Youtube Korea recently announced the Top 10 MVs most viewed by Koreans in 2021. Since this is a chart that only counts views from users in Korea, the next step may be different from the global YouTube. Solo artists with a strong digital music presence will frequently have an advantage over Kpop idol groups. In addition, some MVs don’t need to have a super high total view but still make it to the chart, the reason is that they match the tastes of Koreans in the past year.
Here are the Top 10 MVs most watched by Koreans on Youtube in 2021.
Note: The data is counted from January 1, 2021, to November 30, 2021.
10: TWICE – Alcohol-Free
Release date: June 9, 2021
9: Oh My Girl – Dun Dun Dance
Release date: May 10, 2021
8: Brave Girls – Chi Mat Ba Ram
Release date: June 17, 2021
7: Rosé (BLACKPINK) – On The Ground
Release date: March 12, 2021
6: aespa – Next Level
Release date: May 17, 2021
5: IU – LILAC
Release date: March 25, 2021
4: BTS – Permission To Dance
Release date: July 9, 2021
3: IU – Celebrity
Release date: January 27, 2021
2: BTS – Butter
Release date: May 21, 2021
1: Lim Young Woong – My Starry Love
Release date: 9/3/2021
Some statistics about the Korean Youtube chart in 2021:
- BTS is the only male group in this chart and also the Kpop idol group with the most MVs entering the chart (2 MVs).
- IU is the solo artist with the most MVs on the chart (2 MVs).
- aespa, Brave Girls, Oh My Girl and TWICE are the 4 Kpop girl groups that entered the chart. This year, TWICE has returned to the chart after being absent from last year’s chart.
- This year, no MVs by international singers entered the chart. All of the shortlisted MVs are by domestic artists.