In 2021, around 27 percent of songs in the top 400 songs on the Circle Chart index were foreign pop songs. While this represents a decrease from the previous year, English-language pop songs in particular tend to be popular among in the country, often securing two to three places among the most popular songs every year.
Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021
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Circle Chart. (October 20, 2022). Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/
Circle Chart. "Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021." Chart. October 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/
Circle Chart. (2022). Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/
Circle Chart. "Annual Share of Foreign Pop Songs in The Top 400 Music Charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/
Circle Chart, Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Annual share of foreign pop songs in the top 400 music charts in South Korea from 2009 to 2021 [Graph], Circle Chart, October 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1400857/south-korea-foreign-pop-music-share-in-top-400-music-chart/