MelOn is the largest music subscription service in South Korea, with over 4-5 million users in the country as of 2018 and over 28 million users worldwide. With this, MelOn is one of the biggest indicators to show how popular a group is.
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These are the most searched girl groups on MelOn for the month of Mar. 2021.
BLACKPINK is the Most Searched Girl Group on MelOn
In Mar. 2021, BLACKPINK was named the most searched girl group on MelOn, with over 640,263 searches for the girl group on the platform. Their most searched song on the platform is the title track of their first full-length studio album, "THE ALBUM," "Lovesick Girls." BLACKPINK was also the most searched girl group on MelOn in Feb. 2021.
"Lovesick Girls" was extremely popular for MelOn users. The song won the Weekly Popularity Award on the platform on Oct. 12, 2020, Jan. 11, 2021, and Jan. 18, 2021.
In other charts, "Lovesick Girls" debuted at number 28 on the Gaon Digital Chart and peaked at number two the following week. "Lovesick Girls" broke the records as the girl group song that spent the most weeks at the top ten of the Gaon Digital Chart, spending 18 weeks on the charts. The girls beat out TWICE's record for "Cheer Up" and Wonder Girls' record for "Tell Me."
Brave Girls is the Second Most Searched Girl Group on MelOn
Trailing after BLACKPINK is Brave Girls as the second most searched girl group on MelOn for Mar. 2021. In that month, Brave Girls was searched for 560,202 times.
Unsurprisingly, their most searched song in their 2017 release "Rollin'." This is the first time Brave Girls has ranked within the top 10 of the most searched girl groups on MelOn.
"Rollin'" saw a reverse run on the charts after a YouTube video that compiled performances of the girl's performance of the song edited with YouTube comments went viral. The song soon achieved a perfect all-kill, topping all the real-time charts in South Korea.
Currently, Brave Girls is the girl with the most perfect all-kills, beating out a record previously held by TWICE.
TWICE is the Third Most Searched Girl Group on MelOn
Claiming third place is the JYP Entertainment girl group TWICE, who was searched for 278,969 on MelOn in Mar. 2021. Their most searched song on the platform is their Oct. 2020 release, "I CAN'T STOP ME."
In Feb. 2021, TWICE was the second most searched girl group on MelOn, meaning they dropped down by one place.
TWICE bagged seven music show wins for "I CAN'T STOP ME," proving the song's popularity in South Korea.
In South Korea, the song peaked at number eight on the Gaon Digital Charts and at number five on the K-Pop Hot 100 charts.
In the United States, "I CAN'T STOP ME" peaked at number one on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales charts.
These are the TOP 10 Most Searched Girl Groups on MelOn for March 2021
1. BLACKPINK - 640,263
2. Brave Girls - 560,202
3. TWICE - 278,968
4. IZ*ONE - 244,785
5. Oh My Girl - 217, 781
6. Red Velvet - 206,395
7. MAMAMOO - 188,097
8. 2NE1 - 173,270
9. GFRIEND - 158,299
10. (G)I-DLE - 146,169
Did your favorite girl group make the top 10?
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Top 10 Most-Streamed K-Pop Girl Group B-Sides Over The Last 5 Years
While title tracks on K-Pop albums often have the most popularity due to how they’re marketed and promoted to the public, there are countless B-side tracks that deserve just as much attention too!
Sometimes B-side tracks actually do become even more popular than the title tracks of the same albums! Other times, even if they don’t get that much attention, they still perform very well and get tons of streams on apps like Spotify.
Here are the top 10 most-streamed K-Pop girl group B-side tracks of each year from 2016 until the present day!
