What is Korea into right now? BTS tops K-pop, The Perfect Lie leads K-dramas on Netflix, Korean fried chicken is the hottest food in Korea. Five live boards built from public data — K-pop, K-dramas, food, rookies and the stories Korea is talking about — each recounted on its own schedule. Tap any name to open its full board.
🏆 K-pop groups
YouTube subscribers, new-video views, fan likes and comments, Wikipedia lookups — No.1 = 100 · Oct 11
- 1BTS 방탄소년단
86.1M YouTube subscribers100.0 - 2Stray Kids 스트레이 키즈
25.4M YouTube subscribers89.2 - 3LE SSERAFIM 르세라핌
8.9M YouTube subscribers77.0 - 4BLACKPINK 블랙핑크
101M YouTube subscribers63.0 - 5ILLIT 아일릿
7M YouTube subscribers56.7
📺 K-dramas on Netflix
Netflix views over the last 8 weeks, global non-English charts · week ending Oct 4
- 1The Perfect Lie 라이어
No.10 worldwide this week15M
views - 2Our Sticky Love 이런 엿 같은 사랑
5 weeks in the Top 1014.9M
views - 3Spooky in Love 오싹한 연애
8 weeks in the Top 108.7M
views - 4Four Hands, Two Sonatas 포핸즈
No.4 in Korea4.9M
views - 5Agent Kim Reactivated 김부장
8 weeks in the Top 101.4M
views
🍜 Trending Korean food
Naver searches in Korea, Korean news this week and its rise — No.1 = 100 · Oct 11
- 1Korean fried chicken 치킨
206K searches/mo · 50 news this week100 - 2Kalguksu 칼국수
186K searches/mo · 47 news this week99 - 3Jjajangmyeon 짜장면
67K searches/mo · 50 news this week96 - 4Chapssaltteok 찹쌀떡
34K searches/mo · 47 news this week90 - 5Pizza Sulgi 피자설기
249K searches/mo · 36 news this week86
🌱 K-pop rookies
Groups that debuted in the last 12 months, scored among themselves · Oct 11
- 1&Team
1.7M YouTube subscribers100.0 - 2TUIDE
1.1M YouTube subscribers96.3 - 3Lngshot
2.1M YouTube subscribers80.7 - 4Alpha Drive One 알파드라이브원
810K YouTube subscribers53.8 - 5Unchild
958K YouTube subscribers44.0
🔥 Korea now — top stories
English-language news reports this week on each story we follow · Oct 11
- 1BIFF 2026: what’s on and which fan events can you attend?
🎬 K-drama & film139
reports - 2Weverse Con Festival in New Delhi: when and how to get tickets?
🎆 Events & festivals56
reports - 3Which new K-dramas are out this week and where to stream?
🎬 K-drama & film50
reports
▲ - 4Which Korean festivals are running now and how to attend?
🎆 Events & festivals49
reports
▲ - 5Why is the won strengthening and what does it mean for trip costs?
💱 Money & prices46
reports
▲
Key facts — As of 2026-10-11 · YouTube Data API, Netflix Top 10, Naver, Wikipedia
- BTS led the K-pop group board on 2026-10-11 with a score of 100.
- The Perfect Lie was the most-watched Korean title on Netflix’s global non-English charts in the 8 weeks to 2026-10-04, with 15,000,000 views.
- Korean fried chicken (치킨) topped the trending Korean food board on 2026-10-11.
What each board counts
- K-pop groups & rookies — each group’s official YouTube channel (subscribers, views and likes plus comments on videos from the last 30 days) and English and Korean Wikipedia page views. Each part is scored out of 100 against the leader, then averaged.
- K-dramas on Netflix — Netflix’s own weekly Top 10: views of Korean titles on the global non-English lists, added up over eight weeks, and South Korea’s country list.
- Trending Korean food — Naver monthly searches in Korea, Korean news stories that name the food this week and how that compares with an average week.
- Korea now — stories we follow, ranked here by how many English-language reports came out this week.
How this page works
This page reads the latest saved result of each board — K-pop (YouTube and Wikipedia), K-dramas (Netflix Top 10), food (Naver searches and Korean news) and Korea now (news reports this week) — and shows the top five of each. It measures nothing new itself. The page is rebuilt twice a day (around 09:15 and 21:15 Korea time) and republished only when the numbers change.
FAQ
What is popular in Korea right now?
In K-pop, BTS leads our YouTube-based board; on Netflix, The Perfect Lie is the most-watched Korean title of the last 8 weeks; and the hottest food in Korean searches and news is Korean fried chicken (치킨). Each board on this page links to the full ranking with the numbers behind it.
How often are these rankings updated?
K-pop and food are recounted every day. The K-drama board follows Netflix’s Top 10, which comes out every Tuesday. Korea now updates several times a day as new reports come in.
Are these sales charts?
No. They measure attention — YouTube subscribers and views, Netflix views, Naver searches, news coverage and Wikipedia lookups. Each board says exactly what it counts. Nothing on this page is a paid placement, and fan cheers on the K-pop board never change the score.
Last updated 2026-10-11. Editorial policy
