The list of 100 K-Pop idols and artists who were searched for the most by worldwide YouTube users in 2020 has just been announced.
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K-Pop fans always want to know how popular their idols are in the world. In fact, there are many factors and tools that can be used to measure an idol's popularity. One of them is the search data on YouTube - the most popular video platform in the world.
Let's see which idols managed to enter the Top 100 most searched-for K-Pop idols on YouTube worldwide in 2020.
Note: Data were recorded from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2020.
100. Jungwoo (NCT)
99. Ten (NCT)
98. Hyoyeon (SNSD)
97. Wheein (Mamamoo)
96. Yuta (NCT)
95. Soyeon ((G) I-DLE)
94. Chaeyoung (TWICE)
93. B.I.
92. Solar (Mamamoo)
91. Jisung (NCT)
90. Hyeri
89. (G) I-DLE Yuqi
88. Park Jihoon
87. Apink Eunji
86. IZ * ONE Wonyoung
85. YooA (Oh My Girl)
84. Soojin ((G) I-DLE)
83. Sandara Park
82. Renjun (NCT)
81. Bang Chan (Stray Kids)
80. Yeji (ITZY)
79. Jeongyeon (TWICE)
78. Yeonjun (TXT)
77. Kim Sejeong
76. Hani (EXID)
75. Arin (Oh My Girl)
74. Yeri (Red Velvet)
73. Hyolyn
72. Lucas (NCT)
71. Sulli
70. Kyuhyun (Super Junior)
69. Wonho
68. Wendy (Red Velvet)
67. Naeun (Apink)
66. Moonbyul (Mamamoo)
65. Mark (NCT)
64. BoA
63. D.O. (EXO)
62. Doyoung (NCT)
61. Ryujin (ITZY)
60. Mina (Twice)
59. Suho (EXO)
58. Nancy (Momoland)
57. Sungjae (BTOB)
56. Lee Hyori
55. Yoona (SNSD)
54. Lay (EXO)
53. CL
52. Kang Daniel
51. Taeyang (Big Bang)
50. Sana (Twice)
49. Jihyo (Twice)
48. Jaemin (NCT)
47. Jonghyun (SHINee)
46. Momo (Twice)
45. Hyunjin (Stray Kids)
44. Haechan (NCT)
43. Dahyun (TWICE)
42. Mino (Winner)
41. Sehun (EXO)
40. Taeyong (NCT)
39. Joy (Red Velvet)
38. Chen (EXO)
37. Lee Hi
36. Heechul (Super Junior)
35. BamBam (GOT7)
34. Nayeon (Twice)
33. Suzy
32. Kai (EXO)
31. Cha Eunwoo (ASTRO)
30. Rain
29. Tzuyu (TWICE)
28. Jaehyun (NCT)
27. Jay Park
26. Hyuna
25. Sunmi
24. Chanyeol (EXO)
23. Jeon Somi
22. Jackson (GOT7)
21. Seulgi (Red Velvet)
20. Taemin (SHINee)
19. G-Dragon (Big Bang)
18. Jisoo (BLACKPINK)
17. Rosé (BLACKPINK)
16. Chungha
15. Irene (Red Velvet)
14. Baekhyun (EXO)
13. Zico
12. RM (BTS)
11. J-Hope (BTS)
10. Taeyeon (SNSD)
9. Hwasa (MAMAMOO)
8. Jin (BTS)
7. Jennie (BLACKPINK)
6. Suga (BTS)
5. Lisa (BLACKPINK)
4. IU
3. V (BTS)
2. Jimin (BTS)
1. Jungkook (BTS)
The top position is the same compared to 2019 as Jungkook is still the most searched K-Pop idol on YouTube in 2020. According to the collected data, the most popular keywords related to Jungkook are his two songs 'My Time' and 'Still With You' (and notably, both songs don't have an official MV).
Some comments from Knet on the results of the Top 100 most searched K-Pop idols on YouTube in 2020:
- IU is awesome!
- Jungkook, Jimin and V seem to be No. 1 in any K-Pop chart.
- Well, I know Hwasa is very popular, but it's surprising that she made it into the top 10.
- Congratulations to BTS, congratulations Jungkook!!
- Jeon Somi is also really good !!
- Wow Hyunjin is awesome!
- IU's the best!!
- The NCT members are so good!
- The maknae line of BTS are being too popular.
- Taeyeon also reached the top 10! Congratulations!
- BLACKPINK is really good, but there is a difference between Lisa, Jennie and Jisoo, Rosé.
- I watched a lot of Jungkook's dance practice videos and fancams!
