Top 5 most looked through male and female Idols on YouTube shows the popularity of the homegrown idol market

Korea

Male Idols

2010
1 SHINee
2 2PM
3 CNBLUE
4 BIGBANG
5 BEAST

2011
1 TVXQ
2 2PM
3 Super Junior
4 BIGBANG
5 BEAST

2012
1 BIGBANG
2 SHINee
3 Super Junior
4 Infinite
5 BEAST

2013
1 EXO
2 SHINee
3 Infinite
4 BIGBANG
5 BEAST

2014
1 EXO
2 BTS
3 VIXX
4 SHINee
5 Infinite

2015
1 BTS
2 EXO
3 BIGBANG
4 SHINee
5 Seventeen

2016
1 BTS
2 EXO
3 Seventeen
4 BIGBANG
5 SHINee

2017
1 BTS
2 Wanna One
3 EXO
4 Seventeen
5 WINNER

2018
1 BTS
2 Wanna 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

Female Idols

2010
1 SNSD
2 Kara
3 IU
4 T-ara
5 Miss A

2011
1 SNSD
2 IU
3 2NE1
4 T-ara
5 Sistar

2012
1 SNSD
2 IU
3 2NE1
4 Sistar
5 T-ara

2013
1 SNSD
2 IU
3 Apink
4 Girl’s Day
5 Sistar

2014
1 Apink
2 IU
3 Girl’s Day
4 AOA
5 SNSD

2015
1 Apink
2 IU
3 SNSD
4 EXID
5 AOA

2016
1 TWICE
2 I.O.I
3 Mamamoo
4 IU
5 GFriend

2017
1 TWICE
2 IU
3 Red Velvet
4 BLACKPINK
5 Mamamoo

2018
1 TWICE
2 IU
3 Red Velvet
4 BLACKPINK
5 Mamamoo

2019
1 TWICE
2 IU
3 IZ*ONE
4 BLACKPINK
5 Red Velvet

2020
1 IU
2 BLACKPINK
3 TWICE
4 IZ*ONE
5 Oh My Girl

2021

Male Idols

1 BTS
2 Seventeen
3 NCT
4 The Boyz
5 SHINee

Female Idols

1 IU
2 BLACKPINK
3 TWICE
4 Aespa
5 Oh My Girl

The top 5 most looked through male and female Idols on YouTube shows the popularity of the homegrown idol market

EXO previously showed up as the #1 looked in 2013 and held the spot for quite a long time

BTS originally showed up as the #1 looked in 2015 and held the spot for quite some time.

TWICE originally showed up as the #1 looked in 2016 and held the spot for quite some time.

Seventeen and NCT have gradually moved up

IU has forever been in this outline for quite a long time. She’s kept the #1 spot two years straight starting around 2020

1. BTS and IU are astounding

2. BTS, SNSD, and TWICE are amazingㄷㄷ

3. Truly, Wanna One’s disbandment is a waste

4. I’m amazed that SHINee is still there

5. Truly IU is astonishing, her fame is consistent

6. Amazing, BTS is the most scanned idols for a very long time… Daebak

7. Goodness, Seventeen is a success. They have been developing consistently since their introduction

8. BTS and IU are remarkable individuals in Korea

9. I’m pleased with Oh My Girl

10. IU and SHINee are so steady

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