K-pop, short for Korean pop, has become increasingly popular worldwide, beautiful fans with its catchy music, impressive dance routines, and visually stunning music videos. Over the years, K-pop girl groups have captivated audiences with their captivating vocals, mesmerizing dance moves, and unique styles. These girl groups have consistently dominated the charts and amassed millions of streams on Spotify. With their catchy songs, infectious melodies, and visually stunning music videos, they have captivated fans worldwide and have become household names. So, if you are interested in knowing whether your favorite groups come under the top 10, below are the top 10 most streamed K—pop girl groups on Spotify.
1. BLACKPINK
Blackpink is a South Korean girl group. It consists of four members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa. They debuted in August 2016 with their single album Square One. They are renowned as the most successful Korean girl group internationally and one of the leaders of the Korean Wave. BLACKPINK has officially become the most-streamed girl group in the world on Spotify. Guinness World Records reports that they surpassed Little Mix, a British group, by 400 million streams to claim the title, with 8.8 billion streams. With Ice Cream, Blackpink reached number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Billboard 200, making them the highest-charting female Korean act.
2. TWICE
The South Korean girl group known as TWICE comes from Seoul. Tzuyu, Sana, Sangyeon, Momo, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Jeongyeon make up the nine members of the group. Their first extended play, The Story Begins, premiered on October 20, 2015. In 2016, they shot to fame with the release of Cheer Up, which topped the Gaon Digital Chart, became the best-performing song of the year, and won Song of the Year at the Melon Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Twicetagram, which debuted in 2017, broke new ground for female Korean performers when its lead single "Likey" topped Billboard's World Digital Song Sales and World Albums lists simultaneously.
3. AESPA
AESPA is a South Korean girl group. They consist of four members Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. Aespa debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single Black Mamba. Their second single, Next Level, was released in May 2021 to widespread commercial success, peaking at number two on the Circle Digital Chart and K-pop Hot 100. It earned multiple accolades and Daesang awards, including Song of the Year. Their second top-five song in South Korea and their first top-40 entry on the Billboard Global 200. The album My World was then certified 2× million by the Korea Music Content Association on July 6. On the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, My World debuted at number nine with 40,000 album-equivalent units, 1.33 million on-demand streams, and 39,000 pure album sales, becoming their second top 10 entry.
4. Red Velvet
The girl group Red Velvet is from South Korea. The first of August 2014 was their debut. The five members of the group are Yeri, Wendy, Irene, and Seulgi. Among the many honors bestowed on Red Velvet are the Golden Disc New Artist Award, Best Female Group (Asia), Best Pop Song (Korean Music Award), and Song of the Year (Asia Artist Award). Forbes Korea Power Celebrity acknowledged its tremendous influence within the country. Time and Billboard have ranked them among the most popular K-pop groups, and as of February 2020, they were the sixth most streamed K-pop artist globally on Spotify.
5. NewJeans
New Jeans is a South Korean girl group. They debuted on 22 July 2022. It consists of five members which are Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. Attention is their first number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. It was followed shortly afterward by two other singles, Hype Boy and Cookie. Its lead single, Super Shy, became the group's highest-charting single on the Billboard Global 200 (number two), the US Billboard Hot 100, and the UK Singles Chart. NewJeans has received rookie awards and Forbes' Korea Power Celebrity 40.
6. IVE
IVE is a South Korean girl group. They debuted on 1 December 2021. It consists of six members which are Gaeul, Yujin, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo. Love Dive was their single album, whose lead single became their first number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart. It was the best-performing single of the year and was awarded Song of the Year at the Asia Artist Awards, Golden Disc Awards, MAMA Awards, and Melon Music Awards. Not only that, it was the first single by the band to ever peak at number ten on the US-specific Billboard Global Exclusive list. Along with the first single "I Am," I've Ive, their debut full-length album, was released. In Korea, it became their third single to reach a Perfect All-Kill after reaching number one on the Circle Digital Chart.
7. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE is a South Korean girl group. They debuted in 2018. The group consists of five members which are Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua. They have been considered one of the most successful South Korean girl groups outside of the big four record labels. They became the first act from an independent label to rank at number 39 on the Mediabase Top 40 Radio airplay charts and debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Pop Airplay chart with a non-English song.
8. ITZY
The girl group ITZY hails from South Korea. They made their 2019 debut. Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna are the five individuals that make up the group. Rookie of the Year at the 34th Golden Disc Awards, New Artist of the Year at the 9th Gaon Chart Music Awards and 2019 Melon Music Awards, Best New Female Artist at the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and the New Artist Award at the 29th Seoul Music Awards are just a few of their accomplishments. They are the first K-pop girl group to accomplish such a Rookie Grand Slam.
9. Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group. They made their 2007 debut. Everyone from Taeyeon and Sunny to Tiffany and Hyoyeon and Yuri and Sooyoung and Yoona and Seohyun makes up the group of eight. The trio shot to fame in 2009 when their single "Gee" became Melon's most popular song of the 2000s and broke records by remaining at the top of KBS's Music Bank for nine weeks in a row. Album of the Year (Disk Daesang) is the highest honor a Korean recording artist can receive, and with the release of their sophomore studio album Oh! In 2010, they became the first female act to ever receive this honor.
10. Kep1er
The girl group Kep1er hails from South Korea. That year, 2021, was their year of debut. Everyone from Huening Bahiyyih to Choi Yu-jin to Kim Da-yeon to Seo Young-Eun to Kang Ye-seo to Hikaru Ezaki to Mashiro Sakamoto and Shen Xiaoting makes up the nine-person group. Kep1er's debut music program award was for Wa Da Da, which they received on M Countdown.
