SEVENTEEN ranks 7th with 400 million views, while LISA ranks 8th with 310 million views despite being a solo artist with few songs.

The Kpop idols with the most played songs in the first half of 2022: NCT Not on the list

BTS , TWICE, BLACKPINK have reached the top, and the fourth generation of idols are also on the rise.

2022 is already halfway through, and officials have announced the song playback status of Kpop idols during this period on the Spotify platform. Among them, the list of Kpop artists with the most streams has also been announced. The data statistics period is from January 1 to June 17, 2022.

1.BTS

Topping the list is BTS with 3.6 billion Spotify streams. This is an achievement that other artists only dream of, and there is a huge gap between them and the second place. As the top group on the list, BTS has proven their popularity around the world.

2.TWICE

The second place is TWICE, with a total of 876 million Spotify plays in the first half of the year. In addition to South Korea and Japan, TWICE is also targeting the US market, holding a series of concerts in the Western country.

3.BLACKPINK

After TWICE, BLACKPINK ranks third with 745 million Spotify plays. Considering they haven't released a new music album in over a year, this achievement is a gratifying figure for the girl group. As their comeback approaches, BLACKPINK will surely rise further.

4.Stray Kids, TXT, ENHYPEN

The 4th to 6th positions belong to three 4th generation boy groups respectively, including Stray Kids (713 million streams), TXT (489 million streams) and ENHYPEN (440 million streams).

5. Others

SEVENTEEN ranked 7th with 400 million views, while LISA ranked 8th with 310 million views despite being a solo artist with few songs. Other members of the leaderboard are Red Velvet (301 million streams), ITZY (289 million streams) and IU (265 million streams).

Regarding this newly released ranking, many fans are surprised by the international popularity of the fourth-generation boy band. Meanwhile, some are still confused by NCT's complete absence from the list, despite NCT Dream's recent new activity.

“JYP girl group and HYBE boy group dominate the international market,” one netizen commented. At the same time, there are also comments such as “BLACKPINK can still be on the list even without new songs”, “Stray Kids’ performance on Spotify is very good”, “Where is NCT?”.