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2nd Gen K-pop Groups by YouTube Subscribers

BIGBANG leads with 17M subscribers, ahead of 2NE1 (6.07M) and Girls' Generation (3.06M). 2nd gen K-pop groups, debuted 2003–2011, ranked by YouTube subscribers.

Updated 6 groupsSource: YouTube

All 6 2nd gen K-pop groups by subscribers

Generation

Company

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1
BIGBANG
BIGBANG
#6 overall

17M

2
2NE1
2NE1
YG Entertainment · #21 overall

6.07M

3
Girls' Generation
Girls' Generation
SM Entertainment · #28 overall

3.06M

4
SHINee
SHINee
SM Entertainment · #30 overall

2.64M

5
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls
JYP Entertainment · #52 overall

1.12M

6
KARA
KARA
#61 overall

705K

Seven-day change: +1K

Subscriber counts come straight from YouTube, rounded to three figures the way YouTube shows them – so ties happen, and small moves on big channels show as a dash. Official group channels only; label channels such as HYBE LABELS or SMTOWN are not counted. 7 days: the change since the snapshot closest to a week earlier. The arrow under a rank: places moved since last week. The line shows the last 30 days, one snapshot a day, in the colour of the weekly change. Snapshot , KST.

Quick answers

From today's numbers, updated with the list.

Which 2nd gen K-pop group has the most subscribers on YouTube?

BIGBANG has the most YouTube subscribers of all 2nd gen K-pop groups on Chukkae, with 17M subscribers as of October 29, 2026.

Who are the top 3 2nd gen K-pop groups on YouTube?

1. BIGBANG (17M), 2. 2NE1 (6.07M), 3. Girls' Generation (3.06M) as of October 29, 2026.

Which 2nd gen K-pop group has the fewest YouTube subscribers?

Of the 6 2nd gen K-pop groups tracked here, KARA has the fewest with 705K subscribers as of October 29, 2026.

Which 2nd gen K-pop group gained the most YouTube subscribers this week?

KARA gained the most over the past seven days, up 1K subscribers to 705K as of October 29, 2026. The fastest-growing ranking lists every group by its weekly gain.

What years count as 2nd gen K-pop?

On Chukkae, 2nd gen means groups that debuted 2003–2011. The boundaries between generations are debated, so a few groups carry an editorial generation instead of the one their debut year implies.

How often is the ranking updated?

Subscriber counts come directly from YouTube and are refreshed every morning (KST); the snapshot date is shown above the list (currently October 29, 2026). Counts are shown as YouTube reports them, rounded to three significant figures.

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