TikTok’s biggest K-pop acts: BTS, Blackpink and Tomorrow X Together, with NCT, Twice and Enhypen also popular

K-pop-related videos have gone from 33.5 million in 2019 to more than 97 million today, figures provided by TikTok and the data-tracking firm Kpop Radar show

Rose of Blackpink is the top K-pop soloist on the short-form video platform, while the fastest growing K-pop artists on TikTok are StayC, BDC and Kim Woojin

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Boy band Tomorrow X Together are one of the biggest K-pop acts on TikTok. Photo: Big Hit Music

Published: 10:15pm, 17 Nov 2021Updated: 12:05am, 18 Nov 2021

If you’re a TikTok user, you’ve probably come across some K-pop – over the past two years, music coming out of South Korea has more than tripled in popularity on the social media platform.

The biggest K-pop groups on the short-form video social media platform are currently BTS, Blackpink, and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) according to data provided by TikTok and the data-tracking firm Kpop Radar from their “2021 Kpop Radar TikTok” conference on November 17.

In 2019, there were 33.5 million K-pop-oriented videos on the platform, but as of September 2021, there are more than 97 million related clips. Many K-pop acts are active on the platform, sharing their own content and creating various dance challenges to promote their releases.

Rose of Blackpink is especially popular, with the singer overall coming in as the top K-pop soloist on the site and the third most popular K-pop artist overall. Twice, Enhypen, Stray Kids, NCT, Itzy and Somi are also very popular on the platform.

CL is one of the fastest growing K-pop artists on Tiktok. Photo: Instagram/@chaelincl

According to TikTok, the fastest growing K-pop artists on its platform are StayC, BDC and Kim Woojin, while songs from Twice, CL, BigBang, SS501, and others have become sleeper hits.