2016
10. “Lost In Love” by Girls’ Generation: 1.10 million streams
9. “Candy” by Red Velvet: 1.11 million streams
8. “Shadow” by f(x): 1.13 million streams
7. “Good To You” by 2NE1: 1.22 million streams
6. “Like A Fool” by TWICE: 1.29 million streams
5. “Do It Again” by TWICE: 1.30 million streams
4. “Scream” by 2NE1: 1.37 million streams
3. “Touchdown” by TWICE: 1.63 million streams
2. “If I Were You” by 2NE1: 1.84 million streams
1. “Happy” by 2NE1: 2.10 million streams
2017
10. “Talk To Me” by Red Velvet: 1.67 million streams
9. “Candy” by Red Velvet: 1.71 million streams
8. “Papi” by f(x): 1.73 million streams
7. “Precious Love” by TWICE: 1.80 million streams
6. “Scream” by 2NE1: 1.84 million streams
5. “Like A Fool” by TWICE: 2.32 million streams
4. “Do It Again” by TWICE: 2.35 million streams
3. “If I Were You” by 2NE1: 2.47 million streams
2. “Happy” by 2NE1: 2.82 million streams
1. “Touchdown” by TWICE: 3.80 million streams
2018
10. “Do It Again” by TWICE: 3.39 million streams
9. “Zoo” by Red Velvet: 3.46 million streams
8. “Happy” by 2NE1: 3.54 million streams
7. “You Better Know” by Red Velvet: 3.66 million streams
6. “Look” by Red Velvet: 3.81 million streams
5. “Kingdom Come” by Red Velvet: 4.33 million streams
4. “Touchdown” by TWICE: 5.97 million streams
3. “See U Later” by BLACKPINK: 15.23 million streams
2. “Really” by BLACKPINK: 17.51 million streams
1. “Forever Young” by BLACKPINK: 35.62 million streams
2019
10. “You Better Know” by Red Velvet: 6.09 million streams
9. “Look” by Red Velvet: 7.08 million streams
8. “Kingdom Come” by Red Velvet: 8.04 million streams
7. “Touchdown” by TWICE: 8.15 million streams
6. “Hope Not” by BLACKPINK: 19.91 million streams
5. “Kick It” by BLACKPINK: 28.61 million streams
4. “See U Later” by BLACKPINK: 41.34 million streams
3. “Really” by BLACKPINK: 47.54 million streams
2. “Don’t Know What To Do” by BLACKPINK: 55.42 million streams
1. “Forever Young” by BLACKPINK: 96.67 million streams
2020
10. “Crazy Over You” by BLACKPINK: 40.54 million streams
9. “Love To Hate Me” by BLACKPINK: 44.16 million streams
8. “Hope Not” by BLACKPINK: 46.46 million streams
7. “Bet You Wanna” by BLACKPINK ft. Cardi B: 55.50 million streams
6. “Kick It” by BLACKPINK: 66.76 million streams
5. “See U Later” by BLACKPINK: 67.45 million streams
4. “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK: 77.30 million streams
3. “Really” by BLACKPINK: 77.57 million streams
2. “Don’t Know What To Do” by BLACKPINK: 129.3 million streams
1. “Forever Young” by BLACKPINK: 157.8 million streams
2021 (So Far)
10. “You Never Know” by BLACKPINK: 60.23 million streams
9. “Crazy Over You” by BLACKPINK: 71.00 million streams
8. “See U Later” by BLACKPINK: 73.98 million streams
7. “Kick It” by BLACKPINK: 76.31 million streams
6. “Love To Hate Me” by BLACKPINK: 77.34 million streams
5. “Really” by BLACKPINK: 85.08 million streams
4. “Bet You Wanna” by BLACKPINK ft. Cardi B: 97.20 million streams
3. “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK: 135.4 million streams
2. “Don’t Know What To Do” by BLACKPINK: 147.8 million streams
1. “Forever Young” by BLACKPINK: 173.1 million streams
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Top 35 Most-Streamed 2021 K-Pop Songs On Spotify
We’re over a quarter of the way through 2021, and in that first quarter, there have been a ton of great K-Pop comebacks and debuts. Even with the short-lived removal of many K-Pop songs on Spotify earlier this year, it’s still one of the most popular apps for fans of the music genre to listen to their favorites, and the most-streamed songs from the year so far are racking up plenty of millions of streams! Here are the 35 most-streamed K-Pop songs released in 2021 so far.
35. “Dahlia” by (G)I-DLE
Released on January 11, “Dahlia” currently has 3.54 million streams on Spotify!
34. “Slowmotion” by TREASURE
Released on January 11, “Slowmotion” currently has 3.55 million streams on Spotify!
33. “Acceptance Speech” by Epik High (ft. B.I)
Released on January 18, “Acceptance Speech” currently has 3.68 million streams on Spotify!
32. “God Damn” by I.M
Released on February 19, “God Damn” currently has 3.95 million streams on Spotify!
31. “Get You Alone” by Baekhyun
Released on January 3, “Get You Alone” currently has 4.03 million streams on Spotify!
30. “Forever” by aespa
Released on February 5, “Forever” currently has 4.23 million streams on Spotify!
29. “Going Dumb” by Alesso, Stray Kids, & CORSAK
Released on March 19, “Going Dumb” currently has 4.24 million streams on Spotify!
28. “Force” by TXT
Released on January 9, “Force” currently has 4.31 million streams on Spotify!
27. “Love So Fine” by Cha Eunwoo
Released on February 3, “Love So Fine” currently has 4.44 million streams on Spotify!
26. “D-D-Dance” by IZ*ONE
Released on January 26, “D-D-Dance” currently has 4.64 million streams on Spotify!
25. “First Love” by NCT 127
Released on January 27, “First Love” currently has 4.66 million streams on Spotify!
24. “U Mad” by Bobby
Released on January 25, “U Mad” currently has 4.69 million streams on Spotify!
