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Korean media outlet Donga Ilbo, partnered with web magazine Idology and the research company M Brain, recently conducted a survey among 2000 ordinary citizens and 30 pop music experts about the best K-pop idol groups and songs in the past 20 years.
The 2000 citizens were made up of 200 men and 200 women from each age group from the 10s to the 50s.
The top three male idols were BIGBANG at 44.0 percent, H.O.T at 28.8 percent, and g.o.d at 18.9 percent. The other groups on the list were, in order: TVXQ, Shinhwa, Super Junior, EXO, Sechs Kies, BEAST, BTS, SHINee, 2PM, CNBLUE, INFINITE, and FTISLAND.
The top three female idols were Girls’ Generation, at 55.7 percent, Fin.K.L at 18.7 percent, and S.E.S at 17.8 percent. The other groups on the list were, in order: Wonder Girls, BoA, IU, 2NE1, TWICE, SISTAR, GFRIEND, A Pink, AOA, KARA, 4Minute, and f(x).
The top three songs sung by male idols were “Lies” by BIGBANG (40.2 percent), “Candy” by H.O.T (26.5 percent), and “Lies” by g.o.d (22.8 percent). The other songs on the list were, in order: “Sorry Sorry” (Super Junior), “Growl” (EXO), “Couple” (Sechs Kies), “Rising Sun” (TVXQ), “Fiction” (BEAST), “Ring Ding Dong” (SHINee), “Be Mine” (INFINITE), “Heartbeat” (2PM), “It’s Raining” (Rain), “Run” (BTS), and “Adore U” (SEVENTEEN).
The top three songs sung by female idols were “Gee” by Girls’ Generation (34.2 percent), “Tell Me” by Wonder Girls (30.9 percent), and “Good Day” by IU (16.5 percent). The other songs on the list were, in order: “No. 1” (BoA), “10 Minutes” (Lee Hyori), “Forever Love” (Fin.K.L), “I’m Your Girl” (S.E.S), “Cheer Up” (TWICE), “I Am the Best” (2NE1), “Up and Down” (EXID), “Rough” (GFRIEND), “Bad Girl Good Girl” (miss A), “Mister” (KARA), and “Roly Poly” (T-ara).
The experts picked BIGBANG, TVXQ and H.O.T (tied), and SHINee as their top three male idols, and Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, and 2NE1 for the female idols. As for songs sung by male idols, they chose “Lies” (BIGBANG), “Candy” (H.O.T) and “Growl” (EXO), and as for songs sung by female idols, they chose “Gee” (Girls’ Generation), “Tell Me” (Wonder Girls), and “I’m Your Girl” (S.E.S).
Many citizens in their 30s chose H.O.T and those of that age and older preferred g.o.d’s music, while the 10s and 20s were disposed to vote towards EXO, BIGBANG, and Super Junior. The experts noted that 2007 and 2008 were important years in the history of idol music, with the release of BIGBANG’s “Lies” and Wonder Girls’ “Tell Me” as well as the debuts of Girls’ Generation and SHINee.
There were also some differences between genders, with women likely to choose “Tell Me” by the Wonder Girls and SISTAR as a group while men leaned towards “Gee” and TWICE. “10 Minutes” and “Bad Girl Good Girl” also showed high preference among women rather than men.
Source: Soompi (donga), tastetherainbeau on reddit
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Date: 2016-09-02 09:23 pm (UTC)the rest of the rankings, i personally would shuffle a little bit but I understand why they were voted there.
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Date: 2016-09-02 09:33 pm (UTC)Growl really wasn't all that.
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Date: 2016-09-02 09:39 pm (UTC)the ~best artists by the public ..., i'm assuming that it's probably based around recent hype and the results would vary if, like, one of the groups lower on the list were promoting right now / had more recently. like a pink, shinee, and infinite would be higher if this had been done after their comebacks this month.
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Date: 2016-09-02 10:09 pm (UTC)i can't believe that there's no solo male artist that's had enough impact to be in this list other than rain. at least in the female category there's boa, hyori, hyuna and iu.
really suprised at super junior's place in all the categories especially concerning the public.
ikon and winner not even registering here should give yge a wake up call on how to better promote their groups.
twice is truly on their way to becoming one of the top girl groups.
the public can't deny roly poly's impact.
also interesting to note the difference in the song chosen by the experts and the public. the experts chose sherlock, lucifer and dream girl for shinee while the public chose ring ding dong.
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Date: 2016-09-03 12:33 am (UTC)sorry for the long testament
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Date: 2016-09-02 11:49 pm (UTC)lol the hate got them so blinded. they can pretend all they want but t-ara were huge af and were more famous and loved by the public than some of those groups listed
yes im bitter but its also the truth
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Date: 2016-09-03 06:14 am (UTC)I'm bitter too and I MISS THEM
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Date: 2016-09-03 12:21 am (UTC)I'm so happy to see WG are still on top their influence in their peak years was sooooo big my girls :')
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Date: 2016-09-03 01:58 am (UTC)so awesome to see some of the older groups like WG and even older H.O.T and sechskies bc honestly they were a big part of my early kpop interests hahaha I'm kinda surprised this list skews a little new.
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Date: 2016-09-03 10:33 am (UTC)I wonder how people voted... I mean, did they pick from a previously made list, or did they just randomly said their favourites? Hmm
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Date: 2016-09-03 10:04 pm (UTC)(i would ask about bar bar bar as well but i'm pretty sure that's a different thing entirely)
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Date: 2016-09-04 12:49 am (UTC)But how is Wild Eyes not on the best song list?!
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