HYBE Label artists dominate monthly listeners on US Spotify in August

Artists under the HYBE Label have been raising the bar and soaring high in the US Spotify chart for August 2023.

Netizens took the online platforms to discuss and comment on the list of K-pop artists whose songs have accrued the most substantial number of listeners on the music streaming giant's chart during that month.

The ranking of the top 18 artists that have made this list are as follows:

1. BTS (1.87 million listeners)

2. NewJeans (1.82 million)

3. BLACKPINK (1.01 million)

4. TOMORROW x TOGETHER (834k)

5. TWICE (794k)

6. Stray Kids (622k)

7. LE SSERAFIM (495k)

8. ENHYPEN (460k)

9. Red Velvet (437k)

10. aespa (404k)

11. Seventeen (375k)

12. ITZY (351k)

13. NCT 127 (319k)

14. EXO (294k)

15. NMIXX (205k)

16. NCT Dream (175k)

17. TREASURE (65k)

18. BOYNEXTDOOR (23k)

Detailed below is the graph relatively representing each artist's listeners.

Netizens were shocked to see the number of HYBE artists on the list. The figures achieved by rookie band NewJeans sent ripples of surprise, as did the entry of BOYNEXTDOOR on the list. They were also surprised to see BLACKPINK at #3 and the commendable feat by TOMORROW x TOGETHER. Above all, netizens further acknowledged the evident popularity that HYBE artists enjoy in the US.

More reactions include:

"Whoa NewJeans? Aren't they still rookies"
"NewJeans barely released any albums and they are already up there........."
"NewJeans with so few songs and yet"
"TXT going strong!!!"
"Okay, I can tell how popular HYBE is in the US"
"I can't believe that NewJeans' figures are close to BTS's"
"ENHYPEN hwaiiting"
"Surprised also to see Red Velvet be up there so high"
"TXT and NewJeans are growing up!"
"Lol it's like half the top 10 artists are HYBE"

"So proud"

What are your thoughts?