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BTS, Blackpink among 'most tweeted about' K-pop groups in PH for 2021

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="BTS and Blackpink are among the " most="" tweeted="" K-pop="" groups="" by="" Filipinos="" in="" ABS-CBN="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/12/03/20201203-bts-blackpink-ig.jpg"/><figcaption>BTS and Blackpink are among the &#x27;most tweeted about&#x27; K-pop groups by Filipinos in 2021. <em>ABS-CBN file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — K-pop superstars BTS and Blackpink are among the most talked about South Korean idol groups by Filipinos on Twitter this 2021.</p><p>The social network on Thursday named the &quot;most tweeted about K-pop groups in the Philippines&quot; this year, but unlike in previous years, the groups were not ranked and listed alphabetically instead.</p><p>The list includes phenomenal boy band BTS, which recently won the top prize at the American Music Awards and was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance in the 2022 Grammy Awards.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/22/21/bts-snags-top-prize-at-american-music-awards">BTS snags top prize at American Music Awards</a></li></ul><p>YG Entertainment&#x27;s Blackpink, who are also at the forefront of K-pop&#x27;s international popularity, also made the list.</p><p>Blackpink did not have a comeback as a quartet this year but its members Rosé and Lisa debuted as soloists, while Jisoo is starring in a drama that is scheduled to premiere this December.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Twitter Philippines" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/09/20211209-groups.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo courtesy of Twitter Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Also on the list are Blackpink&#x27;s labelmates iKON, JYP Entertainment acts Twice and Stray Kids, and SM Entertainment groups Red Velvet and EXO.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/07/21/exo-makes-long-awaited-comeback-with-dont-fight-the-feeling">EXO makes long awaited comeback with &#x27;Don&#x27;t Fight the Feeling&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/16/21/red-velvet-makes-comeback-with-queendom">K-pop: Red Velvet makes long-awaited return with &#x27;Queendom&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Boy groups Enhypen, Seventeen and The Boyz are also among the &quot;most tweeted about&quot; K-pop acts, according to Twitter&#x27;s list.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo courtesy of Twitter Philippines" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/09/20211209-hashtags.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo courtesy of Twitter Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Twitter also released the list of &quot;most tweeted about&quot; K-pop hashtags by Filipinos this year, which includes #blackpink, #bts, #enhypen, #exo, #nct127, #nctdream, #seventeen, #straykids, #treasure and #twice.</p><p>K-pop has been one of South Korea’s most successful cultural exports and is a key component of the “Korean Wave” that has swept Asia and beyond over the last two decades.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/20/bts-is-most-tweeted-about-k-pop-group-in-ph-for-2020">BTS is ‘most tweeted about K-pop group’ in PH for 2020</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BSxFjR-mbhU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

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BTS, Blackpink among 'most tweeted about' K-pop groups in PH for 2021

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 09, 2021 02:21 PM PHT

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Updated December 09, 2021 06:15 PM PHT

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