Comparing The Total Songs Released By Artists From Each Of The “Big Four” K-Pop Labels

There’s a huge difference between labels!

The “Big Four” K-Pop labels — which consist of SM EntertainmentJYP EntertainmentYG Entertainment, and HYBE Labels — are all major powerhouses in the industry. However, the number of songs their artists release have varied quite a bit throughout the years, with some labels consistently releasing more music than others.

Recently, a K-Pop fan gathered the number of songs (not including Japanese, English, or other foreign language songs) released by groups (excluding rookies) from these “Big Four” labels. We’ve taken that data and calculated the average number of songs released by each label per year, as well as per group every year, to compare each of the companies to each other. Here’s all of that data!

1. SM Entertainment

1. TVXQ

Total songs released: 132

Years active: 20

Average songs released per year: 6.6

2. Super Junior

Total songs released: 196

Years active: 18

Average songs released per year: 10.9

3. Girls’ Generation

Total songs released: 112

Years active: 16.5

Average songs released per year: 6.8

4. SHINee

Total songs released: 163

Years active: 15.5

Average songs released per year: 10.5

5. EXO

Total songs released: 108

Years active: 11.5

Average songs released per year: 9.4

6. Red Velvet

Total songs released: 102

Years active: 9.5

Average songs released per year: 10.7

7. NCT 127

Total songs released: 94

Years active: 7.5

Average songs released per year: 12.5

8. NCT DREAM

Total songs released: 71

Years active: 7.5

Average songs released per year: 9.5

9. aespa

Total songs released: 29

Years active: 3

Average songs released per year: 9.7

10. Overall label statistics

Total songs released: 1,007

Average songs released per year: 86.6

Average songs released per group each year: 9.6

2. JYP Entertainment

1. 2PM

Total songs released: 113

Years active: 15.5

Average songs released per year: 7.3

2. Wonder Girls

Total songs released: 86

Years active: 10

Average songs released per year: 8.6

3. TWICE

Total songs released: 122

Years active: 8

Average songs released per year: 15.3

4. Stray Kids

Total songs released: 130

Years active: 5.5

Average songs released per year: 23.6

5. ITZY

Total songs released: 42

Years active: 4.5

Average songs released per year: 9.3

6. Overall label statistics

Total songs released: 493

Average songs released per year: 64.1

Average songs released per group each year: 12.8

3. YG Entertainment

1. BIGBANG

Total songs released: 69

Years active: 17.5

Average songs released per year: 3.9

2. 2NE1

Total songs released: 52

Years active: 7.5

Average songs released per year: 6.9

3. WINNER

Total songs released: 58

Years active: 9.5

Average songs released per year: 6.1

4. iKON

Total songs released: 72

Years active: 8

Average songs released per year: 9

5. BLACKPINK

Total songs released: 33

Years active: 7.5

Average songs released per year: 4.4

6. TREASURE

Total songs released: 40

Years active: 3.5

Average songs released per year: 11.4

7. Overall label statistics

Total songs released: 324

Average songs released per year: 41.7

Average songs released per group each year: 7

4. HYBE Labels

1. BTS

Total songs released: 218

Years active: 10.5

Average songs released per year: 20.8

2. SEVENTEEN

Total songs released: 124

Years active: 8.5

Average songs released per year: 14.6

3. TXT

Total songs released: 65

Years active: 4

Average songs released per year: 16.3

4. ENHYPEN

Total songs released: 23

Years active: 3

Average songs released per year: 7.7

5. Overall label statistics

Total songs released: 430

Average songs released per year: 59.4

Average songs released per group each year: 14.9

Source: Pann Nate
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