Japanese anime and artists are increasingly coming to Korea...J-POP consumption up 274% from five years ago

With the success of Japanese animations such as "The First Slam Dunk" and "Suzume no Tojimari" and the successful visit of major Japanese singers to Korea, the Korean music industry has been growing.
According to KT Genie Music, the consumption of J-pop music on the internet has been increasing every year. In the first half of this year, the consumption of J-pop music increased 100% compared to the same period last year.
It increased by 13.1%. Compared to five years ago, it increased by a whopping 274%. The year with the largest increase was 2023.
Japanese anime such as "DUNK" and "Suzume no Tojimari" have been released in Korea and become hits, while music consumption in the J-POP genre is expected to increase by 140% compared to the previous year (2022).
The most popular genres of J-POP were pop (67.7%), rock (25.8%), and R&B/HIPHOP (2.8%).
〇 The No. 1 on the J-POP chart is… “Supernatural” by “NewJeans” Recently, in the third week of June (June 16th to 22nd), Genie Music’s J-POP
According to P Genre, NewJeans' "Supernatural" took the top spot.
"Supernatural," released in June 2024, is a J-POP song that highlights the appeal of "NewJeans."
After its release in June last year, it topped the J-POP chart for 53 weeks (364 days). "New Jeans" also topped the K-POP genre chart for a long period of time,
They were the group that led the J-POP trend. In second place was "Betelgeuse" by Japanese singer-songwriter Yuuri.
Yuri has had a great career, appearing as a headliner at a J-POP festival in Korea and holding a solo concert.
Coming in third was singer-songwriter tuki's debut song "Bansanka." This song was written by singer tuki.
This love song was released by i when she was 14 years old. It has been covered by many artists in Japan and Korea, and recently Jung Eun Ji (Apink) and Lee JunYoung (formerUKISS) have released it as a duet.
They sang "The Supper Song" and it became a Hot Topic.