K-Pop reigned supremeon this year’s list of top trending musical artists on Twitter, with hot throb boy band Exo nabbing first place and Jimin taking second.
Following the Korean music sensations was none other thanhis royal Purpleness, Princeat #3, whoseuntimely death sent the world into mourningboth on and offline. This trend was reflected withDavid Bowie, who trended at #5; therock legend died after a long bout with cancerjust two days after dropping his25th and final album,Blackstaron his 69th birthday.
Between Prince and Bowie in the fourth slot was the enfant terrible of the music world,face tattoo enthusiastandInstagram decrier Justin Bieber, no doubt buoyed byhis loyal Beliebersand ayear filled with social media drama, while the teenage dreams of One Direction clocked in at #6, most likely due to theirdecision to pursue solo careers much to the distress of Directioners everywhere.
Trailing One Direction was K-Pop star BamBam at #7, while Beyoncé took #8 thanks to a year that includeda surprise visual album drop,a controversial Super Bowl performance fueled by Cheetos,a world tour,multiple awards show performances, and of course, the onlinepower of the notorious BeyHive. Closing out the top 10 was rapper Jin at #9 and K-Pop phenomenon Jungkook.
See the full rundown below:
Top Trending Artists
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#Exo
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#Jimin
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#Prince
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#JustinBieber
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#DavidBowie
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#OneDirection
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#Bambam
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#Beyonce
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#Jin
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#Jungkook
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