23. “What Type of X” by Jessi
Released on March 17, “What Type of X” currently has 4.99 million streams on Spotify!
22. “Going Crazy” by TREASURE
Released on January 11, “Going Crazy” currently has 5.10 million streams on Spotify!
21. “After School” by Weeekly
Released on March 17, “After School” currently has 5.15 million streams on Spotify!
20. “Paranoia” by Kang Daniel
Released on February 16, “Paranoia” currently has 5.50 million streams on Spotify!
19. “Encore” by GOT7
Released on February 20, “Encore” currently has 5.88 million streams on Spotify!
18. “Why Why Why” by iKON
Released on March 3, “Why Why Why” currently has 6.35 million streams on Spotify!
17. “Lilac” by IU
Released on March 25, “Lilac” currently has 7.14 million streams on Spotify!
16. “Starlight” by Chani
Released on January 14, “Starlight” currently has 7.29 million streams on Spotify!
15. “Rosario” by Epik High (ft. CL & Zico)
Released on January 18, “Rosario” currently has 8.11 million streams on Spotify!
14. “Gimme Gimme” by NCT 127
Released on February 15, “Gimme Gimme” currently has 8.20 million streams on Spotify!
13. “Tail” by Sunmi
Released on February 23, “Tail” currently has 8.44 million streams on Spotify!
12. “Odd Eye” by Dreamcatcher
Released on January 26, “Odd Eye” currently has 8.80 million streams on Spotify!
11. “Fireworks (I’m The One)” by ATEEZ
Released on March 1, “Fireworks (I’m The One)” currently has 9.02 million streams on Spotify!
10. “Bicycle” by Chungha
Released on February 15, “Bicycle” currently has 10.23 million streams on Spotify!
9. “My Treasure” by TREASURE
Released on January 11, “My Treasure” currently has 10.38 million streams on Spotify!
8. “I’m Missing You” by Sunjae
Released on January 13, “I’m Missing You” currently has 10.58 million streams on Spotify!
7. “Don’t Call Me” by SHINee
Released on February 22, “Don’t Call Me” currently has 11.29 million streams on Spotify!
6. “Film Out” by BTS
Released on April 1, “Film Out” currently has 15.11 million streams on Spotify!
5. “I’m Not Cool” by HyunA
Released on January 28, “I’m Not Cool” currently has 17.75 million streams on Spotify!
4. “HWAA” by (G)I-DLE
Released on January 11, “HWAA” currently has 19.57 million streams on Spotify!
3. “Celebrity” by IU
Released on January 27, “Celebrity” currently has 31.26 million streams on Spotify!
2. “Gone” by Rosé
Released on March 12, “Gone” currently has 34.64 million streams on Spotify!
1. “On The Ground” by Rosé
Released on March 12, “On The Ground” currently has 56.94 million streams on Spotify!
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What Are Top 30 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums In March On Gaon?
Gaon has recently released their list of the best-selling K-Pop albums in March based on their sales data!
Soloists in particular seemed to really succeed in sales last month, with a third of the top 30 best-selling albums released by solo artists! Three of the top four best-selling albums belonged to them as well.
Here’s a look at all of the top 30 best-selling albums from the month! Included are the sales each album made in March, as well as total sales if they were released in months prior.
30. Love Yourself: Answer by BTS
Released on August 24, 2018 with the title song “Idol”, Love Yourself: Answer sold 4.41k copies in March! It has also sold 2.56 million copies total since it came out.
29. Love Streaming by B.I
Released on March 19, 2021 with the title song “Midnight Blue”, Love Streaming sold 4.54k copies in March!
28. City Lights by Baekhyun
Released on July 10, 2019 with the title song “UN Village”, City Lights sold 4.58k copies in March! It has also sold 580.3k copies total since it came out.
27. Neo Zone by NCT 127
Released on March 6, 2020 with the title song “Kick It”, Neo Zone sold 5.00k copies in March! It has also sold 891.4k copies total since it came out.
26. We Play by Weeekly
Released on March 17, 2021 with the title song “After School”, We Play sold 5.07k copies in March!
25. Take Over the Moon by WayV
Released on March 13, 2020 with the title song “Moonwalk”, Take Over the Moon sold 5.37k copies in March! It has also sold 54.3k copies total since it came out.
24. `HELLO’ Chapter Ø. Hello, Strange Dream by CIX
Released on February 2, 2021 with the title song “Cinema”, `HELLO’ Chapter Ø. Hello, Strange Dream sold 5.95k copies in March! It has also sold 50.2k copies total since it came out.
23. Won’t Forget You by Kim Sunggyu
Released on March 29, 2021 with the title song “Hush”, Won’t Forget You sold 5.96k copies in March!
