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SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- K-pop diva IU was the most selected artist by Melon DJs, while NewJeans' hit song "Hype Boy" topped the charts as the most frequently featured track in user-curated playlists, according to data released on the 11th by Melon, a major South Korean music platform.
The findings are based on Melon’s data collected since 2004, related to its "DJ Playlist" service.
IU was the artist chosen most frequently, with 9,160 DJs including her songs in 30,000 playlists a total of 91,479 times. Among IU's tracks, "Through the Night" was the most popular on these playlists.
For individual songs, NewJeans' "Hype Boy" was the most featured, included in 4,556 playlists by 2,047 DJs. Internationally, Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" was the most popular foreign track.
Melon’s "DJ Playlist" allows users to create and share playlists. With over 24,396 DJs currently active, 113 of them hold the "Power DJ" status, recognized for their expertise. So far, Melon DJs have crafted 185,399 playlists featuring over 10.53 million tracks.
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