Only one artist is still in the top 10 today from a decade ago!
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YouTube was created in 2005, and for many years, it wasn’t super well-trafficked or used. Despite this, however, many older K-Pop artists started their channels in the mid- to late-2000s, helping them reach fans both within South Korea and internationally.
A decade ago, it was really impressive to get tens of thousands of subscribers, and if you could reach over a hundred thousand, you were incredibly popular! It’s really interesting to compare the numbers of subscribers the most popular K-Pop artists had back then compared to now.
These are the top 10 most-subscribed K-Pop artists from a decade ago compared to now, along with how many views their channels have!
2011
10. Taeyang (BIGBANG)
Taeyang’s YouTube channel was created on August 20, 2009, and around this time in 2011, had 66.9k subs. Today, the channel has 1.02 million subs, as well as 51.7 million views!
9. Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls’ YouTube channel was created on January 3, 2007, and around this time in 2011, had 90.7k subs. Today, the channel has 739k subs, as well as 380.3 million views!
8. BEAST
BEAST’s YouTube channel was created on May 5, 2010, and around this time in 2011, had 92.6k subs. Today, the channel has 1.35 million subs, as well as 565.4 million views!
7. Super Junior
Super Junior’s YouTube channel was created on January 15, 2006, and around this time in 2011, had 93.5k subs. Today, the channel has 1.89 million subs, as well as 53.2 million views!
6. CNBLUE
CNBLUE’s YouTube channel was created on July 26, 2006, and around this time in 2011, had 105.4k subs. Today, the channel has 1.04 million subs, as well as 200.9 million views!
5. Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation’s YouTube channel was created on September 29, 2007, and around this time in 2011, had 106.9k subs. Today, the channel has 2.32 million subs, as well as 98.3 million views!
4. SHINee
SHINee’s YouTube channel was created on January 21, 2006, and around this time in 2011, had 107.3k subs. Today, the channel has 1.65 million subs, as well as 89.8 million views!
3. 2PM
2PM’s YouTube channel was created on July 26, 2006, and around this time in 2011, had 112.0k subs. Today, the channel has 1.04 million subs, as well as 314.7 million views!
2. 2NE1
2NE1’s YouTube channel was created on November 30, 2006, and around this time in 2011, had 119.1k subs. Today, the channel has 5.13 million subs, as well as 1.87 billion views!
1. BIGBANG
BIGBANG’s YouTube channel was created on October 9, 2005, and around this time in 2011, had 126.3k subs. Today, the channel has 13.2 million subs, as well as 6.33 billion views!
2021
10. Stray Kids
Stray Kids’ YouTube channel was created on May 11, 2017, and currently has 5.38 million subs! It also has 676.5 million total views.
9. GOT7
GOT7’s YouTube channel was created on February 1, 2012, and currently has 5.80 million subs! It also has 691.7 million views.
8. TXT
TXT’s YouTube channel was created on December 20, 2018, and currently has 5.89 million subs! It also has 319.9 million views.
7. SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN’s YouTube channel was created on November 16, 2012, and currently has 6.14 million subs! It also has 1.74 billion views.
6. EXO
EXO’s YouTube channel was created on December 10, 2006, and currently has 7.02 million subs! It also has 297.6 million views.
5. iKON
iKON’s YouTube channel was created on September 2, 2014, and currently has 7.66 million subs! It also has 1.86 billion views.
4. TWICE
TWICE’s YouTube channel was created on March 27, 2016, and currently has 9.75 million subs! It also has 1.58 billion views.
3. BIGBANG
BIGBANG is the only K-Pop channel to have ranked on this list in 2011 and now, with 13.2 million subs and 6.33 billion views!
2. BTS
BTS’s YouTube channel was created on December 16, 2012, and currently has 44.0 million subs! It also has 8.31 billion views.
1. BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK’s YouTube channel was created on June 28, 2016, and currently has 56.3 million subs! It also has 15.4 billion views.
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These Are Top 15 Best K-Pop B-side Tracks in 2020 According To Fans
There are oftentimes some real gems within these albums that fans don’t discover, but fortunately there are some who take the time to go through and find what they think are songs that deserve to be recognized.
Reddit recently made a poll for fans to vote on which K-Pop B-sides were the best of 2020, and the results are in! Here are all 50+ of the songs chosen.
15. “Maybe” by (G)I-DLE (107 votes)
This song is off of (G)I-DLE’s album I Trust, which has the title track “Oh My God”.
14. “Black Swan” by BTS (110 votes)
This song is also off of BTS’s album Map of the Soul: 7.
13. “Red Sun” by Dreamcatcher (113 votes)
This song is also off of Dreamcatcher’s album Dystopia: The Tree of Life.
12. “Untouchable” by EVERGLOW (129 votes)
This song is off of EVERGLOW’s album -77.82X-78.29, which has the title track “LA DI DA”.
11. “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK (132 votes)
This song is also off of BLACKPINK’s album The Album.
10. “Universe” by LOONA (139 votes)
This song is off of LOONA’s album [12:00], which has the title track “Why Not?”.
9. “Easy” by Stray Kids (144 votes)
This song is also off of Stray Kids’ album Go Live.
8. “Jazz Bar” by Dreamcatcher (153 votes)
This song is also off of Dreamcatcher’s album Dystopia: The Tree of Language.
7. “Up No More” by TWICE (158 votes)
This song is also off of TWICE’s album Eyes Wide Open.
6. “Labyrinth” by GFRIEND (187 votes)
This song is off of GFRIEND’s album Labyrinth, which has the title track “Crossroads”.
5. “Naughty” by Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi (190 votes)
This song is off of Irene & Seulgi’s album Monster, which has the title track “Monster”.
4. “Love Me or Leave Me” by DAY6 (198 votes)
This song is also off of DAY6’s album The Book of Us: The Demon.
3. “Pantomime” by Cosmic Girls (212 votes)
This song is off of Cosmic Girls’ album Neverland, which has the title track “Butterfly”.
2. “Dolphin” by Oh My Girl (291 votes)
This song is off of Oh My Girl’s album Nonstop, which has the title track “Nonstop”.
1. “Star” by LOONA (625 votes)
This song is also off of LOONA’s album [12:00].
