Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS member ranks #1

Japanese fans voted the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022, with a member of BTS securing the top spot. Continue reading to see the full list.

Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – TVXQ, Stray Kids, NCT

A poll of thousands of Japanese fans was recently conducted to determine which male K-pop singers they thought were the best this year, and the results are.

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In fifth place was TVXQ Yunho, who is the leader, main rapper, main dancer, vocalist and center of his group. The male K-pop idol received 1,757 votes.

In addition to Yunho, his teammate Changmin is also on the list. This comes as no surprise as TVXQ – or better known in Japan as Tohoshinki – has been popular in the country since 2005 when they advanced to Japan after debuting in Korea.

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Tohoshinki is very popular in the country, selling thousands of copies of the albums they sold daily, weekly and monthly, and holding several sold-out concerts.

(Photo: Facebook: Stray Kids)
Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS member ranks #1

Securing No. 4 is a fourth generation K-pop idol who is none other than Stray Kids Seungmin. The singer of “MANIAC” won 1979 votes in the plebiscite. His associate Han also made a list. This just shows the massive rise in popularity of Stray Kids in Japan.

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Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS member ranks #1

NCT Taeil is ranked 3rd in the 2022 Best Male K-pop Singers with 2,612 total votes. He is the lead singer of NCT’s sub-units NCT U and NCT 127. In Japan, NCT is one of the most popular K-pop groups among Japanese teenagers. No wonder Taeil made it into the top five.

Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS, SEVENTEEN

Second place goes to SEVENTEEN DK, one of the group’s lead vocalists alongside Seungkwan (who also won a spot in the poll). DK received a total of 4,260 votes, which nearly doubled NCT Taeil’s tally.

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(Photo: Instagram: @dk_is_dokyeom)
Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS members are No. 1

SEVENTEEN has been proving their great popularity in Japan since their debut in 2018, but their fame began to grow in 2020. They record hundreds of thousands of sold albums – Korean or Japanese – and sell out concerts.

(Photo credit: Facebook: BTS)
Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022 – BTS member ranks #1

Finally, according to Japanese fans, the No. 1 male K-pop singer of 2022 is BTS Jungkook with a total of 5,217 votes. “Golden maknae” has shown its immense popularity in Japan in various ways, one of which is obtaining streaming certifications for his self-composed songs “Your Eyes Tell” and “Film Out”.

Here are the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022

1. BTS Jungkook – 5217 votes
2. SEVENTEEN DK – 4260 votes
3. NCT Taeil – 2612 votes
4. Stray Kids Seungmin – 1979 votes
5. TVXQ Yunho – 1757 votes
6. SHINee Onew – 1639 votes
7. BTOB Eunkwang – 1508 votes
8. TVXQ Changmin – 1478 votes
9. JYJ Junsu – 1318 votes
10. SHINee Jonghyun 1055 votes
11. ATEEZ Jongho – 1025 votes
12. Stray Kids Han – 986 votes
13. BTS Jin – 956 votes
14. TXT Taehyun – 900 votes
15. JYJ Jaejoong – 876 votes
16. BTS Jimin – 869 votes
17. EXO Baekhyun – 869 votes
18. SEVENTEEN Seungkwan – 867 votes
19. Super Junior Kyuhyun – 797 votes
20. ASTRO MJ – 699 votes

Congratulations to the top 20 male K-pop singers of 2022. Did your favorite male idol make the list?

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Written by Maria Scott