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Rising Hallyu and K-pop creators

Momentum, not size. 19 independent creators covering Korean pop culture, ranked by how many views their uploads from the last 30 days drew relative to their subscriber count (as of Oct 11, 2026).

As of Window 2026-09-11 ~ 2026-10-11

What we measured

For each channel: uploads in the last 30 days, the median and top view counts of those uploads, and recent views divided by subscribers. Candidates are Hallyu, K-pop, K-drama and Korean-culture creators with 30,000 to 3,000,000 YouTube subscribers who were active in the last 30 days.

Score = median views of regular uploads in the last 30 days ÷ subscribers (channels with at least 3 uploads in the window)

For each channel we took the regular videos uploaded in the last 30 days (2026-09-11 to 2026-10-11; Shorts, live streams and videos with no public view count such as scheduled or members-only uploads are excluded) and counted uploads, the median view count and the most-viewed video. The median uses only videos at least two days old. Score = median recent views ÷ subscribers. Only channels with 30,000–3,000,000 subscribers and at least 3 uploads in the window (2 of them at least two days old) are ranked. Subscriber counts are YouTube’s rounded channel-page figures and views are video-page figures, both read on 2026-10-11.

Limits

  • Views measure attention, not quality. The ranking says nothing about how good a channel is.
  • Numbers are approximate: YouTube’s rounded subscriber counts and video-page view counts, read on the as-of date; both keep changing.
  • Smaller channels move more when a single video travels, and the newest uploads have had less time to collect views.
  • Shorts and live streams are not counted. Candidates are the creators Hallyu Wiki already profiles plus newly found channels; this is not a census of YouTube.
  • Excluded: idols’ and agencies’ official channels, creators with notable controversies, minors (teams only when every member is verifiably an adult), channels that re-edit others’ footage, gossip or exposé channels, and channels about idols’ private lives.
#2

Española en Corea

Korean, SpanishLife in Korea, Food & cooking, Culture

Subscribers
123K
Uploads (30 days)
5
Median views
259K
Views ÷ subs
2.10×

Videos of Spanish family and friends trying Korean food for the first time led the period, topped by the one where friends try gamjatang and soju.

Most-viewed upload in the last 30 days첫 한국여행 온 스페인 친구들에게 감자탕에 소주 줬을 때 반응 | 국제커플 | ↗ · 343,013 views

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#3

韓国ドラマ編集長まじゅ

JapaneseK-drama

Subscribers
42.4K
Uploads (30 days)
9
Median views
77K
Views ÷ subs
1.81×

Commentary on Netflix K-dramas through the gap between Japanese and Korean reception, plus October picks; the most-watched covered dramas that are popular in Japan but drew mixed reactions in Korea.

Most-viewed upload in the last 30 days【Netflix】韓国では不評？日本で人気だけど韓国では微妙な韓国ドラマを解説！ ↗ · 119,464 views

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#5

유슬비 YOOSEULBI

KoreanFood & cooking, Culture, Travel

Subscribers
169K
Uploads (30 days)
8
Median views
158K
Views ÷ subs
0.93×

Reactions of the wife’s Turkish family to Korean food and goods drive the channel; the most-watched shows the family receiving a Korean electric rice cooker.

Most-viewed upload in the last 30 days매번 힘들게 냄비밥을 지으시는 튀르키예 장모님께 한국 전기밥솥을 선물해드렸더니 ↗ · 843,888 views

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#8

さんぷんちゃん

JapaneseFood & cooking, Culture, Life in Korea

Subscribers
133K
Uploads (30 days)
16
Median views
86.1K
Views ÷ subs
0.65×

Videos on Korea–Japan differences in food culture and manners, told by a Korean who lived in Japan; the most-watched is about an acquaintance’s table manners.

Most-viewed upload in the last 30 days日本に住んだ韓国人が知人の食事マナーが酷すぎて衝撃を受けた... ↗ · 363,645 views

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#13

I Korea U 아이코

JapaneseTravel, Food & cooking

Subscribers
93.8K
Uploads (30 days)
19
Median views
42.3K
Views ÷ subs
0.45×

Nineteen itinerary guides to Seoul and Busan and updates on new shops in Osaka’s Tsuruhashi Koreatown; the September Tsuruhashi update was the most-watched.

Most-viewed upload in the last 30 days【2026年9月最新】鶴橋が激変してた🇰🇷 韓国人気店が続々オープン！チュクミ・ナッコプセ・最新韓国雑貨を一挙紹介！もう韓国行かなくていい説 ↗ · 135,842 views

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