Comparing 15 K-Pop Artists’ Most-Watched Vs. Most-Awarded Songs

There are many ways to measure a K-Pop artist’s success. Album sales, music video views and likes, streaming amounts, music show wins — they’re all important for K-Pop artists, and they can vary widely in their stats! Not every most-sold album has the most-watched title track, for example; and, as the following list shows, not every most-watched MV has had the most music show wins! Here are 15 popular K-Pop artists and a comparison of their most-watched music video and their song with the most music show wins.

1. BTS

BTS’s most-watched music video is “DNA” with 1.12 billion views, and their most-awarded song is “Boy With Luv” with 21 wins!

2. TWICE

TWICE’s most-watched music video is “TT” with 550.1 million views, and their most-awarded song is also “TT” with 13 wins!

3. BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK’s most-watched music video is “DDU-DU DDU-DU” with 1.37 billion views, and their most-awarded song is “How You Like That” with 13 wins!

4. Red Velvet

Red Velvet’s most-watched music video is “Bad Boy” with 288.8 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Power Up” with 10 wins!

5. SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEEN’s most-watched music video is “Don’t Wanna Cry” with 177.9 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Home” with 10 wins!

6. GOT7

GOT7’s most-watched music video is “Just Right” with 347.7 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Lullaby” with 7 wins!

7. EXO

EXO’s most-watched music video is “Monster” with 351.7 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Call Me Baby” with 18 wins!

8. GFRIEND

GFRIEND’s most-watched music video is “Rough” with 68.8 million views, and their most-awarded song is also “Rough” with 15 wins!

9. (G)I-DLE

(G)I-DLE’s most-watched music video is “LATATA” with 152.2 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Dumdi Dumdi” with 6 wins!

10. Stray Kids

Stray Kids’ most-watched music video is “God’s Menu” with 137.3 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Back Door” with 2 wins!

11. MAMAMOO

MAMAMOO’s most-watched music video is “Hip” with 182.0 million views, and their most-awarded song is “Starry Night” with 9 wins!

12. ATEEZ

ATEEZ’s most-watched music video is “Wonderland” with 68.5 million views, and their most-awarded songs are “Wave” and “Inception” with 2 wins each!

13. LOONA

LOONA’s most-watched music video is “Butterfly” with 37.9 million views, and their most-awarded song is “So What” with 1 win!

14. NCT 127

NCT 127’s most-watched music video is “Cherry Bomb” with 114.2 million views, and their most-awarded songs are “Punch” and “Regular with 4 wins each!

15. NCT Dream

NCT Dream’s most-watched music video is “Boom” with 88.2 million views, and their most-awarded song is “My First and Last” with 3 wins!