On Jan. 29, the most-viewed K-pop artists in the United Kingdom, Thailand and Indonesia for the first month of 2022 were revealed. Want to know which Korean acts made the Top 5? Then, read on!
Most Viewed K-pop Artists in the United Kingdom (January 2022): BTS Takes the Lead + BLACKPINK, TWICE & More Follow
BTS is the most-viewed K-pop artist in the UK this January, demonstrating their massive popularity in the country. The septet gained a total of 8.56 million views on YouTube in the past four weeks.
According to UK YouTube's Top Artists chart for the week of Jan. 14 to 20, BTS stayed strong at No. 20 after garnering 1.71 million views. It is worth noting that they are the only Korean artist on the weekly list and that they have now spent 275 weeks on the tally.
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On UK YouTube's Top Songs chart, BTS & Coldplay's "My Universe" ranked No. 84 with 182,000 views.
BLACKPINK trails at No. 2 on the list of most-viewed K-pop artists in the UK for January 2022, with 4.17 million views. TWICE follows at No. 3 with 2.46 million views.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids and ITZY proved they are among the top fourth-generation groups by taking Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Stray Kids got 1.87 million views, while ITZY had 1.24 million views.
Most Viewed K-pop Artists in Thailand (January 2022): BLACKPINK Claims #1 + BTS, aespa & More Follow
BLACKPINK proved they remain to be the top Korean act in Thailand by becoming the most-viewed K-pop artist in the country this January. It comes as no surprise since band member Lisa is Thai and she, alongside her bandmates, receives impeccable love from Thai K-pop fans since her debut.
In the past four weeks, BLACKPINK gained a whopping 41.9 million views on YouTube. Based on the girl group's data on the platform, their number of views remained above the 10-million line from Jan. 3 to 24.
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In addition, Bangkok, Thailand ranks first on the list of cities where BLACKPINK gets their views. The city contributed a total of 19.3 million views to date.
Following BLACKPINK on the list of most-viewed K-pop artists in Thailand (January 2022) is BTS with 31.6 million views. Sitting at No. 3 is aespa with 10.6 million views.
TWICE and GOT7 ranked No. 4 and 5, respectively. While TWICE accumulated 9.64 million views, GOT7 got 8.29 million views.
Most Viewed K-pop Artists in Indonesia (January 2022): BTS Secures #1 + BLACKPINK, Kep1er & More Follow
Like in the UK, BTS is also the most-viewed K-pop artist in Indonesia this month. The "Butter" singers collected 52.6 million views on YouTube.
On Indonesia YouTube's Top Artists chart for the week of Jan. 14 to 20, BTS broke into the Top 10 after taking the No. 9 spot with 9.38 million views. The septet is the only Korean act to land inside the Top 10 within the said week.
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On the list of cities where BTS garner their YouTube views, Jakarta, Indonesia placed third with 11.8 million views to date.
BLACKPINK is the second most-viewed K-pop artist in Indonesia in January 2022, with 34.9 million views. Rookie girl group Kep1er comes in at No. 3 with 18.4 million views.
aespa and TWICE took the Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. aespa gained 15.6 million views, while TWICE got 14.7 million views.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
