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Philippines is third country with most K-pop fans in 2021: Twitter

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="K-pop boy band Seventeen performs at the Mall of Asia Arena, February 9, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/02/10/svt-concert-banner.jpg"/><figcaption>K-pop boy band Seventeen performs at the Mall of Asia Arena, February 9, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — The Philippines is the third country with the most number of K-pop fans on Twitter in 2021, the social network said Wednesday, proving the enduring popularity of South Korean idol groups in the country.In a statement, Twitter said the Philippines ranked third on its latest list of 20 &quot;countries with the most K-pop fans,&quot; which was based on internal data from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021. Indonesia topped the list, followed by Japan, according to Twitter. South Korea ranked fourth, while the United States placed fifth.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Twitter" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/01/26/most-k-pop-fans.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Twitter</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippines also ranked second on Twitter&#x27;s list of &quot;countries tweeting most about K-pop,&quot; behind Indonesia.South Korea is the third country &quot;tweeting most about K-pop,&quot; followed by Thailand and the United States, which ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Twitter" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/01/26/most-tweets.jpg"/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Twitter</figcaption></figure></div>The Grammy-nominated BTS topped the list of &quot;most tweeted about K-pop artists in the Philippines,&quot; followed by junior label-mates Enhypen.The list also includes:3. Blackpink 4. NCT 5. Seventeen 6. Treasure 7. Twice 8. EXO 9. Tomorrow X Together 10. Stray KidsThe list is different from the one that Twitter released <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/09/21/who-are-the-most-tweeted-about-k-pop-groups-in-ph-this-2021">last December</a>, which analyzed data from Jan. 1 to Nov. 15, 2021. The previous unranked list included Red Velvet, The Boyz and iKON.Meanwhile, the following are the &quot;most tweeted about K-pop artists globally&quot;:1. BTS 2. NCT 3. Enhypen 4. EXO 5. Blackpink 6. Tomorrow X Together 7. Treasure 8. Seventeen 9. Ateez 10. Stray Kids 11. Twice 12. GOT7 13. The Boyz 14. Aespa 15. iKON 16. ITZY 17. Astro 18. Monsta X 19. Red Velvet 20. SHINeeTwitter also named the following as the rising K-pop artists of 2021:1. Enhypen 2. Tomorrow X Together 3. Treasure 4. Aespa 5. ITZY 6. IVE 7. Cravity 8. WEi 9. Oneus 10. CIX<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/21/22/9-new-k-pop-acts-to-listen-to">9 new K-pop acts to listen to</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/28/21/watch-aespa-talks-about-mini-album-savage">K-pop group aespa talks about first mini album ‘Savage’</a></li></ul>Twitter also recorded 7.8 billion K-pop related tweets globally in 2021, a new record from the 6.7 billion tweets of 2020.The social network said it was confident that the K-pop community on its platform would &quot;continue to break new records every year.&quot;&quot;But beyond K-pop, we’ve also seen discussions about Korean content across the board on Twitter growing, with K-pop fans talking about not just their favorite music, performances, concerts, and daily lives, but showing increasing interest in dramas and webtoons with K-pop OST (original soundtracks) or starring K-pop idols,&quot; it said.<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1812148" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The Philippines is the third country with the most number of K-pop fans on Twitter in 2021, a testament to the enduring popularity of South Korean idol groups in the country.

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Philippines is third country with most K-pop fans in 2021: Twitter

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Jan 26, 2022 06:15 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 27, 2022 12:43 AM PHT

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