Bam Yang Gang of IU and BIBI is the most searched singer and song according to Melon’s cumulative data for the first half of 2024; learn more

Melon, a well-known online music streaming service in South Korea, has released the cumulative data for the first half of 2024. According to the data, IU is the most searched singer and BIBI’s “Bam Yang Gang” is the most searched song.

IU and BIBI’s Bam Yang Gang revealed as the most searched singer and song for the first half of 2024

On July 12, 2024, Melon released the cumulative data for the first half of 2024. A total of 5.84 million songs were streamed by 620,000 artists played.

The average length of the songs played was 3 minutes per song. Interestingly, IU was the most searched singer on Melon. IU released her comeback album The Winning this year, which seemed to be met with great enthusiasm by fans.

In addition, BIBI’s hit song Bam Yang Gang became the most searched song for the first half of 2024 on Melon. BIBI also released her comeback single album earlier this year with the hit song Bam Yang Gang, which was her first track to achieve a Perfect All Kill.

This proves that IU and BIBI have become one of the most influential names in the first half of this year.

Meanwhile, the data analyzed by Melon also revealed that the day with the most streaming volume was April 5, 2024. That day alone saw 132.42 million streams. Another day with the most streaming volume was May 3, 2024, the first day of the Golden Long Weekend, with 131.5 million streams.

The most streamed album was ASTERUM:134-1 by the virtual K-pop boy group PLAVE. In addition, the album’s title song WAY 4 LUV was the most streamed song on the music platform with 140 million streams.

What other songs were most streamed on Melon?

Additionally, the following songs topped the monthly Melon charts with the most streams in the first half of 2024: Rain Rhapsody by Lim Jae Hyun in January, Love Wins All by IU in February, and Bam Yang Gang by BIBI in March.

In April, ILLIT’s “Magnetic” took the top spot, in May, Zico’s “SPOT!” and BLACLPINK’s “Jennie” were the most streamed songs, and finally in June, aespa’s “Supernova” proved to be the most streamed song.