K-POP music is getting more and more well-known every day, and the artists are loved by people all over the world. The most well-known male K-POP groups are what we have prepared for you today.
Top K-pop boy groups
#1 BTS
The incredible boy band BTS is currently ranked as having the best brand reputation in the world. With 13,032,735 in the Brand Reputation Index, the septet was successful. Notably, the team has maintained first place for 47 consecutive months.
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#2 BIGBANG
The renowned boy band BIGBANG from YG Entertainment takes second place. After increasing their Brand Reputation Index to 7,655,526, they were able to climb the rankings. The band’s eagerly awaited return was made earlier with the release of the digital single “Still Life.”
#3 SEVENTEEN
SEVENTEEN, a powerful boy band from Pledis Entertainment, finished third. The group attained a brand reputation index of 3,264,715.
Two boy groups from SM Entertainment round out our top five list. With a brand reputation index of 2,694,839, EXO, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, moved up to the fourth place. NCT, on the other hand, finished fifth with a score of 2,694,839 points.
#4 ATEEZ
Eight members of the boy band ATEEZ made their debut in 2016. The performers won the public’s affection quickly, and three months after their debut, they already had won their first prize for the song Wave. The group has received significant nominations from K-POP more than once. ATEEZ tracks are now eagerly anticipated by fans and receive millions of YouTube views each time.
#5 Stray Kids
Stray Kids, another boyish K-POP group, has succeeded in becoming well-known all over the world. The group made its debut in 2017 and was created from the same-named television program. But Stray Kids quickly gained fans all over the world after their pre-debut mini-album Mixtape shot straight to the top place from number two on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The musicians’ popularity is still strong; their most recent YouTube video for the song Back Door has received more than 143 million views.
#6 EXO
Twelve people made up the original EXO group, which split into two groups and simultaneously performed in China and Korea. Since their 2012 debut, EXO has sold more than a million copies of their debut K-POP album, making them the genre’s most successful act over the previous twelve years. EXO currently consists of nine members on a permanent basis. The musicians released their seventh studio album in 2019.
#7 TXT
A new boy group was set to debut at the end of 2018, but viewers weren’t aware of TXT until February 2019. On the company website, a countdown was started, and each performer’s name was revealed one at a time. When it was released, TXT’s debut mini-album shot to the top of the iTunes Top Albums chart, and their video for “Crown” acquired over 15 million views in its first day, placing it second among K-POP music videos with the most views. Additionally making a successful debut in Japan in 2020, TXT gained even more popularity.
#8 SHINee
SHINee The group originally had five members, but after one of the vocalists passed away in 2017, SHINee carried on with just four. The group is now regarded as one of the best live bands in Korea, and K-POP artists are renowned for their intricate and synchronized choreography. Don’t Call Me, a video from SHINee that was released at the end of February, received over 39 million YouTube views in just three weeks.
#9 Beast
Members of the team were working on other projects even before it was founded. On stage of the Korean TV channel’s music program, its debut took place in 2009. Following that, the first mini-album was released, but Beast was not given much respect for a very long time. With the release of the ballad’s orchestral rendition, everything was transformed.
#10 TVXQ
The group had 5 members when it was founded in 2003. Their debut single, which was released a year later, helped them become well-known in Korea. As TVXQ gained popularity over time, some of its members filed lawsuits against the management company in an effort to resign from the group. As a result, the project has continued since 2010, though it is now a duet since three musicians have left the lineup.
#11 Super Junior
Twelve people made up the boy band when it first began. The first album’s 2009 release helped the musicians gain notoriety and popularity. The studio made the decision to divide the main team into several subgroups, each of which specialized in a different genre.
#12 FTISLAND
The rock group was established at the start of the 2000s, and their first album was made available in 2007. In terms of sales, it came in sixth place the year it was released, and one of the songs held the top place on the Korean charts for a while.
#13 2PM
Originally, musicians were meant to stand out from the general mass of “nice boys” that is lacking in the entertainment industry. After making their debut in 2008, they immediately achieved success thanks to their use of more masculine imagery.
#14 Winner
The group’s five members were contestants on a reality show, where they revealed that their first single would be released soon. After their debut performance, they were the only group capable of taking home the prize in the popular music competition.
