Among the boys’ groups on the annual charts, this K-pop icon surprised K-Netz after appearing on the charts 7 times!
(Photo: SHINee, seventeen, B2ST, THE BOYZ (News1))
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November 13 article published in Instiz with the title “Top 5 Male Idols In the Last 12 Years” attracted the attention of K-pop fans.
In particular, the post revealed the 5 most popular groups of boys between 2010 and 2021, based on YouTube Korea.
2010
1. GLOSS
2. 14:00
3. BLUE
4. BIG
5. B2ST (backlight)
2011
1. DBSK (TVXQ)
2. 14:00
3. Super Junior
4. BIG
5. B2ST (backlight)
2012
1. BIG
2. GLOSS
3. Super Junior
4. ENDLESS
5. B2ST (backlight)
2013
1. EXO
2. GLOSS
3. Infinite
4. BIG
5. B2ST (backlight)
2014
1. EXO
2. BTS
3. VIXX
4. SHINY
5. Infinite
2015
1. BTS
2. EXO
3. GREAT
4. SHINY
5. SEVENTEEN
2016
1. BTS
2. EXO
3. SEVENTEEN
4. BIG
5. GLOSS
2017
1. BTS
2. I want one
3. EXO
4. SEVENTEEN
5. Winner
2018
1. BTS
2. I want one
3. EXO
4. SEVENTEEN
5. NCT
2019
1. BTS
2. EXO
3. SEVENTEEN
4. NCT
5. X1
2020
1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. NCT
4. EXO
5. TXT
2021
1. BTS
2. SEVENTEEN
3. NCT
4. Boys
5. GLOSS
THESE Boy Groups has proven its popularity based on the Top 5 YouTube list in Korea
(Photo: imgur)
GLOSS
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Immediately after the lists were deleted, K-pop enthusiasts from various fandoms expressed different reactions when they saw the chart.
Among the boys’ groups, SHINee particularly surprised internet users and fans by securing a place in the rankings almost every year, except for years when they are inactive. They appeared first in total from 2010 and remained in the top five from 2012 to 2016. In 2011, the group did not return, but as a group it is inactive in 2018-2020 due to military recruitment.
(Photo: SHINee Twitter)
But in 2021, they proved their immense influence as “Princes of K-pop” by reappearing in TOP5 following the return of “Don’t Call Me”. They became the only and first group of second-generation boys to appear in the top 5 since 2017.
Among the second-generation boys’ groups, TVXQ’s “Emperor of K-pop”, BIGBANG’s “Kings of K-pop” and Super Junior’s “Hallyu Kings”, K-pop royalties also cemented their influence by repeatedly appearing on the charts.
(Photo: Twitter || @YG_GlobalVIP)
(Photo: Super Junior (Instagram))
(Image: Twitter Highlight)
K-pop fans also praised B2ST, hereafter HIGHLIGHT, for consistently appearing in 5th place from 2010 to 2013.
Among the third generation boy bands, Wanna One, NCT, EXO, BTS, especially SEVENTEEN, made an impression, appearing on the list since their debut or the early days of their debut.
(Photo: EXO | YouTube)
(Photo: Twitter | @bts_bighit)
(Photo: Boyz Twitter)
When it comes to 4th generation teams, the most popular ones on YouTube Korea are TXT, THE BOYZ and X1.
Fans who saw the post in the online community left comments like:
- “Fixed bands are really cool. SHINee, BIGBANG, B2ST, EXO, BTS, NCT ”.
- “Wow, isn’t SHINee amazing?”
- “Wow, SEVENTEEN has been in the top 5 since they made their debut.”
- “King-tan (King of BTS)”
- “SHINee is really strong, it didn’t take a place in the ranking just in inactive years.”
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
