The group BABYMONSTER proved its hot global popularity by taking the top spot on the ‘K-POP RADAR’ weekly fandom chart.
‘K-POP RADAR’ announced its weekly fandom chart, which tracks how much an artist has grown during the week, on the 11th. This week, the No. 1 spot was taken by BABYMONSTER's new song ‘HOT SAUCE.’
The ‘HOT SAUCE’ music video recorded 41.81 million views during the ‘K-POP RADAR’ second week of July (July 3 to 9, 2025). The increase in Spotify followers during the same period was 54,000, a stark contrast to the K-POP average of 1,600.
Social media metrics were also noticeable. In one week, BABYMONSTER's Instagram followers increased by 33,000, and Twitter followers rose by 2,100. During this time, K-POP artists had an average increase of only 6,700 Instagram followers and 182 Twitter followers.
Regarding this, ‘K-POP RADAR’ noted, “BABYMONSTER rose to No. 1 with over 40 million views on its music video,” adding, “It also achieved good results on Spotify.”
This week's top 10 of the weekly fandom chart saw the rookie group Nine’s ‘Rendezvous’ taking 2nd place, and HITCH's ‘CHARIZZMA’ making a new entry at 4th. Additionally, ILLIT's ‘Jellyous’ placed 6th, and NCT DREAM's ‘BTTF’ landed at 7th.
The weekly fandom chart is produced by the music startup Space Oddity’s fandom data service ‘K-POP RADAR’ (www.kpop-radar.com). Reflecting the characteristics of K-POP, where over 90% of consumption is from overseas, it is the only dedicated K-POP chart created based on data from major global platforms. It comprehensively reflects fandom growth metrics and rates, including YouTube music video views and increases in Spotify, Twitter, and Instagram followers, and is trusted for its fair and transparent standards.
‘K-POP RADAR’ is a service freely opened by Space Oddity for the music industry, helping to easily understand the size and change trends of fandoms for all K-POP artists. Currently, it provides real-time music video views, YouTube subscriber counts, and changes in Twitter and Instagram followers for about 800 domestic teams in a website format, and it annually publishes the ‘K-POP World Map,’ attracting attention.
[Photo] Provided by Space Oddity.
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