The TOP 50 Hanteo Global Album Authentication Rankings For K-Pop Artists From The First Half Of 2021

The authentication of K-Pop albums is considered a “step forward” in the process of buying albums, and is the only data that can analyze the “end users” of an album, or in other words, the “true fans” or real purchasers of said album. Because of this, it’s important to look at not only album sales but album authentications as well to really get a full look at how popular and successful a K-Pop artist is!

Hanteo recently released the data they’ve collected for the first half of 2021 about K-Pop album authentication worldwide, and incredibly, the global number has increased by 50.02% compared to the same time last year! This just goes to show how much K-Pop’s popularity is expanding worldwide.

Here’s Hanteo’s list of the 50 K-Pop artists who ranked most highly in their album authentication numbers for the first half of 2020! Pay special attention to the artists that didn’t even release any new albums this year.

50. Cosmic Girls

Album released in 2021: Unnatural

49. Cosmic Girls: The Black

Album released in 2021: My Attitude

48. LOONA

Album released in 2021: [&]

47. PURPLE KISS

Album released in 2021: Into Violet

46. Wendy

Album released in 2021: Like Water

45. Weeekly

Album released in 2021: We Play

44. Golden Child

Album released in 2021: [Yes.]

43. MCND

Album released in 2021: MCND Age

42. DAY6

Album released in 2021: The Book Of Us: Negentropy

41. Wheein

Album released in 2021: Redd

40. ONF

Albums released in 2021: ONF: My Name, City of ONF

39. B.I

Album released in 2021: Waterfall

38. P1Harmony

Album released in 2021: Disharmony: Break Out

37. VERIVERY

Album released in 2021: Series ‘O’ Round 1: Hall

36. WayV

Album released in 2021: Kick Back

35. IZ*ONE

Album released in 2021: N/A

34. AB6IX

Albums released in 2021: Salute: A New Hope, Mo’ Complete: Have a Dream

33. (G)I-DLE

Album released in 2021: I Burn

32. GOT7

Album released in 2021: N/A

31. WOODZ

Album released in 2021: Set

30. SHINee

Albums released in 2021: Don’t Call Me, Atlantis

29. PENTAGON

Album released in 2021: LOVE or TAKE

28. MAMAMOO

Album released in 2021: WAW

27. Baekhyun

Album released in 2021: Bambi

26. SEVENTEEN

Album released in 2021: Your Choice

25. THE BOYZ

Album released in 2021: N/A

24. NCT 127

Album released in 2021: N/A

23. Rosé

Album released in 2021: R

22. ITZY

Album released in 2021: Guess Who?

21. ASTRO

Album released in 2021: All Yours

20. TWICE

Album released in 2021: Taste of Love

19. CRAVITY

Album released in 2021: Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice

18. VICTON

Album released in 2021: Voice: The Future Is Now

17. IU

Album released in 2021: Lilac

16. BLACKPINK

Album released in 2021: N/A

15. CIX

Album released in 2021: Hello Chapter Ø: Hello, Strange Dream

14. NCT

Album released in 2021: N/A

13. EXO

Album released in 2021: Don’t Fight The Feeling

12. Super Junior

Album released in 2021: The Renaissance

11. ONEUS

Albums released in 2021: Devil, Binary Code

10. Wonho

Album released in 2021: Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us

9. ENHYPEN

Album released in 2021: Border: Carnival

8. Dreamcatcher

Album released in 2021: Dystopia: Road to Utopia

7. Stray Kids

Album released in 2021: N/A

6. TXT

Album released in 2021: The Chaos Chapter: Freeze

5. TREASURE

Album released in 2021: The First Step: Treasure Effect

4. MONSTA X

Album released in 2021: One of a Kind

3. NCT Dream

Album released in 2021: Hot Sauce, Hello Future

2. ATEEZ

Album released in 2021: ZERO: FEVER Part.2

1. BTS

Album released in 2021: N/A