K-Pop Flashback: Top Songs And Artists From May 2012

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K-Pop is ever changing and shows no signs of slowing down. With the rise of the fourth generation, we see groups like TXT and NewJeans dominating the music charts. They, among others, have started to reach the forefront of the K-Pop industry, representing the distinct qualities of what makes the current generation unique.

Although their success is clear for everyone to see, we cannot forget that the genre as a whole has seen a large number of successful artists pass through its doors. K-Pop has a storied history that would take weeks to properly sort through and cover. But here at Kpopmap, we're taking it one month at a time with our series,ย K-Pop Flashback.

Through this series, we open the gates of nostalgia at the end of every month and take a look at a specific time in K-Pop. We aim to look back no less than 7 years, the average contract length of your typical idol group. Our goals are to both reminisce and introduce newer K-Pop fans to older groups and trends that dominated the market all those years ago.

For the month of May, we travel back to the year 2012. Let's meet the artist that dominated the charts!

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Melon Chart

K-Pop Flashback: Top Songs And Artists From May 2012

Melon

Circle Chart

K-Pop Flashback: Top Songs And Artists From May 2012

Circle Chart

With 2012 being just ov