These 16 Korean Entertainment Companies Alone Make Up 90% Of All K-Pop Album Sales In 2021

Well over 20 million K-Pop albums have been sold in 2021 so far, which is amazing and just goes to show how popular the music genre has become! Incredibly, even though there are dozens of Korean entertainment companies in the K-Pop industry, just 16 of these companies make up about 90% of all the album sales of 2021 to date. These are those companies, including the artists under them and their best-selling albums of the year so far!

16. Woollim Entertainment

Artists under this label include: INFINITE, Lovelyz, Golden Child, Rocket Punch, DRIPPIN

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Yes. by Golden Child (114.0k sales); A Better Tomorrow by DRIPPIN (47.6k sales); Ring Ring by Rocket Punch (26.7k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.1%

15. WM Entertainment

Artists under this label include: OH MY GIRL, B1A4, ONF

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Dear OhMyGirl by OH My Girl (97.7k sales); City of ONF by ONF (86.7k sales) ONF: My Name by ONF (76.2k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.2%

14. Konnect Entertainment

Artists under this label include: Kang Daniel

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Yellow by Kang Daniel (320.1k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.4%

13. Cube Entertainment

Artists under this label include: (G)I-DLE, BTOB, PENTAGON, CLC, LIGHTSUM

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: I Burn by (G)I-DLE (211.9k sales); Love or Take by PENTAGON (114.1k sales); Windy by Soyeon (37.1k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.5%

12. Edam Entertainment

Artists under this label include: IU

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Lilac by IU (382.0k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.5%

11. FNC Entertainment

Artists under this label include: SF9, Cherry Bullet, P1Harmony, CNBLUE, AOA, N.Flying, FTISLAND

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Turn Over by SF9 (167.6k sales); Disharmony: Break Out by P1Harmony (67.2k sales); Man on the Moon by N.Flying (59.4k sales); Cherry Rush by Cherry Bullet (14.9k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.5%

10. RBW

Artists under this label include: MAMAMOO, ONEUS, ONEWE, PURPLE KISS

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: WAW by MAMAMOO (130.7k sales); Devil by ONEUS (120.6k sales); Binary Code by ONEUS (103.2k sales); Redd by Wheein (76.8k sales); Into Violet by PURPLE KISS (30.0k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.7%

9. Fantagio

Artists under this label include: ASTRO, Weki Meki, Ong Seungwoo

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: All Yours by ASTRO (360.3k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.8%

8. KQ Entertainment

Artists under this label include: ATEEZ, Block B

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: ZERO: FEVER Part.2 by ATEEZ (502.2k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.1%

7. BELIFT Lab

Artists under this label include: ENHYPEN

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Border: Carnival by ENHYPEN (636.2k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.3%

6. Starship Entertainment

Artists under this label include: MONSTA X, Cosmic Girls, CRAVITY, Wonho, K.Will, Soyou

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: One of a Kind by MONSTA X (314.7k sales); Season 3. Hideout: Be Our Voice by CRAVITY (176.5k sales); Love Synonym Pt.2: Right for Us by Wonho (105.1k sales); Unnatural by Cosmic Girls (92.6k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.7%

5. YG Entertainment

Artists under this label include: BLACKPINK, BIGBANG, WINNER, iKON, TREASURE, Akdong Musician

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: R by Rosé (587.8k sales); The First Step: Treasure Effect by TREASURE (329.9k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 4.5%

4. JYP Entertainment

Artists under this label include: TWICE, Stray Kids, ITZY, DAY6, 2PM

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Taste of Love by TWICE (522.9k sales); Guess Who? by ITZY (331.7.k sales); The Book of Us: Negentropy by DAY6 (110.1k sales); Must by 2PM (112.6k sales); Right Through Me by DAY6 (Even Of Day) (62.5k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 4.6%

3. Pledis Entertainment

Artists under this label include: SEVENTEEN, NU’EST

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Your Turn by SEVENTEEN (1.40 million sales); Romanticize by NU’EST (208.4k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 7.6%

2. BigHit Music

Artists under this label include: BTS, TXT

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Butter by BTS (2.18 million sales); The Chaos Chapter: Freeze by TXT (784.4k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 18.7%

1. SM Entertainment

Artists under this label include: EXO, NCT, Red Velvet, SHINee, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, aespa, TVXQ

Top-selling albums from this label in 2021: Hot Sauce by NCT Dream (2.05 million sales); Bambi by Baekhyun (1.03 million sales); Don’t Fight the Feeling by EXO (1.22 million sales); Hello Future by NCT DREAM (952.9k sales); The Renaissance by Super Junior (480.2k sales); Don’t Call Me by SHINee (447.5k sales); Empathy by D.O. (237.8k sales)

Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 35%