Top K-Pop Artists of All Time

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Albums’ Worth

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Peak of K-Pop

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10) Lee Moon-sae

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9) NCT Dream

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8) BoA

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7) Kim Gun-mo

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6) TWICE

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5) TVXQ

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4) Shin Seung-hun

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3) EXO

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2) SEVENTEEN

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1) BTS

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