# SeoulFM

> SeoulFM (seoul.fm) is a free, 24/7 K-pop radio network: eight live internet radio stations of Korean pop music that play in any browser with no account, no ads and no app to install, where listeners request the songs.

To listen to K-pop radio, open https://seoul.fm/ and press play: nothing to install. It works in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge on desktop and mobile, casts to Chromecast and Google TV, and shows the song on the phone's lock screen.

Key facts:
- Free, 24/7, no account, no subscription, no ads.
- 8 live stations (below), each with its own page.
- More than 58,000 K-pop songs from 2,700+ artists; listeners search the library and request what plays next, with an optional on-air dedication.
- Lyrics for more than 56,000 K-pop songs, romanized or in Korean (가사), on each song's page; synced, karaoke-style while a song plays.
- Live charts built from what the community plays and requests.
- Audio: broadcast-processed and loudness-normalised (−16 LUFS), adaptive AAC up to 320 kbps; lossless FLAC on HIFI.

## Stations

- [SeoulFM Pop!](https://seoul.fm/pop/): Pop! is SeoulFM’s flagship K-pop radio station: today’s K-pop hits and the songs around them, all day, every day. Listeners request what plays next and can attach a dedication that shows on screen while the song airs.
- [SeoulFM HIFI](https://seoul.fm/hifi/): HIFI is lossless K-pop radio: the stream is FLAC, bit for bit what the studio master holds, for good headphones and a good connection. It falls back to high-bitrate AAC where FLAC can’t play.
- [SeoulFM Marathon](https://seoul.fm/marathon/): Marathon plays one K-pop artist for a full hour: a group’s best songs back to back. Listeners vote the next artist in; enough votes and that artist takes the next free hour.
- [SeoulFM Dance](https://seoul.fm/dance/): Dance is K-pop dance and electronic radio: the club-ready, high-BPM side of Korean pop, built for moving.
- [SeoulFM 2010s](https://seoul.fm/2010s/): 2010s is K-pop radio for the decade the genre went global, 2010 through 2019: the second and third generation hits, back to back.
- [SeoulFM Classics](https://seoul.fm/classics/): Classics is 1990s and 2000s K-pop radio: first-generation idols to the golden era, the songs that built K-pop.
- [SeoulFM Indie](https://seoul.fm/indie/): Indie is Korean indie radio: bands, singer-songwriters, bedroom pop and everything off the idol track.
- [SeoulFM HipHop](https://seoul.fm/hiphop/): HipHop is Korean hip-hop and rap radio, from the underground to the charts.

## Pages

- [K-pop radio: how SeoulFM works](https://seoul.fm/kpop-radio/): the stations, how to listen, what plays, the audio chain.
- [K-pop karaoke](https://seoul.fm/karaoke/): sing along live with synced lyrics.
- [New K-pop songs this week](https://seoul.fm/new/): what was added to SeoulFM this week; past weeks at /new/{year}-w{nn}/.
- [K-pop fandom rankings](https://seoul.fm/fandoms/): which artists' fans requested most this week; past weeks at /fandoms/{year}-w{nn}/.
- [K-pop idol birthdays](https://seoul.fm/birthdays/): today and this week; every month at /birthdays/{month}/.
- [K-pop insights](https://seoul.fm/insights/): the most requested songs and artists of the past 12 months, free to cite; data at /insights/data.json.
- In Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese and Traditional Chinese: https://seoul.fm/es/, /pt/, /id/, /jp/, /tw/ (each with its stations, /{lang}/radio-kpop/ and a lyrics hub: /es/letras/, /pt/letras/, /id/lirik/, /jp/kashi/, /tw/geci/).
- [Request a song](https://seoul.fm/request/): search the library and request what plays next.
- [K-pop lyrics](https://seoul.fm/lyrics/): lyrics for 56,000+ K-pop songs, romanized and in Korean; each song's page is https://seoul.fm/song/{artist}/{title}/#lyrics.
- [K-pop charts](https://seoul.fm/charts/): most played and most requested songs, hot right now.
- [Artists](https://seoul.fm/artists/): every artist on SeoulFM, each with a page of songs and albums.
- [FAQ](https://seoul.fm/faq/): common questions.
- [Apps](https://seoul.fm/apps/): iOS, Android, Android Auto, Chromecast.
- [About](https://seoul.fm/about/)
- [Press kit](https://seoul.fm/press/)
- [Developer API](https://api.seoul.fm/v3/docs): now playing, history, charts and search for every station.

Every song has a page at https://seoul.fm/song/{artist}/{title}/ and every artist at https://seoul.fm/artist/{artist-key}/; the full list is in https://seoul.fm/sitemap.xml.

## Questions

### Where can I listen to K-pop radio online for free?

On SeoulFM at seoul.fm. It is free K-pop radio that streams live 24 hours a day in any browser, on desktop and mobile, with no account, no subscription and no ads. Open the site and press play.

### Is there a 24/7 K-pop radio station?

Yes. SeoulFM broadcasts K-pop around the clock on eight live stations: Pop! (today’s hits), HIFI (lossless FLAC), Marathon (one artist for an hour), Dance, 2010s, Classics (1990s–2000s), Indie and HipHop.

### Can I request songs on a K-pop radio station?

On SeoulFM, yes. Search a library of more than 58,000 K-pop songs, request one, and it plays live for everyone listening. You can add a dedication that shows on screen while it airs and on the Dedication Wall.

### Is there lossless or hi-fi K-pop radio?

SeoulFM HIFI streams K-pop in lossless FLAC in browsers that can play it, and in high-bitrate AAC elsewhere. The other stations stream adaptive AAC at up to 320 kbps.

### Is there a radio station for old-school or 2000s K-pop?

SeoulFM Classics plays 1990s and 2000s K-pop, from the first-generation idols to the golden era, and SeoulFM 2010s plays the hits of 2010 through 2019.

### Where can I find K-pop lyrics to sing along to?

SeoulFM has lyrics for more than 56,000 K-pop songs, romanized or in Korean, at seoul.fm/lyrics/. Request any of them and it plays live with the lyrics in time with the song.

### Do I need an app or an account to listen to SeoulFM?

No. SeoulFM plays in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge with nothing to install and no sign-up. It can also be cast to Chromecast and Google TV, and shows the song on the phone’s lock screen.

### Where can I find K-pop lyrics?

SeoulFM has lyrics for more than 56,000 K-pop songs, each on the song's own page at seoul.fm/song/{artist}/{title}/, free and with no account. Browse them at seoul.fm/lyrics/ or search by song or artist.

### Are the K-pop lyrics romanized or in Korean?

Both, depending on the song: many are romanized (Korean written in the Latin alphabet, easy to sing along to), others are in Korean (Hangul), and English songs are in English. The page title says which: "Romanized Lyrics" or "Lyrics", with 가사 for Korean titles.

### Can I sing along to K-pop lyrics live?

Yes. SeoulFM is free K-pop radio: request a song and it plays live for everyone listening, with the lyrics in time with the music in the player's karaoke mode.

## Elsewhere

- https://x.com/seoulfm
- https://facebook.com/seoulfm
- https://instagram.com/seoul.fm
- https://tiktok.com/@seoulfm
- https://youtube.com/@seoulfm