Who's following BTS? A look at Top 10 K-Pop artists with highest album sales of all time

K-Pop has amassed a sizable worldwide fan base since its rise in the early 2000s, in part because of its performers' captivating personas and devoted fandoms. The genre is still influencing the global music landscape, setting records for album sales and selling out global tours. 

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With album sales serving as a significant indicator of their influence, these are the top ten K-Pop musicians with the most album sales to date. 

1. BTS

Members: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook

There's no question they are at the top spot on this list. The group for Big Hit Entertainment has achieved an incredible 55,278,673 album sales. Since their debut in 2013, 94% of their sales have come from Korea, while 6% are from Japan.

2. SEVENTEEN

Members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino

With 41,304,762 albums sold, the group which debuted in 2015 under Pledis Entertainment had 92% of their sales coming from Korea and 8% from Japan.

3. Stray Kids

Members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N.

Since their debut in 2018, the group under JYP Entertainment have sold 26,271,356 albums. While 95% of their sales originated from Korea, 5% came from Japan.

4. EXO

Members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun

The group under SM Entertainment has reached 24,303,993 album sales since their debut in 2012. They get 98% of their sales from Korea while 2% comes from Japan.

5. TWICE

Members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu

The group from JYP Entertainment has sold 18,965,521 albums since their debut in 2015, with 78% of their sales originating from Korea and 22% from Japan.

6. NCT Dream

Members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle, Jaemin, and Jisung

The group under SM Entertainment has sold 18,757,640 albums since their debut in 2016, with 98% of their sales coming from Korea and 2% from Japan.

7. NCT 127

Members: Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Mark, and Haechan

Since its debut in 2016, the SM Entertainment sub-unit has sold 16,606,988 albums, with 98% of its sales coming from Korea and 2% from Japan.

8. Tomorrow X Together (TXT)

Members: Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai

Another group from Big Hit Entertainment has sold 16,497,666 albums since their 2019 debut. 89% of their sales are from Korea, with 11% from Japan.

9. ENHYPEN

Members: Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-ki

The group from Belift Lab has sold 13,736,920 albums. Debuting in 2020, 91% of their sales are from Korea and 9% from Japan.

10. TVXQ!

Members: U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin

With 13,346,920 albums sold, the SM Entertainment group debuted in 2004, with 31% of their sales coming from Korea and an impressive 69% from Japan.

Other groups on the list:

11. BLACKPINK

12. BoA

13. ATEEZ

14. IVE

15. Super Junior

16. SHINee

17. NewJeans

18. aespa

19. Girls’ Generation

20. (G)I-DLE

21. ZEROBASEONE

22. NCT

23. Red Velvet

24. H.O.T.

25. GOT7

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