INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 19: BLACKPINK performs at 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival... [+] Festival, April 19, 2019, Indio, California. (Photo by Timothy Norris/Getty Images For Coachella) Getty Images For CoachellaK-pop is becoming more popular around the globe. A few years back, only a few South Korean acts had a chance to reach the charts and make a commercial impact beyond the country. But that's not the case anymore. Popular solo artists and groups often score hit singles and albums in countries that have never had an Asian act chart.Hanteo, a South Korean company that compiles charts and tracks music news, released a Global K-Pop Report to highlight the popularity of K-pop. It lists the top artists and shows how they are selling.According to reports, the report is based on several criteria including chart information, sales data, popularity on social media and views of music videos. The most fascinating section of the report is the ranked list listing the names that have had the greatest influence. It is made up of the most influential and successful K-pop artists.Surprisingly, BTS doesn't appear at No. 1. They are widely considered to be the most successful South Korean band in the world. In many ways they are. However, the septet has not released a new album this year. Their older albums are still in high demand and their latest single Butter has made history across dozens of countries (including the U.S. where it held the Hot 100 for over a month). However, the lack of a full-length with new material is probably why they ended up at No. 2.More from FORBES BTS and SF9, CIX, And Even Of Day: Five of the Most Anticipated K-Pop Boy Band Releases Coming in JulyNCT Dream beats BTS to the top spot with Hot Sauce, their debut full-length album. Their debut full-length Hot Sauce sold over one million copies within its first week.The top half of the top 10 on our 50-spot tally is completed by BAEKHYUN (No. EXO (No. 7teen (No. 5). Only three of the top 10 spots are occupied by solo acts. Four are claimed by groups made up entirely of women.According to Hanteo, these are the 10 most influential Kpop artists in the first half 2021.MORE FROM FORBES BTS: Doja Cat, Justin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo: Who will win Song Of The Summer in 2021?No. No.No. No.No. No.No. No.No. No.No. No.No. No. 7 - RosNo. No. 8 - Tomorrow X TogetherNo. No. 9 - BlackpinkNo. No.
