Korean hip-hop artists
16 published Korean hip-hop artists, led by BTS, Park Chan-yeol and Suga.
At a glance
16 published Korean hip-hop artists; 27 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 15 tier 3
- 16
- Release groups
- 257
- Studio albums
- 33
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 27
- Timeline events
- 82
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 30.9M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 11.1 years
- Full biographies
- 9
- Biography words
- 33,212
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (8 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Korean hip-hop artists. South Korea leads with 15.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Korean hip-hop. The most shared is K-pop, with 8 artists in both.
Covers from Korean hip-hop
27 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
BTS has the most release groups (101); Jessi the longest career (20 years); BTS the most awards (34).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| BTS | 101 |
| Giriboy | 40 |
| Jessi | 33 |
| Changmo | 20 |
| JAY B | 19 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Jessi | 20 |
| JAY B | 14 |
| BTS | 13 |
| Giriboy | 13 |
| B.I | 12 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| BTS | 34 |
Most famous Korean hip-hop artists
BTS
South Korea · Group · 2013–present
dance-pop, K-pop, Korean hip-hop
30.9M listeners · 125 wikis
Park Chan-yeol
South Korea · Person · born 1992
contemporary R&B, hip-hop, K-pop, Korean hip-hop
57 wikis
Suga
South Korea · Person · born 1993
K-pop, Korean hip-hop
55 wikis
Jessi
United States · Person · born 1988
rhythm and blues, hip-hop, K-pop, Korean hip-hop
28 wikis
JAY B
South Korea · Person · born 1994
K-pop, Korean hip-hop
23 wikis
Teddy Park
South Korea · Person · born 1978
K-pop, Korean hip-hop
22 wikis
B.I
South Korea · Person · born 1996
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, K-pop, Korean hip-hop
21 wikis
Kim Min-gyu
South Korea · Person · born 1997
rapping, Korean hip-hop
21 wikis
Jeon Won-woo
South Korea · Person · born 1996
K-pop, Korean hip-hop
14 wikis
Giriboy
South Korea · Person · born 1991
Korean hip-hop
9 wikis
C Jamm
South Korea · Person · born 1993
hip-hop, Korean hip-hop
8 wikis
Changmo
South Korea · Person · born 1994
hip-hop, Korean hip-hop
8 wikis
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