouTube Music!
6. “Lovesick Girls” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “Lovesick Girls” has 51.0 million streams on YouTube Music!
5. “Boy With Luv” by BTS (ft. Halsey)
Released in 2019, “Boy With Luv” has 52.2 million streams on YouTube Music!
4. “Love To Hate Me” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “Love To Hate Me” has 55.9 million streams on YouTube Music!
3. “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “Pretty Savage” has 84.8 million streams on YouTube Music!
2. “How You Like That” by BLACKPINK
Released in 2020, “How You Like That” has 87.6 million streams on YouTube Music!
1. “Dynamite” by BTS
Released in 2020, “Dynamite” has 100.8 million streams on YouTube Music!
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The 15 Most Popular Female K-Pop Idols On YouTube
YouTube is one of the most popular platforms for K-Pop artists to connect with their fans. Over the years, there has been a very noticeable increase in the number of views that K-Pop content gets overall, with the most popular artists getting hundreds of millions, or even billions, of views.
It’s become more common for individual idols to make their own YouTube channels as well, either for soloists to share their music videos and behind-the-scenes content, or just for idols to share their creativity in other ways besides just music.
The following 15 female K-Pop idols currently have the most subscribers on YouTube!
15. Hong Jinyoung
Channel name: 쌈바홍 ssambahong
This channel, created on March 1, 2018, currently has 594k subscribers! It also has 40.4 million views overall.
14. Jessica Jung
Channel name: Jessica Jung
This channel, created on January 28, 2020, currently has 655k subscribers! It also has 26.9 million views overall.
13. Hyolyn
Channel name: HYOLYN 효린
This channel, created on July 12, 2017, currently has 700k subscribers! It also has 112.8 million views overall.
12. Sunmi
Channel name: SUNMI
This channel, created on August 25, 2018, currently has 897k subscribers! It also has 116.4 million views overall.
11. Dara
Channel name: DARA TV
This channel, created on June 12, 2017, currently has 1.23 million subscribers! It also has 36.5 million views overall.
10. Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)
Channel name: 탱구TV
This channel, created on January 4, 2014, currently has 1.28 million subscribers! It also has 43.4 million views overall.
9. Jessi
Channel name: Jessi
This channel, created on August 16, 2019, currently has 1.45 million subscribers! It also has 179.5 million views overall.
8. Amber Liu
Channel name: Amber Liu
This channel, created on April 3, 2015, currently has 1.47 million subscribers! It also has 59.9 million views overall.
7. Lee Hi
Channel name: OfficialLEEHI
This channel, created on October 3, 2012, currently has 1.50 million subscribers! It also has 297.4 million views overall.
6. CL
Channel name: CL Official Channel
This channel, created on November 20, 2019, currently has 1.68 million subscribers! It also has 108.1 million views overall.
5. HyunA
Channel name: HyunA
This channel, created on September 2, 2019, currently has 2.24 million subscribers! It also has 219.5 million views overall.
4. Solar (MAMAMOO)
Channel name: 솔라시도 solarsido
This channel, created on January 23, 2019, currently has 2.78 million subscribers! It also has 161.3 million views overall.
3. IU
Channel name: 이지금 [IU Official]
This channel, created on February 12, 2017, currently has 5.33 million subscribers! It also has 528.6 million views overall.
2. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
Channel name: Lilifilm Official
This channel, created on October 24, 2018, currently has 5.37 million subscribers! It also has 171.7 million views overall.
1. Jennie (BLACKPINK)
Channel name: Jennierubyjane Official
This channel, created on January 12, 2021, currently has 5.57 million subscribers! It also has 34.0 million views overall.
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These Are 11 Female K-Pop Idols Won The Fashion Face Awards By I-MAGAZINE
I-MAGAZINE, a digital magazine based in various different countries such as the U.K., South Korea, China and others, has released the winners of the Fashion Face Awards 2020. This list is expected to be one of the most influential references in the industry!
There are many criteria that go into selecting and ranking the winners, who are ultimately chosen by the team of five judges which includes artists and film directors. These rankings are determined by using Adobe facial recognition software to analyze facial features but also through votes by the I-MAGAZINE team, which includes 350 different professionals in over 30 countries. The overall criteria include distinctive characteristics, unique facial expressions, and versatility, amongst others.
Amongst the 55 winners of the Asian Female category there were quite a few K-Pop idols! Here is the extensive list and their rankings!
43. IU
40. Taeyeon
31. BLACKPINK Jennie
29. TWICE Mina
28. ITZY Yuna
23. f(x) Krystal
16. Lee Hyo Ri
14. Red Velvet Joy
7. BLACKPINK Jisoo
3. MAMAMOO Hwasa
2. BLACKPINK Lisa
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Top 10 Moments That These K-pop Idols Actually Met Each Other When They Were Kids
In Kpop, there are a lot of friendships that stemmed from when they were trainees or after they debuted to become famous idols. However, there are times when even idols have unintentionally met at a young age, and later coincidentally they all become celebrities.
The photos that they accidentally took together in the past are now unforgettable memories. There are cases where we become friends later, there are also cases that just accidentally appear together for a moment, but all of them make us admire because these fateful destinies are real.
Recently, Knet has compiled 8 of the most fateful photos when Kpop idols were accidentally taken together when they were children. Let's see among them who still keep in touch, and who is just a coincidence!
Choi Yoojung (Weki Meki) & Castle J (MCND)
Kids
Adults
Chanwoo (iKON), Chani (SF9) and Moonbin (ASTRO)
Kids
Adults
Not available. But it seems that after their debut as Kpop idols, they still keep in touch. Moonbin used to send coffee trucks to support Chani.
Chenle and Jisung (NCT)
Kids
Adults
Jisung (NTC) and Wonjin (CRAVITY)
Kids
Adults
They were both kids actors in "Deep Rooted Tree".
SinB and Eunha (GFRIEND)
Kids
Adults
Vernon (SEVENTEEN) and Nancy (MOMOLAND)
Kids
Adults
They happened to model together when they were young.
SinB (GFRIEND) and Moonbin (ASTRO)
Kids
Adults
Jungkook (BTS) and Chaerin (Cherry Bullet)
Kids
Adults
Chaerin is the daughter of Sungdeuk - Big Hit's choreographer - who was also the dance mentor of BTS since they were trainees. This explains why Chaerin and Jungkook met each other at a very young age.
Junkyu (TREASURE) and Chani (SF9)
Kids
Adults
Seems like these two idols apparently met each other by accident. Chani once shared that he didn't remember this picture, and they do not keep in touch with the other at present.
Lisa (BLACKPINK) and Bambam (GOT7)
Kids
