K-pop artists made a powerful showing on Billboard Japan's newly released 2025 Year-End Charts, reflecting their strong presence across both songs and albums.
Rosé, aespa, Jimin Lead Song Chart Rankings
Billboard Japan announced its annual rankings on December 5, covering data from November 25 of last year through November 23 of this year.
Rosé of BLACKPINK secured the highest placement among K-pop artists, landing at No. 3 on the all-genre Japan Hot 100 with "APT." — the pre-release track from her first full album.
aespa entered at No. 30 with their 5th mini-album title track "Whiplash," while BABYMONSTER placed at No. 63 with "Drip."
Jimin of BTS ranked No. 73 with his solo album title track "Who," becoming the only K-pop male soloist on the chart.
Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters OST also showed strong streaming power. The track "Golden" debuted at No. 81, and ILLIT's debut song "Magnetic" landed at No. 91.
Album Chart Also Packed With K-Pop Releases
Rosé placed No. 13 on the Hot Albums chart with her full album rosie, while the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack ranked No. 22.
Other standout positions included:
- BABYMONSTER Drip — No. 26
- SEVENTEEN HAPPY BURSTDAY — No. 32
- Jennie Ruby — No. 36
- aespa Whiplash — No. 45
- ILLIT SUPER REAL ME — No. 60
- &TEAM — No. 64 (Japan full album) and No. 81 (Korean mini album)
- Stray Kids Hollow — No. 70
- MISAMO (TWICE unit) HAUTE COUTURE — No. 73
- TWICE THIS IS FOR — No. 77
- TXT The Star Chapter: TOGETHER — No. 78
- LE SSERAFIM HOT — No. 85
- Jimin MUSE — No. 87
K-Pop Artists Fill the "Artist 100"
When combining scores from both major charts, K-pop's overall dominance becomes even clearer.
Billboard Japan's Artist 100 included:
aespa (22), LE SSERAFIM (28), Stray Kids (32), ILLIT (33), Rosé (34), &TEAM (38), TWICE (40), SEVENTEEN (41), BABYMONSTER (43), TXT (49), IVE (51), Jin (58), TREASURE (64), ZEROBASEONE (66), ENHYPEN (67), among many others.
K-pop's influence showed no signs of slowing, securing top placements across nearly every major category in Japan's year-end rankings.
