On the 57th episode of TMI News, the variety show released the rankings for "12 Idol's Most Expensive Collections." Who's on the list?
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On the latest episode of Mnet's variety show, "TMI News" aired on March 10, prominent "Korean stars and idols with the most Expensive collections" were unveiled!
BIGBANG Taeyang, former 2NE1 Dara, BTS RM, BLACKPINK Rosé, and many more entered the rankings then, as the show showcased some of their most expensive treasured items. Meanwhile, Dara and 2AM Jo Kwon who also entered the rankings, joined the hosts Jun Hyunmoo and Jang Do Yeon as special guests for the segment.
BIGBANG Taeyang 1 billion Won Worth of Artworks Made Him as No. 1 "Idol's Most Expensive Collections"
In the show, it was then revealed that the owner of the No. 1 spot for the list goes to Taeyang, a member of the "Kings of K-pop" group BIGBANG.
In particular, it was known to fans and netizens that Taeyang showed his affection for artworks by visiting art galleries and taking photos. Due to his love for arts, various artworks and pieces were on display at Taeyang's house, which sneak peek was released through the broadcast.
Two of the artworks in the living room are the spring series drawn by David Hockney. According to the show, the estimated price is 50 to 70 million won for mid-size portraits.
In particular, the work in the bedroom of Taeyang is one of the works of the "With Wind" series by artist Lee Woo Hwan, a master of modern art. Taeyang reportedly won a fierce competition to buy the painting. Prices range from 1 billion won to 1.6 billion won in estimated transactions.
TMI News "12 Idol's Most Expensive Collections": Who's on the List?
Following Taeyang, JYJ Junsu or Xia ranked second place, flaunting his 145 million worth of furniture. In fact, Junsu captured several netizens' attention, after revealing his luxurious house.
Trailing behind Taeyang and Junsu is Dara, a former 2NE1 member who confessed she's a shoe addict. Dara who has more than 100 pairs of shoes, also owns 40 million won sneakers.
BTS RM then ranked No. 4, who amassed 15 million won art toy collection, while Lee Hyori and her husband Lee Sang Soon possessed 14 million won high-end speakers, which was featured when top artists including IU, Yoona, and Park Bogum joined as a guest for Lee Hyori's " Bed and Breakfast," ranking No. 5.
Block B P.O then ranked at No. 6, for his camera collections that worth 11 million won, followed by Jo Kwon at seventh place for his 5 million worth of high heels.
The next star has an interesting collection, as Berry Good Johyun owned a 1 million won tissue case from luxury brand Hermes! Oh My Girl's Mimi's collection is also awesome, as she bought an 800,000 won ice cream freezer.
Furthermore, Rosé of BLACKPINK ranked 10th. The bag for dogs that Rose received as a gift from a luxury brand is about 365,000 won. Along with this, the dog bowl was worth 770,000 won.
Lastly, the 11th place goes to U-Know Yunho, who had three products that he registered for his patent, including a mask that allows him to drink water without removing it, while comedian Ahn Young Mi placed at No. 12 after she received an adult comic book worth 15,000 won from the author of "Minjo King."
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Top 5 Most Famous K-Pop Vocalists Of Each Year From 2012 - 2021
While the “Big 3” in K-Pop has been less clear in recent years, for a long time SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment were known to be at the top of the K-Pop industry.
Because of this, their idols tended to get more attention and popularity than those from smaller companies, due to the larger budgets and better marketing that the companies could afford to use on them.
Thanks to Google Analytics, we can go back in time to see which K-Pop idols were being searched the most over certain periods of time, which can be a measure of an artist’s popularity or at least how much interest fans have in them. While we’ve looked at other idols in the past, today we’re focusing on the idols who are known as vocalists in their groups.
These are the 5 most-searched K-Pop vocalists from the “Big 3” companies of each year over the last decade! Each graph shows how highly searched they were in comparison to each other, and the final “overall” graph compares all 16 vocalists to each other in total over the decade.
20125. Donghae (Super Junior)4. CL (2NE1)3. Seohyun (Girls’ Generation)2. Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation)1. Eunhyuk (Super Junior)
- Jungkook: 18.1%
- V: 15.5%
- Jimin: 12.2%
- Yoona: 12.1%
- Lisa: 6.9%
- Sehun: 6.3%
- Luhan: 5.9%
- HyunA: 4.9%
- Tzuyu: 3.5%
- J-Hope: 3.1%
- CL: 2.7%
- Taemin: 2.3%
- Taeyang: 1.9%
- Kai: 1.6%
- Donghae: 1.3%
- Momo: 1.1%
- Rosé: 0.8%
