A few days ago, a user on popular Korean forum Pann Nate shared a look at the data for the most-searched male K-Pop idols on YouTube so far in 2024 in Korea. While there are some names that international fans would probably expect, such as BTS and SEVENTEEN members, there are some names on the list that might be more surprising, especially higher up!
From 50th to 46th place are Taerae (ZEROBASEONE), Hanbin (ZEROBASEONE), Minho (SHINee), RM (BTS), and Seunghan (RIIZE).
From 45th to 41st place are Onew (SHINee), Jonghyun (SHINee), Renjun (NCT DREAM), Jeno (NCT DREAM), and Taehyun (TXT).
From 40th to 36th place are Seungmin (Stray Kids), Woozi (SEVENTEEN), Mark (NCT), Eunseok (RIIZE), and Sohee (RIIZE).
From 35th to 31st place are Jin (BTS), Key (SHINee), Lee Know (Stray Kids), Juyeon (THE BOYZ), and DK (SEVENTEEN).
From 30th to 26th place are Beomgyu (TXT), Taeyang (BIGBANG), Soobin (TXT), Shotaro (RIIZE), and G-Dragon (BIGBANG).
From 25th to 21st place are Jaehyun (NCT), Taeyong (NCT), Shinyu (TWS), Hyunjin (Stray Kids), and Suga (BTS).
From 20th to 16th place are Mingyu (SEVENTEEN), Seungkwan (SEVENTEEN), Hoshi (SEVENTEEN), Wonbin (RIIZE), and Jeonghan (SEVENTEEN).
From 15th to 11th place are D.O. (EXO), Felix (Stray Kids), Taemin (SHINee), Yeonjun (TXT), and Wonwoo (SEVENTEEN).
From 10th to 6th place are Sungchan (RIIZE), Jimin (BTS), Anton (RIIZE), Haechan (NCT), and Doyoung (NCT).
And finally, from 5th to 1st place are Baekhyun (EXO), V (BTS), Changsub (BTOB), Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO), and Jungkook (BTS).
Did any of these placements surprise you?
Source: Pann Nate
