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Top 100 Musical genres in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 633 musical genres tracked in South Korea, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. K-pop, Popular music and Pop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 884k, and the largest, K-pop, reaches around 5.3M people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Korea. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Korea, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Korea. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Blues rock 276k 32.4 48.4% Musical genre
77 Bluegrass music 274k 35.7 42.4% Musical genre
78 Disco 257k 28.2 50.6% Musical genre
79 Southern rock 252k 36.1 38.1% Musical genre
80 Progressive rock 246k 30.7 54.4% Musical genre
81 Barbershop music 245k 28.5 32.7% Musical genre
82 Ska 243k 29.0 38.9% Musical genre
83 Indian rock 239k 35.6 40.5% Musical genre
84 Hardcore punk 238k 28.6 51.7% Musical genre
85 Folk music 234k 31.7 49.1% Musical genre
86 Ragga 222k 30.3 41.2% Musical genre
87 Children's music 203k 35.6 87.4% Musical genre
88 Latin pop 202k 34.5 60.0% Musical genre
89 Jazz fusion 202k 31.9 63.8% Musical genre
90 Minimal music 196k 28.3 37.1% Musical genre
91 Classic rock 195k 30.5 69.9% Musical genre
92 Acoustic music 192k 28.8 53.0% Musical genre
93 Tech house 189k 33.0 38.3% Musical genre
94 Folk dance 188k 33.2 74.0% Musical genre
95 Pinoy rock 188k 39.7 50.2% Musical genre
96 Deep house 188k 33.9 41.1% Musical genre
97 Urban contemporary 177k 28.6 51.4% Musical genre
98 Music of Nigeria 177k 40.2 33.4% Musical genre
99 Low Bap 172k 25.9 54.6% Musical genre
100 Gangsta rap 168k 27.2 40.6% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each musical genre by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest musical genre in South Korea?

K-pop currently leads with an estimated audience of 5.3M people in South Korea.

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