World Music rising in South Korea
Inside World Music in South Korea, 천둥오리 leads a scored pool of 39 artists with a MiSFY Score of 73.9. This is a ranking within one genre, drawn from the whole scored pool rather than filtered out of the national top 30 — so it surfaces artists the country chart never reaches. Week 43, 2026, momentum only.
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2026-W43
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Rank is momentum, not size — the follower column is printed so you can tell which is which. Why rank is not size
OTHER GENRES IN SOUTH KOREA
Who leads World Music in South Korea this week?
top 10 of 39 scored| # | ARTIST | TIER | FOLLOWERS | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 천둥오리 | REGIONAL | 1,170 | 73.9 |
| 2 | G0nny (거니) | CONTINENTAL | 113,680 | 72.3 |
| 3 | 김현정 | LOCAL | 815 | 70.6 |
| 4 | 자우림 | NATIONAL | 49,860 | 70.3 |
| 5 | 데킬라 올드 패션드 | LOCAL | 644 | 68.2 |
| 6 | 상현 | REGIONAL | 3,573 | 63.2 |
| 7 | 양정현 | LOCAL | 597 | 61.3 |
| 8 | 박정웅 | REGIONAL | 3,538 | 61.2 |
| 9 | 로이킴 | CONTINENTAL | 558,403 | 57.0 |
| 10 | 김지수 | LOCAL | 98 | 54.1 |
The full South Korea chart · What moved this week · How genre is assigned
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “World Music rising in South Korea”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/charts/rising/south-korea/other/
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