22. We Boom by NCT Dream
Released on July 26, 2019 with the title song “Boom”, We Boom sold 6.04k copies in March! It has also sold 409.3k copies total since it came out.
21. Bucket List by BIG Naughty
Released on February 25, 2021 with the title song “Joker”, Bucket List sold 7.14k copies in March!
20. ONF: My Name by ONF
Released on February 24, 2021 with the title song “Beautiful Beautiful”, ONF: My Name sold 7.63k copies in March! It has also sold 58.4k copies total since it came out.
19. Neo Zone: The Final Round by NCT 127
Released on May 19, 2020 with the title song “Punch”, Neo Zone: The Final Round sold 7.84k copies in March! It has also sold 611.6k copies total since it came out.
18. Pieces by Rain
Released on March 3, 2021 with the title song “Why Don’t We”, Pieces sold 9.50k copies in March! It has also sold x copies total since it came out.
17. A Better Tomorrow by DRIPPIN
Released on March 16, 2021 with the title song “Young Blood”, A Better Tomorrow sold 9.75k copies in March!
16. KILLA by MIRAE
Released on March 17, 2021 with the title song “KILLA”, KILLA sold 9.94k copies in March!
15. SERIES `O` [Round 1 : HALL] by VERIVERY
Released on March 2, 2021 with the title song “Get Away”, SERIES `O` [Round 1 : HALL] sold 17.69k copies in March!
14. Don’t Call Me by SHINee
Released on February 22, 2021 with the title song “Don’t Call Me”, Don’t Call Me sold 18.55k copies in March! It has also sold 195.7k copies total since it came out.
13. Season 3. HIDEOUT: Be Our Voice by CRAVITY
Released on January 19, 2021 with the title song “My Turn”, Season 3. HIDEOUT: Be Our Voice sold 23.43k copies in March! It has also sold 130.3k copies total since it came out.
12. Love or Take by PENTAGON
Released on March 15, 2021 with the title song “Do or Not”, Love or Take sold 26.52k copies in March!
11. Unnatural by Cosmic Girls
Released on March 31, 2021 with the title song “Unnatural”, Unnatural sold 31.96k copies in March!
10. Love Synonym Pt.2: Right For Us by Wonho
Released on February 26, 2021 with the title song “Lose”, Love Synonym Pt.2: Right For Us sold 36.89k copies in March! It has also sold 79.5k copies total since it came out.
9. Set by WOODZ
Released on March 15, 2021 with the title song “Feel Like”, Set sold 38.29k copies in March!
8. The Box OST by Various Artists
Released on March 31, 2021, The Box OST sold 46.39k copies in March!
7. BE by BTS
Released on November 20, 2020 with the title song “Life Goes On”, BE sold 51.32k copies in March! It has also sold 3.48 million copies total since it came out.
6. Kick Back by WayV
Released on March 10, 2021 with the title song “Kick Back”, Kick Back sold 125.9k copies in March!
5. ZERO: FEVER Part.2 by ATEEZ
Released on March 1, 2021 with the title song “Fireworks (I’m The One)”, ZERO: FEVER Part.2 sold 127.7k copies in March!
4. Lilac by IU
Released on March 25, 2021 with the title song “Lilac”, Lilac sold 151.0k copies in March!
3. The Renaissance by Super Junior
Released on March 16, 2021 with the title song “House Party”, The Renaissance sold 237.6k copies in March!
2. R by Rosé
Released on March 12, 2021 with the title song “On The Ground”, R sold 400.4k copies in March!
1. Bambi by Baekhyun
Released on March 30, 2021 with the title song “Bambi”, Bambi sold 529.4k copies in March!
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These Kpop Group Rank High On Billboard’s World Albums Chart For The Week Ending on April 3
Billboard has released its World Albums chart for the week ending on April 3!
BTS landed a total of seven albums in the top 15 this week: in addition to topping the chart with their latest album “BE,” which remained No. 1, the group also claimed No. 2 with “Map of the Soul: 7,” No. 5 with “Love Yourself: Tear,” No. 6 with “Love Yourself: Her,” No. 7 with “Love Yourself: Answer,” No. 11 with “Map of the Soul: Persona,” and No. 13 with “Skool Luv Affair.”
BLACKPINK’s first full-length album “THE ALBUM” stayed strong at No. 3 in its 25th week on the chart, while NCT’s “RESONANCE Pt. 1” rose to No. 4 in its 24th week.
TXT’s Japanese album “Still Dreaming” maintained its position at No. 9 this week, and SuperM’s first full-length album “Super One” similarly held onto its spot at No. 10.
Finally, ATEEZ’s latest mini album “ZERO : FEVER Part.2” rose to No. 12 in its fourth week on the chart.
Congratulations to all of the artists!
