About r/kpop
K-Pop (Korean popular music) is a musical genre consisting of pop, dance, electropop, hiphop, rock, R&B, and electronic music originating in South Korea. In addition to music, K-Pop has grown into a popular subculture, resulting in widespread interest in the fashion and style of Korean idol groups and singers.
The community at a glance
r/kpop is a Subreddit for Music Lovers and K-Pop Fans with roughly 3.9M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the K-Pop topic page and the 4th largest community in the Music topic page.
Roughly 62K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Episode, Sub, and Worst. Product recommendations often mention songs and groups.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 8K members
- 2014: 10K members
- 2015: 12K members
- 2016: 24K members
- 2017: 198K members
- 2018: 63K members
- 2019: 117K members
- 2020: 239K members
- 2021: 424K members
- 2022: 862K members
- 2023: 585K members
- 2024: 997K members
- 2025: 294K members
- 2026: 51K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 6K members
- Dec: 6K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 5K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 5K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
Topics
- Episode30 posts in the past month#130Episode
- Sub29 posts in the past month#229Sub
- Worst23 posts in the past month#323Worst
- Hard Time21 posts in the past month#421Hard Time
- Music21 posts in the past month#521Music
Flair
- [Teaser]39 posts in the past month
- EVNNE - The 6th Mini Album: on: our noise (Teaser Video)
- EVNNE - 6th Mini Album 'on: our noise' (Logo & Header Update)
- Park Woojin - 2nd EP 'SOLSTICE' (Concept Photo 1)
#139[Teaser]EVNNE - The 6th Mini Album: on: our noise (Teaser Video) · EVNNE - 6th Mini Album 'on: our noise' (Logo & Header Update) · Park Woojin - 2nd EP 'SOLSTICE' (Concept Photo 1) - [News]7 posts in the past month
- Former TOZ Takuto has opened a personal Instagram account
- Donggun has left X_ON + will remain under CONTI Inc. for his solo activities
- aven rae docdoc
#27[News]Former TOZ Takuto has opened a personal Instagram account · Donggun has left X_ON + will remain under CONTI Inc. for his solo activities · aven rae docdoc - [MV]7 posts in the past month
- WOOKI - 그냥 (Just Because) (Visualizer)
- Song For You - CHANYEOL
- Chanyeol (EXO) - Song For You
#37[MV]WOOKI - 그냥 (Just Because) (Visualizer) · Song For You - CHANYEOL · Chanyeol (EXO) - Song For You - [VLOG]5 posts in the past month
- aespa Karina & Giselle - Episode 8: In Search of Mexican Tacos! @ Audiz's Search Tour (260930) [ENG SUB]
- Billlie Haruna - Do you take me for an elementary school student? @ Being an outdoorsy girl is the best! (260930) [ENG SUB]
- CLC Sorn - Hong Kong VLOG: chaotic blind box unboxing with CLC (260930) [ENG SUB]
#45[VLOG]aespa Karina & Giselle - Episode 8: In Search of Mexican Tacos! @ Audiz's Search Tour (260930) [ENG SUB] · Billlie Haruna - Do you take me for an elementary school student? @ Being an outdoorsy girl is the best! (260930) [ENG SUB] · CLC Sorn - Hong Kong VLOG: chaotic blind box unboxing with CLC (260930) [ENG SUB] - [Variety]5 posts in the past month
- LE SSERAFIM - LE SSERAFIM Tries Viral TikTok Foods! @ People Vs Food (260930) [ENG SUB]
- ITZY - ITZY Friendship Test: Who Knows Who the Best? @ BuzzFeed UK (260930)
- Girls' Generation (SNSD) Hyoyeon (with Yuri, Sooyoung) - Fake Kim Hyoyeon / HyoRiSoo (HRS) Debut Project Miscellaneous: MooRiSoos, don't cry. I searched the whole hard drive to make sure you wouldn't be left wanting @ Hyo's Level Up (260930) [ENG SUB]
#55[Variety]LE SSERAFIM - LE SSERAFIM Tries Viral TikTok Foods! @ People Vs Food (260930) [ENG SUB] · ITZY - ITZY Friendship Test: Who Knows Who the Best? @ BuzzFeed UK (260930) · Girls' Generation (SNSD) Hyoyeon (with Yuri, Sooyoung) - Fake Kim Hyoyeon / HyoRiSoo (HRS) Debut Project Miscellaneous: MooRiSoos, don't cry. I searched the whole hard drive to make sure you wouldn't be left wanting @ Hyo's Level Up (260930) [ENG SUB]
Product recommendations
- songs42 posts in the past month
- Could you recommend me some songs?
- What songs to recommend a non kpop listener.
- i’m fairly new to kpop. can you recommend me songs based on the ones i like?
#142songsCould you recommend me some songs? · What songs to recommend a non kpop listener. · i’m fairly new to kpop. can you recommend me songs based on the ones i like? - groups21 posts in the past month
- I'm from the 3rd generation of kpop, can someone recommend me the new groups?
- I'm from the 3rd generation of kpop, can someone recommend me the new groups?
- I want to get into K-pop who do you recommend
#221groupsI'm from the 3rd generation of kpop, can someone recommend me the new groups? · I'm from the 3rd generation of kpop, can someone recommend me the new groups? · I want to get into K-pop who do you recommend
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/kpop for?
- Best for Music Lovers and K-Pop Fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/kpop free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/kpop have?
- Roughly 3.9M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/kpop on?
- r/kpop runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/kpop cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/kpop is organized under Music Lovers, K-Pop Fans.
- How do I join r/kpop?
- You can join r/kpop by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Music communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
Monthly Stats
- 19
- Views /mo (-5%)
- 18
- Visitors /mo (-10%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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